September 24, 2018
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Following on from Tuesday’s workshop, I have since been reflecting upon structural inequalities not only in the classroom but also beyond within our own society. As part of the workshop we were split into four groups with two groups given very basic and minimal supply packs and the remaining groups given many varied and advanced […]
September 24, 2018
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This week in our tutorial we were split into five different groups, each group was given a brown envelope filled with stationary resources and told to come up with a service or product which would be useful to a first year in their first week of attending Dundee University. At the start of this task […]
September 24, 2018
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I found this weeks workshop extremely valuable and found that it made me think about things differently and consider things that I had never thought of before. During the workshop we were put into small groups. We were then handed out resources that we had to use to create something that a new pupil on […]
September 24, 2018
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My first year at university has been a great year for reflection. I feel that I have invested great thought and effort into deciding my professional and personal values and these values I believe have shaped me not only as the teacher I want to be but also the man I want to be. […]
September 24, 2018
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A_Identifying Skills and Abilities
September 24, 2018
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Activities for unit 1 Personal and Interpersonal Skills and Abilities Identifying Skills and Abilities Activity 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) Skills and Abilities 1 2 3 Self confidence […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Values: Structural Inequality in the Classroom
We all know that privilege is a thing that is often overlooked in life. Every one of us has a certain amount of privilege ; may that be because of our gender, our race, our sexuality- the list is endless. Often, it is those who are perceived to be the most privileged who become blind-sighted- […]
September 24, 2018
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On Tuesday the 18th of September, we had our first workshop of the course. I was excited by the aspect of something a bit different, smaller and one-to-one. I had no idea what to expect, which was also part of the excitement. Firstly, we were given the task of splitting ourselves into four groups of seven. Each group were then given […]
September 24, 2018
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I thoroughly enjoyed my first Values workshop. When we entered the class, we were split into four groups consisting of approximately eight to ten people. Each group was then handed an envelope and instructed not to open in until the instructions were read out to us. We were informed that there were objects inside the […]
September 24, 2018
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Identifying Skills and Abilities
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on No Pencil or a Full Pencil Case – Why Should it Matter?
Last Tuesday saw Education, Social Work and CLD students participate in workshops specific to each individual profession. As an Education student, my workshop group was split into 4 and each group was given a pack with resources to make something for a new student. As it progressed, it became apparent that one group had significantly […]
September 24, 2018
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This week I took part in a seminar where we were separated into groups to create an item which would benefit 1st-year University students. We opened an envelope, provided to us, which revealed a few miscellaneous items. We were taken back by this but continued on to develop an idea. However, after describing this to […]
September 24, 2018
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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 […]
September 24, 2018
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This week’s values workshop was a very valuable and eye opening experience. I found that it made me think about the way in which teachers and pupils interact and what support the child is receiving. The class was split into 5 groups of 6 (I was in group 2) and were given one big envelope […]
September 24, 2018
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Equality is a value that has a profound effect upon the opportunities each of us are granted in various aspects of life. Within education, equality has a significant impact on the ways in which children feel accepted and included in school and, as a result, has a major effect on each and every child’s learning […]
September 24, 2018
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In this values workshop, I was placed into Group 1 and we were all instructed to plan and create a resource that would be useful for first-year students at the University. To complete this task each group was given a pack of materials. At the time we were given our packs we realised we had a lot of materials to work […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on A thought provoking performance
I had been thoroughly enjoying my day and was extremely excited for my first values workshop. I couldn’t wait to get my teeth stuck into this module as I had heard such great things about it. However, my curious mind and eager thoughts were suddenly brought to a halt due to what i believe to […]
September 24, 2018
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A_Identifying Skills and Abilities
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on An Envelope with an Important Lesson
On Tuesdays seminar (18/9/18) we were split into 4 small groups of around 7 and given an envelope, inside each envelope was a mix of recourses. My groups envelope contained many different items such as pens, paperclips, paper, binder clips, cellotape etc. The task was to create a recourse which would benefit a new student […]
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Establishing Social Issues With A Pencil, Paper Clips and Blue Tac
Through the first of our ‘Values: Self, Society and The Professions’ workshops, we were split into groups within our class of 30 and each given an envelope. Within this envelope, my group was faced with a pencil, blue tac, some paper clips, a single post-it note, an elastic band and the challenge to devise and […]
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