October 22, 2015
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This video of Joseph Lekuton which was linked within the online unit has filled me with such admiration and has inspired me considerably. Listening to him tell the story of the blind man and the man with no legs was incredible. It made me think and link it to lots of different ideas I have but […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Professional Values Workshop – Integrity
This morning’s input with Carrie was very engaging and a completely new style of delivery, through a workshop. Not only was it a good opportunity to focus on the GTCS Standards Section 1, which we will use a great deal when on Professional Practise, but it was great to engage with other members of the […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Improvement without reflection?
Reflection, in its simplest form, is recalling what you have done and is an essential part of learning. There are different levels of reflection that can take many forms. A reflective model I am encouraged to use in my social work module is Stephen Brookfield’s Four Lenses: autobiographical, peer (student), that of or fellow professionals […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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I found today’s workshop really interesting. I think what we learned today will be very beneficial for our teaching placement. During the workshop we were split into “home groups”, each group was made up of four people. We were then split into “expert groups”, where we discussed one topic in the GTCS Standards Section 1. […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and the Online World
Having integrity as a teacher is closely tied to our ‘fitness to teach’, we must have the public’s trust in order to maintain our ‘fitness to teach’ however this can be undermined by inappropriate use on social media. Integrity can be described as honesty but I think it is better described as ‘good character’ in […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Social media plays a huge role in our day to day life’s with most people using sites such as ‘Twitter’, ‘Facebook’ and ‘Tumblr’ on a daily basis, but what challenges and opportunities do we face when it comes to our personal versus our professional presence on social media. There are many positive aspects to using social […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media?How are the challenges/opportunities afforded by social media framed? How will you frame things – positive of deficit viewpoint?
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Teachers this day in age have to be very careful about what they write or upload onto the internet. Parents, pupils and collogue all have access to the internet and there are so many different websites you […] Continue reading
October 19, 2015
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What makes a teacher who makes a difference? The following values are taken from the GTCS Standards; Professional Commitment Engaging with all aspects of professional practice and working collegiately with all members of our educational communities with enthusiasm, adaptability and constructive criticality. Committing to lifelong enquiry, learning, professional development and leadership as core aspects of […] Continue reading
October 18, 2015
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We are living during a time ruled over by the internet and a whole host of forms of social media, this is both exciting and daunting, especially when starting out on a professional career. Social media can be incredibly useful as it allows for rapid spread of information, we find out about global events at […] Continue reading
October 14, 2015
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Comments Off on Inspections – purposeful or painful?
Personal opinion – Painful! Whilst I was working abroad as a Learning Support Assistant, our school received the dreaded phone call that we were to undergo an inspection within the next two weeks. I was familiar with inspections after seeing them take place when I was a student but I wasn’t nearly aware of the […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on The Virtues of Teaching
Empathy Being able to understand how someone else is feeling as if they were your own feelings. For the teacher, I think this means understanding the difficult situations pupils might find themselves in and be able to support, comfort and help them through it. I think it is important for a teacher to be empathetic […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on The Construction of the Professional
Many different things reflect on the role a teacher plays in the classroom and their role as a professional. I believe these 5 terms in particular are important in doing this: Integrity The word itself means to be honest, and to have strong moral principles. Children are not born with integrity, they develop it as […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Having social media sites that are used for both personal and professional use may have some advantages. It may allow pupils to see your interests and to realise there is more to you than the teacher they […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Honesty To me this is about being truthful. Not lying to your pupils. Telling them yes the work might be hard but with practice you will get there. Being honest means being real; if you are honest with your pupils you will build up trust. Patience Teachers should wait and show perseverance. If a […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Technology and Teaching.
Technology is everywhere, it has become a huge part of our lives. Our phones are now our computers, our diaries and our cameras. Our computers are now our social tool, the way we network and connect. We have tablets, kindles, selfie sticks and smart watches; so isn’t it only natural that technology has a place […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Me, Me, Me
Completing a questionnaire about learning styles seems borderline irrelevant when we are geared towards creating holistic individuals, however, I was keen to find out what type of learner they thought I was. I have been reading more and more about how learning styles are detrimental. One of the reasons being, you are catering to a […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and the Online World
What challenges/opportunities we may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media. Recently, a friend of mine described using social media sites, together, for both social and professional use, as a “minefield”. In my mind that conjures up the image of an area or position presenting unseen hazards? […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Professional Attributes
Integrity and conscience I think are the most important and have shared meaning. Professional integrity means having strong moral principles in the job you do and you want to do the best you can for yourself and for your students. Not only do we need to meet the standards within the GTCS, we need to […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Schools – are they just an educational conveyor belt?
Following discussion in a recent lecture about the function of schools in modern day society, I have reflected upon my views of formal education in Britain. Despite considering this during our first year study of sociology, I believe looking at global education systems, within the 2CM5 module, and through research into the proposed changes of […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? I think in the profession of teaching you need to be extremely careful about how you act in the online world. Teachers are human and are entitled to have a life out with the classroom, which GTC […] Continue reading
