April 8, 2019
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GOALS FOR THIS COMING PLACEMENT (LINKED WITH SPR): These may come from the areas for development noted above. Your goals and references to the SPR should be drawn from your reflection on your development needs. You should discuss your identified goals with your tutor prior to the start of your block placement. You are advised […] Continue reading
January 31, 2019
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Comments Off on Features of a Good Science Lesson
Develop citizenship skills through providing opportunities to develop respect and learn to care for living things. They become responsible citizens. A good lesson is one that helps children to develop Investigative work through engaging them in the work that is being presented, this can be helped by carrying out tests, recording results and by drawing […] Continue reading
January 24, 2019
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Comments Off on The Importance of Relationships
The video that we were asked to watch on the importance of early years was eye-opening. It showed just how important a child’s environment is as it has an impact it on their development and relationships. During the video, Suzanne Zeedyk talked about the importance of relationships in babies lives and how the type of responses […] Continue reading
January 24, 2019
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Comments Off on Maths has changed my thinking…
Maths has never really been a huge problem for me. In primary school, I was in the ‘top’ group and from what I remember, I generally only struggled with fractions and trial and error questions. My only issue was that if I were to get a question incorrect, I would feel as if I had […] Continue reading
January 23, 2019
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Comments Off on The only way to learn the maths, is to do the maths.
I have struggled with Maths from a very young age. I can remember the anxiety I used to have when the teacher used to say the word ‘Maths’. I never really understood why I disliked the subject so much, but through Tara’s workshops, I believe I may have an idea how it started. I remember […] Continue reading
January 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflection- moving forward from semester 1.
On 18th January, we had an input on ‘reflection in professional practice’ to ensure we were all prepared to reflect upon our lesson plans and the outcomes they may have. As a teacher I believe this is important because if I make a mistake, I need to understand why the lesson did not go to […] Continue reading
January 22, 2019
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Comments Off on Drama TDT – Bringing a lesson to life.
Drama may be stereotypically presumed as a group of people on stage following a script and acting it out. However, drama in the curriculum is rather diverse, and focusses more on the simple elements, such as understanding body language and emotions. Drama has also been said to enhance other areas in the curriculum (Woolland, 2010, […] Continue reading
January 22, 2019
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Comments Off on It’s time to accept critique.
I have come to realise that reflection is a crucial part of becoming a teacher. Taking constructive criticism has always been difficult for me, and over the first semester, peering into second, I am beginning to understand why it is essential, and why I should encourage people to watch over my practice and assess it. […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on So much Drama
I believe the video about how to structure a drama lesson that we were informed to watch has been very beneficial to my understanding of how to take a drama lesson that is structured and stimulates learning. It provided a range of ideas and examples of activities that keep the children engaged. The video discussed […] Continue reading
January 20, 2019
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Comments Off on The Power of Dance.
I have had very minimal experiences with dance. Throughout school we never had classes devoted to dance specifically, it was more of an extra curricular that you signed up too, if you were interested in it. We obviously had the yearly Christmas cross country dancing, however this was never anyone’s favourite. Especially mine. I didn’t […] Continue reading
January 17, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance… the benefits beyond the body
“Dance??!!?” I exclaimed with great surprise once my fellow course mates revealed our next workshop. Unlike drama, PE and music, this was a subject area I had never delved into too much (in an educational and purposeful manner) before attending university. Like many others similar to myself who have just left secondary school, with the […] Continue reading
January 12, 2019
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Comments Off on Dance can be for Everyone!
A rush of anxiety flowed through me at a velocious pace when I heard our workshop was going to be on dance. I stereotypically pictured a dance workshop with mirrored walls and a choreographed routine that we would have to memorise and repeat. I recalled on memories from school where I was a hesitant child […] Continue reading
October 9, 2018
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Comments Off on Makey Makey🕹
On the 26th of September we had a lecture with Derek. No one knew this lecture would lead to us being Derek’s most successful ‘Makey Makey’ class throughout his time teaching this module. Derek firstly spoke to us about using technology in the classroom, its benefits and purposes for real learning. He then introduced the […] Continue reading
October 8, 2018
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Comments Off on Storytelling in Music🎼
Today we had a music workshop with Sharon. The workshop started with Sharon showing us how to introduce music to children through using your body and vocals for making sound. The advantage of this is that there is less mess and disruption than if you were to get musical instruments out in the classroom. This […] Continue reading
October 4, 2018
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The values workshop was a very eye-opening experience. This is because the task we were giving had an alternative meaning linked to the inequalities of children in education. Each group were giving resources to complete an object that would be useful for a new student on campus and they were then rated out of 10. […] Continue reading
October 4, 2018
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Comments Off on Fulfilling the Role of a Primary Teacher
Primary school teaching is a profession that I have always been very passionate about as I believe it would be a very rewarding career. This is because I have always enjoyed looking after children as I have a caring and patient nature. I understand that teaching can make a great impact on young children’s lives […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on RRS Discovery⚓️
Today we had a day off from university, so Jennifer, Beth and I decided to use the time to do an education trip to the RRS Discovery ship in Dundee. Our aim was to learn about the history, geography and science of the exhibition and reflect on the suitability of the exhibition for children and […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequality Seminar
Last week i took part in my first fully interactive experience at Dundee University. I found this exercise very engaging and enlightening. The seminar began with an introduction from Brenda Keatch, a former primary teacher who operated across Scotland and is now using the experience she gained to work as a lecturer at the university. […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on Racism Reflection and the Sociological Imagination
Sipping away at a cup of coffee is an action that seems fairly irrelevant in our daily lives, however I was led to believe that this couldn’t be further from the truth when I attended a lecture last week about exercising our sociological imagination. Doing so encourages us to read between the lines and think …
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September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Reflection On Values Workshop
The first value workshop provided a eye opener experience which focused on the main topic of structural inequalities. The workshop consisted of an activity without any of us knowing the lecturers underlying point. This made the whole situation astonishing as we as students got to experience it first hand. We split into 4 equal groups […] Continue reading
