September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on My Inspirations for Teaching
Since a young age I have been inspired by my primary teachers. I love looking back on the days of my first learning experiences when my initial interest for primary teaching was brought to life. One of my teachers in primary school not only helped me become confident individual I am today but really sparked […]
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Inequalities within the classroom.
Reflecting back on the workshop I completed on Tuesday I have many thoughts on how inequalities in a classroom can not only go unnoticed but can also completely change the way someone feels about learning. Upon arrival on Tuesday I was looking forward to the workshop ahead of me. From the introduction I felt very […]
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Understanding ourselves
This week in Values we discussed the history and current state of affairs mainly regarding racism and patriarchy. I thoroughly enjoyed re-visiting African-American racism history in the USA, I would like to look into the history in the UK further. I have been brought up around traveling to different countries such as living with a […]
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on A world with structural inequalitites
Our first workshop in the Values module last week on structural inequalities was very eye opening and really made me think about and consider the problems that can occur surrounding this issue. We were split in to five different groups with each group receiving an envelope with the instructions not to touch it. Our lecturer […]
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Values Workshop Reflection
At Tuesday’s workshop, we were divided into five groups and given a task to create a useful resource for students. Each group received an envelope of resources to help them complete the task. My group had an envelope full of paper, pens, elastic bands, envelopes, post it notes and much more. As we began the […]
September 25, 2018
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Activities for unit 1 Personal and Interpersonal Skills and Abilities
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequalities within the Classroom
Following our workshop on Tuesday, we were asked to reflect upon the task we were set and how it displayed the structural inequalities present within the classroom. The task involved being split into five groups, where we were all given an envelope containing resources such as card, pens, paperclips etc. We were asked to make […]
September 25, 2018
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Skills and Abilities 1
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on The Ignorance of Inequality
It’s a sad reality isn’t it? How one child has an abundance of choice when it comes to choosing what they want to be whenever they grow up no matter their ability as the parents bottomless bank fills in any struggling areas leaving tutors happy and select pupils outstanding in the classroom surpassing those ‘less … Continue reading “The Ignorance of Inequality”
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Inequalities in the Classroom and Wider Society
On Tuesday the 18th I attended my first weekly seminar lead by Lina Waghorn, along with others in my group. I arrived and we were sorted into smaller groups at random. We sat at tables together and were each given a large envelope. I was curious as to what the task would be as I’m sure […]
September 24, 2018
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skills and abilities
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on My first exposure to the values unit and it’s harsh realities…
So this is my second blog post but my first proper reflection post. We had a lecture on Social injustices and the biases within our culture in the morning and then the seminar in the afternoon. I have to say the morning lecture did knock me sideways a little bit as I was not expecting […]
September 24, 2018
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Through last Thursdays task I found a greater understanding of equality in the classroom. We were placed into 5 different groups and were allocated with envelopes containing resources to create something new to Dundee university. Throughout the task it didn’t dawn on me that we would be treated differently; I was very focused on the […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Take a walk in their shoes.
The values workshop that we had last Tuesday afternoon was an eyeopener to say the least. The room of twenty-odd people was split into four groups. Each group was given a large envelope with contents inside. Opening up the envelope my group found a pencil, blue tac, three paperclips and a rubber band. We were […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Identifying my Skills and Abilities
A_Identifying Skills and Abilities Attached is a file of my key skills and abilities that I am confident with and what I need to work on.
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Equality inside and outside of the classroom.
Last Tuesday, the first Values seminar took place led by, in my class’s case, Paul Cowie. My classmates and I were unsure of what to expect from this class, but we were in for a very useful and, more importantly, meaningful session. Everyone was separated into four equal groups and were told that we would […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Personal audit & transferable skills
WEEK 1 A_Identifying Skills and Abilities Activities for unit 1 Personal and Interpersonal Skills and Abilities A. Identifying Skills and Abilities Activity 1 1. Below are a list of skills and abilities. Complete an audit of where you are now. Record this in your learning journal/portfolio. Rate yourself (1=Not very well developed; 3=very well developed) […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Values Workshop Reflection
On Tuesday I had my first workshop for the Values: Self, Society and The Professions module. At first we were split into 4 groups with roughly 6 people in each. We all had to complete a task, which was to create a resource for a new student coming to the University of Dundee. We were […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Resources Is Only The Tip of The Iceberg
Reflecting back on last Tuesday’s seminar, it is important to realise that it’s not only resources that can be unequal in society. When it comes to being a teacher, there are a number of inequalities that exist within society and they can be a variation of economic, social and political. For the seminar I was […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequalities Workshop Reflection
During the first workshop of our values module, a large mixed group of future teachers, social workers and CLD workers were split into 5 equal sized groups before beginning our task. Each group was given a large brown envelope containing supplies such as paper, pens, paper clips and post-it notes etc. Our task was to […]
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