November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on Fat Letters
I was shocked to stumble across this article on the TES website. It applies to English Primary Schools but I feel that it is typical of the blame and shame attitude of today’s society. The article describes how some teachers have been sending home ‘fat letters’ to inform the parents that their child is overweight. […] Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Comments Off on What standards we should be attaining as student teachers?
The General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) has their own standards for registration. These are split into two parts, The Standards for Provisional Registration (SPR), and The Standard for Full Registration (SFR). These are a series of standards put in place to make clear how teachers should act, and the values they should possess as a […] Continue reading
November 10, 2015
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Comments Off on Milestones of The Brain
Here is a timeline documenting some records of information and discoveries that occurred in the 20th century surrounding the development and growing knowledge of the brain. 1900- The cerebellum is head ganglion of the proprioceptive system, stated by Charles Scott Sherrington. 1902- Julius Bernstein proposes membrane theory for cells. 1903- Alfred Walter Campbell studies the […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Online Unit: 1c
What do you see as the main benefits of working co-operatively? – There are many benefits to working co-operatively. One of these being that it allows you to get an insight into professions or areas of the job which you may never of had the chance to look into before. For instance, as a teacher […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflecting on Reflection
I had always primarily thought of reflection as looking back at an experience or an idea and developing on it. However, as I have read further into it, I have come to know that reflection allows an individual to take a step back and question your work. It gives you an opportunity to question your […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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Comments Off on My Not-So-Secret Identity
In my opinion, personal values and morals make a person, and while others could argue that a career changes those values, I believe that it is the values themselves that change a career. To explain what I mean, if someone has a generally calm, confident and caring personality, as I hope I show, my opinion […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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Comments Off on I’m a professional, and you’re under arrest!
The police force are in a career which would, I believe, undoubtedly be seen as a profession, and having watched “24 hours in Police Custody”, that has been proven to me even more. These were the words that I have previously used to describe a professional. When looking back on these after observing the police […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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Comments Off on One (skill) Born Every Minute
Being supportive, organised, calm, committed, competent, kind, dedicated, skilled, diverse, caring, flexible, passionate, understanding, co-operative, knowledgeable, a good-listener and reflective are skills that I have previously identified as being important to sculpting a good, well-rounded professional. While watching an episode of ‘One Born Every Minute’, it became clear that these skills were indeed required for […] Continue reading
November 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Sign of Success..
Communication is a vital part of life which many of us take for granted. We talk to express our needs, our wants and our feelings. From birth we are listening and learning, absorbing information from our environment which will aid us in our acquisition of language. Imagine your frustration if you knew what you wanted […] Continue reading
November 7, 2015
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Comments Off on An Enquiring Practitioner: Benefits and Challenges
“Practitioner enquiry, as defined by Menter et al (2011), is a ‘finding out’ or an investigation with a rationale and approach that can be explained or defended.” – GTCS Website Throughout our time as students, and also as qualified teachers, we will be expected to expand our learning and thoughts about various aspects of school life. […] Continue reading
November 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Feedback
In my opinion feedback is an incredibly beneficial tool that if used well can work to everyone’s advantage. It is a two-way street which benefits both the receiver and the giver. Feedback is not only used in the classroom but it is used in day to day life. We must all use feedback effectively! I […] Continue reading
November 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionals at work
Using some of my previous reflections and came up with the following words which I feel pertain to what it means to be a professional teacher: In order to further develop my understanding, I then watched a program about another type of professional, to see if the qualities that I associate with being a teacher also apply. I […] Continue reading
November 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Being a professional
In my opinion professionals need to be: Skilled Knowledgeable Happy in their situation Well mannered Well presented Punctual Understanding Spontaneous Good in emergencies Very strong social skills ‘One born every minute’ Following watching ‘One born every minute’ I have noticed all the skills I previously listed were present in the field of midwifery. Most prominently shown […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’ Review
The other night, I found myself watching ‘The Secret Life of 4 year olds.’ I’d watched a previous episode a few months ago and I had enjoyed it, but this time I found myself taking notes, and recognising the terminology used by the child psychologists, and could relate some of the methods to what we’ve […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Attachment Theory
Looking back on my lecture notes I know that I have really enjoyed learning so many different aspects of child development within psychology. One which I seemed to have enjoyed a lot is attachment theory. It has been found that attachment occurs in the first twelve to twenty four hours of life and that the […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Feedback
According to google, the term ‘feedback’ is information about reactions to a product, a person’s performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement. The use of feedback in University is necessary, but it is as equally important in the teaching profession and there are positive and negative aspects to feedback. In […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Skills and Values of a Teacher
As a teacher there are many skills and values you need to consider when presenting yourself in a professional manner. Five of which you may consider would be honesty, patience, fairness, respect and integrity in order to become the best possible teacher. Honesty: The true meaning of honest is free of deceit; truthful and sincere. […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Stress, stress, stress!
I recently read the article on BBC News, “Stressed teachers being ‘reduced to tears’” by Hannah Richardson, BBC News Education Reporter, 22 October 2015 (see link below) and it really hit me. It made me think – teachers are crying out, literally, and what for? They are stressed. This article is stating the lead up […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Good feedback isn’t all that good.
I think feedback is a vital component of learning and establishing ourselves in our chosen profession. Feedback is also an incredibly important of the classroom environment, whether that be from fellow colleagues, from pupils or pupil to pupil. When we are tasked with giving feedback, the initial reactions tend to be negative, it is often […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on 5 Attributes..
These 5 attributes are some which I believe are very important in terms of being teacher. Integrity Official definition; 1- The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. 2- The state of being whole and undivided. My view of this is: To be professional you must have integrity as it important to be open […] Continue reading
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