October 6, 2016
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A few weeks ago I wrote a post about my first experience with the ‘NOMA’, it is safe to say that I was not at all pleased with the result that I got. Therefore, this week I decided that I would give it another go. This time however my surroundings were much different, I was […]
October 6, 2016
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
To be honest, I hadn’t heard of PUFM (profound understanding of mathematics) until my first workshop for the math’s elective. I couldn’t even tell you one of the principles let alone four. However, now that I have done reading into Liping Ma’s research, it all makes sense. PUFM is essential if we as teachers are […]
October 6, 2016
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Comments Off on Appreciate and Evaluate a Dance Piece or Show (Dance 3H)
Tchaikovsky’s story of The Nutcracker was the dance piece that I decided to evaluate as it is one that I personally enjoy.However, it would be very difficult to evaluate the whole performance, so the excerpt which I have chosen is from 8:28 to 23:22. My Evaluation Choreography Staging Lighting Sound Costume
October 5, 2016
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Comments Off on My eyes are open
I have really enjoyed the last few Values lectures on Race, Ethnicity and Gender. Its had me thinking in ways that I hadn’t considered before and has also just genuinely had me interested. Apart from the 9am starts and the 2 hour seating periods of course. “”All human beings belong to a single species and […]
October 5, 2016
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Comments Off on Learning from Packaging (Art 4H)
This task requires me to compare and contrast different food packaging and decide which one is my personal favourite and why. As well as this, I have to decide on the message they give out and to whom the message would be for. Lastly, from this I will look at how this can be used in […]
October 5, 2016
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Comments Off on The Art of Mathematics
So far in this elective I have seen that maths is used in everything we do every single day. From looking at the clock when we wake up and how much flour we should put in that cake we really shouldn’t be having. But, in a recent workshop with Wendee we have seen that maths […]
October 5, 2016
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Comments Off on Hi Ho Hi Ho it’s off to Nursery We Go
Before I get started, Happy World Teacher Day! Facebook reminded me today that it was 5 years ago that I lasted stepped foot in a nursery. That was for a grand total of one afternoon and I was a 15 year old who was keeping an open mind to my career path. I must have …
October 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Discovering Mathematics
Maths is a subject that I never really had much confidence in, and thinking back to when I was a child, I remember feeling such pressure to keep up with those who managed to grasp concepts that I found myself so often struggling to get my head around. I feared the thought of failure more than […]
October 4, 2016
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Comments Off on The Issues with the Outdoors
Reflect on what you have read. What challenges may there be when beginning outdoor learning with a class? How would you plan and prepare for this? Evidence – Write a reflection on the positive aspects and challenges of outdoor learning. Plan an outdoor learning lesson with a focus on Health & Wellbeing. Where will you …
October 4, 2016
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Comments Off on How can digital tools enhance learning in the classroom?
After having an input with Derek at the beginning of Semester 1, my vision of digital tools in the classroom changed. I have always been aware that technology can enhance learning in the classroom, but this input really struck me as a developer to manipulate these tools and use them as much as possible to […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on How important is learning languages in school? Sehr Wichtig!
For my latest blog post, I thought I would choose to write about something that I feel very passionate about. The importance of children learning languages in primary school from a very young age. It was actually the topic did a presentation on for my Dundee University Interview, more specifically the 1+2 approach which I believe is vital in young people’s […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on What even is 6?!
Years ago, there were no numerals. No names to define amounts. This is because it simply wasn’t necessary until people began forming villages and such where numbers and numerals were needed as a means of comparison for trading. This in itself is difficult for us to imagine, growing up counting in an Arabic (sometimes known […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on Can animals really count?
Can animals count?! My initial reaction Richard’s question was – No, they can’t. That’s impossible!! However, after being told about Clever Hans, the horse that could count in 1891, I thought that maybe it was possible for animals to count! Clever Hans the horse was put in a show by his owner, William Von Osten, […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on Can animals really count?!
It seems that many pet owners claim that their animal can count. This is not a new idea, it seems the idea of animals counting goes back centuries. In the late 1800’s Wilhelm Von Osten came forward with the proposal that his horse, later named ‘Clever Hans’ had the innate ability to count. When Osten […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on “Scaredy Cat”
I realised last night that I still hadn’t attempted my first “NOMA”. I’ve been saying that I’ll do it tomorrow, next week, never. I have come to the conclusion that I’m anxious about the test, only due to my lack of confidence in formulated maths. I’ve been speaking to others in the course and they’ve […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on Developing Effectiveness in Teaching and Learning – TDT- Ocearch!
Me and fellow student Samantha MacDonald decided to focus on one resource from Derek Robertson’s input – that resource being ocearch.org . This is a shark tracker which shows the real time location of sharks movements. All the sharks have been tagged on their dorsal fin and have been given names by the organisation. You […]
October 3, 2016
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Comments Off on Developing Effectiveness in Learning and Teaching – TDT Ocearch!
Me and fellow student Kirsty Gallacher decided to focus on one resource from Derek Robertson’s input – that resource being ocearch.org . This is a shark tracker which shows the real time location of sharks movements. All the sharks have been tagged on their dorsal fin and have been given names by the organisation. You […]
October 2, 2016
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Comments Off on Discovering Mathematics – Maths and Play
During our Discovering Mathematics lecture, recently, with Wendee, we looked at how maths and play are connected. We were encouraged to think about the profound understanding of fundamental mathematics (PUFM), as described by Ma (2010, p. 122). Ma explains that the reason that a PUFM is possible is that elementary mathematics is a field of depth, breadth and […]
October 2, 2016
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Comments Off on GIRFEC – The debate on the Named Person
In this evaluative post I am hoping to reflect on Thursday’s class debate and come to my own conclusion on the issue. GIRFEC (Getting it right for every child) is built on 3 main aspects. The wellbeing wheel, The Named Person and the Child Plan. While I could sit and talk about GIRFEC all day there is one key area I […]
September 30, 2016
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Comments Off on Hmmm…
I’ve just realised that I have never studied maths in English before! In primary school I did maths in Irish and for the past decade I’ve studied maths in Spanish. So it’s no surprise I need to learn all of the mathematical terms in English. I found this document which explains all the terms you […]
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