January 22, 2019
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The SPR section 3.4.2 indicates the importance of and ways in which reflection can play a key part in the development of the prospective teacher. Reflect in one of the most important moments for your professional development in semester 1 and write a post about what you think you have learned from this critical incident […] Continue reading
January 22, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflection – I Want to Better My Practice!
Personally, I find taking constructive criticism somewhat difficult. Throughout my high school years, I would tend to have the mindset to ‘give up’ if the slightest thing was wrong – a list of corrections in an essay, a failed test. The list can go on and on. It would put me off that particular area […] 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 22, 2019
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Comments Off on What’s your brain like? (hwb)
Suzanne Zeedyk- ‘Pre-birth to three: Importance of early years’ The 8 minute video on the importance of early years was short but very impactful. It made me think of what environment children come from and that each child is unique in their own way. Cultures in every aspect of the world are different which creates …
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Relationships, relationships and even more relationships…
Following on from the Health and Wellbeing input earlier in the week, I watched and reflected upon the suggested videos featuring Dr Suzanne Zeedyk and John Carnochan. Their videos placed great emphasis upon the importance of the early years and it’s significance on a child’s general wellbeing following on from babyhood and even into adulthood. […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Reading, Writing, Listening and Me
For me, primary school was so long ago that I find it hard to recall details of learning rather than all the time I spent with my friends. However, I do have a few memories of some aspects of learning reading, writing and listening although not so much on the talking but I guess that […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Dancing My Heart Out
When I first discovered that we would be doing dance, I naturally went into panic mode. This was purely because when I thought of dance I expected Scottish Country dancing, and as I did not go into school in Scotland I was certain I’d have no idea what to do. Thankfully, to my relief, it […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Starring Role in ICT
Fourteen days into the semester and I have already been introduced to my first handful of subjects with many more to come. The first subject I had for this semester was ICT, taught by the very enthusiastic Sharon Tonner-Saunders. Within the first class we were introduced into the world of animation and how we can […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Semester one, over and done.
So here we are, second week of January after surviving the first semester of my first year at university… and how do I feel? I feel pretty good to be honest. And following receiving my results I am feeling OK with my progression so far, although there is definitely plenty room for improvement. For the […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflection, why is it important to reflect?
Reflection is one of the most important ways in developing as a future primary school teacher. Reflecting on my work makes me aware of my own strengths and weaknesses. Highlighting your weaknesses allows you to react quickly and improve and progress as a practitioner. Within the first semester at university, when completely tasks or being […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on TDT Importance of Reflection
One of the most important moments for me in my professional development in semester one was the realisation of how important working and communicating with other professions is. I always knew the bond with other professionals was essential in getting it right for every child, but in my working together group I saw its true […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflections for Me…
One of the most important moments in semester one for my professional development was actually at the beginning of semester two when we received our results for the values essay. For me, semester one was full different emotions. In the beginning, I was quite relaxed, I understood the majority of what was said in the […] Continue reading
January 21, 2019
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Comments Off on The Structure of a Drama Lesson
The video lesson was structured into 10 parts. The first section was establishing an agreement- the rules and aims of the lesson. The video used the 3 Cs (concentration, cooperation, and communication) which I thought was an interesting idea as they provide the children with a structure and set of guidelines that they need to […] Continue reading
January 20, 2019
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Comments Off on Let’s bubble about – right now!
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps… we should play. Why don’t we collect our pennies, count them up and link hands in a chain to the toy shop? Hand in hand, we trot (and try not gallop) to Smyths. Who doesn’t adore an hour in the den of all dens, shops of all shops? Some adults. But, for … Continue reading “Let’s bubble about – right now!” Continue reading
January 20, 2019
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Comments Off on Reflection- Fundamental to My Development as a Teacher
A key element to a teacher’s career is to reflect on the things that they do. Reflection is vital because you are able to evaluate yourself in all kinds of scenarios which helps you to discover your own strengths and weaknesses. These can be used to think of ways in which you can improve and […] Continue reading
January 20, 2019
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Comments Off on How Drama Brings Life to Lessons
After watching a video about the structure of a drama lesson, it got me to really understand why drama lessons need to be structured a certain way in order for children to learn as much as they possibly can. In the video, it stated that to begin, an agreement had to be made; these were […] Continue reading
January 19, 2019
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Comments Off on Teaching Across the Curriculum – Drama
Earlier this week I took part in a drama workshop which gave me more of an insight into how I could use drama when out on placement. We were set the task of watching a video on a drama workshop and reviewing aspects of this. The workshop was set up by two teachers to help […] Continue reading
January 18, 2019
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Comments Off on Drama Lesson: The Stages
One of the most joyful elements of my primary school experience was drama as my school took great pride in putting on a pantomine every two years. I still remember today how amazing it felt to be a narrator for ‘Snow White’ in Primary 7 and from my experience I absolutely agree that drama is …
January 18, 2019
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Comments Off on Relationships
Suzanne Zeedyk is a current theorist who explores the study of neuroscience. Zeedyk explains how important the pre-birth stage is as well as the development outside the womb and stressed that development of the brain doesn’t stop when children are aged 3 within her Youtube clip. Suzanne Zeedyk believes neuroscience helps babies brains function properly … Continue reading “Relationships” Continue reading
January 18, 2019
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Comments Off on Relationships: “They’re reacting to the environment we give them to react to.”
The young children coming into a classroom all come from different households, backgrounds and families. Each child will have a different relationship with their parents or carers to the next. Listening to Dr Suzanne Zeedyk talk about brain development in babies has allowed me to look at the way in which our relationships and upbringing […] Continue reading
