January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Dance in Primary Schools…
Today, we had our first dance input in our Primary Education course… Now, this is something I had never been interested in or had tried before. I must say though, it was a lot of fun, possibly due to the enthusiasm of the teacher. Obviously due to my huge lack of experience of dance, I […]
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on My first real insight to the teachings of Social Subjects…
I am a 1st year Education student at University and I am on my way to becoming a Primary Teacher. I have begun to look at the different areas of the curriculum and what kind of role they have and the links that can be made between each area. Today we had our first insight into […]
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Learning through Dance
I thoroughly enjoyed our experience of dance on Friday morning. I had always had the idea of having fun exciting lessons with the children but wasn’t exactly sure on how to carry out a lesson effectively. I feel more confident to take a class like this now, I believe dance is important to engage with […]
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Perspectives on Racism
I have always been interested in the topics of Racism as I struggle to believe the cruelty that once went on in the 18th, early 19th century, especially in America. I studied the African Americans stories of segregation and discrimination for my higher history exam, so I knew quite a bit about the racism that […]
January 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Dance in the Primary School
With very little experience in teaching or partaking in dance, this was a daunting experience. With only an hour class to start off, it was interesting how similar to PE dance is as there had to be a warm up and cool down then the main activity. Actually taking part in a lesson that would be […]
January 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Animation – Fantastic engaging tutorial
After having lecture after lecture introducing us to the different curriculum areas as well as the pedagogical unit (all very important and informative I must add) I was excited to have a hands-on workshop in ICT. During the two hour tutorial, I was able to be creative and work within a group as well as individually […]
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on symbiotic is not the name of a yoghurt
Mathematics or Science, Mathematics and Science…. Mathience For Mathematics and Science to be dictionary defined as symbiotic it would mean both subjects formed a mutually beneficial relationship due to their close proximity. (I love google dictionary) But are Mathematics and Science symbiotic subjects? This is university so I cannot use the word Mathience and my nosiness […]
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on I’m a Scientist!
We conducted an experiment to see which material was the most absorbent. We decided to change the type of material used (the dependent variable) and keep the amount of liquid used, the type of liquid, the surface and the size of the material the same (the independent variables). We measured the time taken for the […]
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Do you wanna count the snowmen?
When looking at nursery rhymes to promote counting, especially with early years children, there were many that came to mind. I remember singing songs such as “Ten in the Bed” and “5 Little Speckled Frogs” when I was young, however, when researching one for this module, I found the rhyme above particularly useful. Firstly, […]
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Spinners Experiment Write Up
Possible Variables: Wing Length Weight Card Thickness Size of Spinner Varying Wings Height Dropped Possible Observations: Speed Number of Spins Duration of Spins My Question When I change CARD THICKNESS, what will happen to the SPEED at which the spinner falls? My Prediction The spinner with the thicker card will fall faster than the […]
January 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Unit 1 – B: Managing My Learning
Managing My Learning – in this task I was asked to think about what helps me to learn and what hinders my learning. Once I had thought of a few examples I then thought about how I could manage these things. Activity 1 Complete the table below to identify and reflect on those factors […]
January 10, 2017
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Comments Off on I had to make a bad science joke because all the good ones Argon
What is science all about? That’s a big question! Science is all around us and allows us to gain a better understanding of our world. This understanding involves questioning our … Continue reading →
January 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Science: How does it work?
Today’s Science input showed me that as an adult we don’t tend to question why things are the way they are. This is something which has been explored within the International Baccalaureate module which encourages teachers to engage children’s natural curiosity and facilitate inquiries. Yet, this isn’t often something adults do for themselves! Liz asked […]
January 9, 2017
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Comments Off on Back to University after a months break
During the December break I have been working hard to save some money to pay for university next year. Working 8-12 hrs daily was stimulating and doing different jobs has kept me going for the past month. Quite a shock to the system having to get back to uni with over an hrs drive there […]
January 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Active Learning & Cooperative Working
“[Curriculum for Excellence] is designed to provide the breadth and depth of education to develop flexible and adaptable young people with the knowledge and skills they will need to thrive now and in the future. It aims to support young people in achieving and attaining the best they possibly can.” (Education Scotland, No Date) The […]
January 6, 2017
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Comments Off on My First OLA and NOMA
I completed my first NOMA back in October, but my first OLA today (due to some technical errors with the sound not working). I originally wasn’t too fussed with the idea of a literacy assessment as I’ve always seemed to be rather good with my grammar and punctuation, I wasn’t too keen on the idea […]
January 6, 2017
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Comments Off on A New Semester
After an amazing first semester meeting a great variety of people and learning a lot of things, it is now time to prepare for second semester. Reflecting on first semester, I learnt about working with other agencies and my values as a professional, as well as my societal values. The semester brought with it a […]
January 5, 2017
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Comments Off on Keeping the Dream Alive
I was asked to write a response to Tom Bennett’s comment piece in the TES about how he thought that the use of computer games such as Minecraft in Education was ‘gimmicky‘. My response was written in early December 2016 however it was published in the TESS today. Here is the unedited version: My Christmas playlist will […]
December 29, 2016
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Comments Off on Common Purpose Study Abroad Opportunity – Malaysia!
Recently I’ve just returned home from a fantastic opportunity offered by the university to visit Kuala Lumpur on a leadership programme offered by Common Purpose. I’m still a little stunned, as I didn’t even think I’d be selected to go, however, I did and I had such an amazing time. The programme involved exploring what […]
December 23, 2016
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Comments Off on Reflection on the #UoDTransitionEY
Phew! After a busy term, I have finally managed to find the time to reflect upon my Nursery Transition experience. I would like to thank all those at my nursery who helped me develop my learning throughout this opportunity. Three areas which I wanted to develop in particular were communication skills with the children, behaviour management […]
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