March 21, 2018
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14/03/18 Today is Mercredi (Wednesday) and in France this means it’s a half-day at school. The French have had a midweek break/half-day in primary schools on Wednesdays dating back to the 19th century. It is a government concession to the Roman Catholic Church, which wanted children to study the catechism (Catholic book) on their Wednesday […] Continue reading
March 21, 2018
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13/03/18 *BEEP BEEP BEEP* 6:45am, I wake up and the day is here. The day I’ve been so nervous but excited for. So many things are going through my head; what if I get the wrong bus? What if my teacher doesn’t speak much English? What will a French school day be like? After a […] Continue reading
March 21, 2018
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École Louise Michel Nature of Organisation The organisation I am working with for Learning from Life in a French Primary School called École Louise Michel in Orléans, France. It includes a nursery and a primary school. It has 7 classes and 7 teachers including an art room. They go to the local secondary school for […] Continue reading
March 21, 2018
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March 19, 2018
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Mrs Dundee Orleans, France 30th September 2017 Dear Mrs RE: Placement Opportunities Through my learning from life module at university, I write to enquire about the possibility of working in Orleans, France on a short placement. I am very keen to work with and gain experience in your French school, as I am interested […] Continue reading
March 19, 2018
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CV: Erynn Sangster Personal Statement Personal Profile I am an enthusiastic individual who supports the idea that Primary School Pupils need an exciting classroom teacher to help them with their development of English.I am currently at Dundee University studying MA (Hons) Primary Education. I have passed and finished my first year and during it I […] Continue reading
March 19, 2018
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Learning Opportunities Teaching English to French pupils. Teaching English in all subjects – Mathematics, Art, Music, Physical education, Science etc. Learning about the French school system. Identifying the similarities and differences between the teaching in France and Scotland. Learning the French language and vocabulary through listening and observing pupils. Communicating with French pupils in both […] Continue reading
March 19, 2018
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The placement that I am applying for is in a primary school Orléans, France. I will be an English language assistant in a French primary school, which will involve me teaching the French pupils how to speak English. I chose this setting as I wanted to keep working with children in a school setting but […] Continue reading
March 19, 2018
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Skills Improve French oral communication. Improve French written communication. Improve self-confidence teaching in front of a class. Improve interest in pupil’s lives. French pupils daily lives and hobbies. Improve responsibility for pupils. Schools trips. Improve organisational skills. Improve team-working skills with the teachers. Knowledge Knowledge of the French school system. Knowledge in how to […] Continue reading
March 19, 2018
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1st Year Placement – Primary 4 During this 6-week placement I got an insight into the Scottish Primary Education system. I taught group and whole class lessons covering every curricular area. I learnt the processes and stages of teaching a lesson effectively, using engaging and positive techniques. I was challenged with have a class that […] Continue reading
March 18, 2018
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Skills Being able to deal with different types of behaviour Organisational skills Time management skills Socialising skills Team work Leadership Decision making Flexibility Presenting Verbal communication Writing Problem solving Research Work experience Knowledge Knowledge from first year placement on how to deal with classroom behaviour Knowledge about how a lesson is structured Knowledge about how […] Continue reading
March 18, 2018
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In Peter’s workshop today we learnt about waves and vibrations. So what is a vibration? Where do you come across vibrations? And what happens during a vibration? A vibration is the forward and backward motion of an object in a regular pattern. Vibrations can be so fast that you cannot see them. Vibrations start of […] Continue reading
November 19, 2017
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As I write this blog, semester 1 of 2nd year is almost at its end. I get misty-eyed when I think about this model nearly being over as I have enjoyed it so much and learned things I would never have known about otherwise. Truly fascinating module. It’s nothing to do with complex equations or […] Continue reading
November 9, 2017
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In Richard’s lecture today we looked at the fundamental mathematics within sport. Before the lecture I knew there was a lot of maths within sports but I had never looked deeply into each part of a sport and how it’s applied to mathematics. Firstly in the lecture, Richard had us look at an old football score […] Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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My whole life I’ve been musical. My passion started when my mum bought me a harmonica and a second hand keyboard. I fell involve with music and have played an instrument ever since I was 8 years old. I started with the keyboard then progressed to cello, guitar, singing and saxophone. I did grades in saxophone and managed […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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I was excited about todays lecture as in Richard’s powerpoint title it contained the word ‘time’. I have always wanted to learn and find out more about time and timezones including the international date line. Horology is the study of time and as humans we base our whole lives around this concept of ‘time’. Our […] Continue reading
November 5, 2017
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I came out of this lecture completely mind blown at our world and what is produces naturally, we truly live in an extraordinary reality. Today we learnt about the Fibonacci sequence (the golden spiral) together with Phi (the golden ratio). In 1509 there was an Italian mathematician called Luna Pacioli who published Divina Proportione, which […] Continue reading
November 4, 2017
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In school we have all been faced with multiple choice questions, and our teachers tells us always look over your answers when you are done. But when you go back do you ever look at a question and think it could be some thing else? But what should you do? Do you change it? Do […] Continue reading
November 4, 2017
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I’m going to be honest I think most of us came out of this particular lecture with a sore head. Today Richard taught us about place value and the binary system. This module is called Discovering Mathematics for a reason as every input I come out as if I’ve dug up gold. There are lots […] Continue reading
November 3, 2017
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Is walking out of the casino with a handful of cash based on luck or is there another explanation, perhaps this player has figured out the games winning and losing percentages and which games have the best odds. The subject of gambling was explored in our Discovering Mathematics lecture today. We looked further into the […] Continue reading
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