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February 11, 2018
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Scientific Literacy and Education

AC1 – Explanation of the concept of scientific literacy; Scientific literacy is an often-misunderstood term and in recent years, with the increasing demand to make scientific literacy more known in schools, it is more important now than ever to ensure we have the correct understanding of what it means to be scientifically literate. In this …

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February 11, 2018
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Scientific Literacy and Education

During our science inputs with Richard, we were asked to work in groups of four to compose a short essay based on the title Scientific Literacy and Education. By following the criteria, this is what my group collectively wrote; According to Blake (2017), Scientific literacy is the understanding of key scientific concepts and the knowledge of processes […] Continue reading

February 11, 2018
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Scientific Literacy

We were set the task, as a group, to write a short essay on the topic of scientific literacy and it’s importance in education. It was interesting to read into this topic as in school my science teachers really focused upon the importance of creating fair experiments and taught us the skills needed to critically […] Continue reading

February 9, 2018
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RME Reflection – What is Special to Me?

Ever since I was little, I LOVED birthdays. Not just my birthday, but all of my friends and families birthdays too. All the presents, balloons and cake was the most exciting thing ever, and I started to get excited for birthdays weeks before the actual day. However, ever since last year when I moved to […] Continue reading

February 7, 2018
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Organising the classroom for learning

In relation to Organisation and Accessibility, we see that classroom organisation and management is key in relation to the aims, requirements and curriculum plans within the classroom. The organisation within the classroom can increase the effectiveness of the teachers and their strategies and it will make the children find it easier to learn. It is … Continue reading Organising the classroom for learning Continue reading

February 6, 2018
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Year of the Woman

This year marks 100 years since women gained the right to vote in the UK. This was a monumental point in history. The suffragettes forged the way for us to make this world an equal place. If we all exercised our right to vote we could achieve true equality; not even just on the bases […] Continue reading

February 5, 2018
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RME, it is not just about religion

“What have you learned during the RME inputs?” When faced with this question I was not 100% certain what I had learnt, until I had todays input. It’s all about the child’s understanding behind religions and their personal journey to find that. I realised this today after getting to see and touch artefacts related to […] Continue reading

February 3, 2018
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Providing a Structure to Eliminate Fear – The Drama Lesson

Drama is one of the curricular areas in which many teachers fear teaching. They don’t want to take the risk that if they bring their class onto the school stage, chaos will erupt, and behavioural management becomes more difficult to implement than ever before. With these assumptions, I ask how are we to encourage children […] Continue reading

January 26, 2018
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Kefi for the Kids

Health and Wellbeing: This blog post is written as a reflection on a lecture about keeping our students active, fit and healthy. Diet? What’s that word? Remind me again. Children should never hear those four letters blended together in the perimeters of a classroom – unless it’s for The Times National Spelling Bee (for tiny-tots, … Continue reading “Kefi for the Kids” Continue reading

January 25, 2018
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The Science Behind the Experiment

When entering 1F06 before our first science lesson I was nervous. The prospect of having to teach a science lesson is an area of learning I felt I couldn’t do. However, instantly the lesson grabbed my attention and showed me that science can be engaging. We were all given the task of demonstrating an experiment […] Continue reading

January 19, 2018
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Reflection on Semester 1

One of the most important moments that I reflect on from semester 1 was from my elective module. The base moment from this was the moment I received notification that I had failed my first Politics essay. This essay was micro essay made up of 750 to test our knowledge and effort towards this course. This devastated me as … Continue reading Reflection on Semester 1 Continue reading

January 14, 2018
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Mathematical Concepts in Childrens Books

Big Bear, Little Brother by Carl Norac. Big Bear, Little Brother is a children’s book aimed at children ages 3-5. At a first glance, it seems to be a beautiful story about a child who has lost his way and Big Bear looks after him until he finds his Dad. However, when reading the book again …

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December 4, 2017
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Would you Take a Chance?

Probability & Randomness As we are all aware, when we can’t decide what to do, we flip a coin. It is well known that by flipping a coin you have a 50/50 chance of either getting heads or tails. However, that’s not true. It is a common misconception that the toss of a coin offers […] Continue reading

December 4, 2017
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Do I Need to be a Mathematician to Play Games?

Everyone loves a little bit of Sudoku! As much as I hate to admit it, I have always been a lover of Sudoku. Despite never thinking highly of my math skills, I always managed to complete puzzle after puzzle – I have even been gifted a 365 puzzle book, one Sudoku puzzle for every day […] Continue reading

December 4, 2017
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Discovering Mathematics Reflection

After finishing the Discovering Mathematics module, I have decided to take some time to reflect upon my experiences within the module. At the start of the module, and before it even began, my attitude towards mathematics was extremely negative. I feel this is because maths was always a subject which I struggled with at school, […] Continue reading

December 4, 2017
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The creativity of Maths

Before this module I saw maths as a boring subject which involved sitting with a text book doing fractions and percentages but throughout this module I have realised there is more to maths than a boring subject which  I needed to get into uni. The first workshop which changed my opinion of maths and I […] Continue reading

December 4, 2017
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The Importance Of Maths…

Before this module I never realised the extent to which maths is involved in every day life and how beneficial having a mathematical knowledge can really be. In a recent module we had Dr Ellie (from the university medical school) come to talk to us about maths and statistics. She told us how important it […] Continue reading

December 4, 2017
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Discovering Mathematics- Reflection

At the very beginning of the Discovering Mathematics module I was quite anxious about maths as a whole however I had the intentions of getting the most out of the module and hopefully changing my attitude towards maths going forward in my teaching career. This module has definitely changed my outlook on the subject and […] Continue reading

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