March 4, 2016
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“What? Why? That doesn’t make sense when you’re training to become a Scottish Primary Teacher?” – A common response when I explain to my friends and family that my second year placement cannot be within a Scottish primary school. At first I shared a similar opinion, studying Languages and Science and Mathematics modules, then going […] Continue reading
February 24, 2016
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Language is a key element of our surrounding culture and it is vital that we get this message across to our pupils. Literacy is one of, if not, the most important subject of Curriculum for Excellence. I found today’s workshop on writing very interesting and loved this idea of writing a micro story on our Twitter pages. […] Continue reading
February 23, 2016
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Tricia asked us as part of our questioning and discussion to come prepared to the second workshop with a context and questions to follow this context. When looking at this I felt extremely nervous as it looked a lot more difficult than she had explained. However as I got started it was such a straight […] Continue reading
February 22, 2016
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AC1 – Maienschein, J. et al. (1998) states that there are two main definitions for science literacy. The first emphasizes a huge focus on gaining units of scientific or technical knowledge. Second emphasizes scientific ways of knowing and the process of thinking critically and creatively about the natural world. Knowing about science means that you […] Continue reading
February 22, 2016
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In the technology workshop with Richard we discussed the crossing of curricular areas. This was something that I hadn’t put much thought into in terms of lesson planning however after this workshop I can’t wait to try this more often. We discussed food textiles and how one of the experiences and outcomes could be chosen […] Continue reading
February 22, 2016
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Many people that know me would agree that me going near a hot glue gun isn’t necessarily the safest or most sensible option. BUT! On Tuesday I was given my own shot when we made these.. Mother’s Day Plant Pots. Richard (our tutor) basically gave us free rein to create whatever we wanted with the intention […] Continue reading
February 22, 2016
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Comments Off on What is Science Literacy?
As Science is a major part of the curriculum, the tutor directed task we were set was to find out what exactly science literacy is, within approximately 600 words. Many people, if asked, would be able to tell you exactly what is meant by being ‘literate’, so it was interesting to know what the difference […] Continue reading
February 21, 2016
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“Scientific literacy is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs, and economic productivity.” While this is a definition of scientific literacy, once you begin to look into what it means to be scientifically literate, it is easy to see that it is […] Continue reading
February 21, 2016
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Health and Wellbeing. This is a subject which I strongly, strongly believe should be introduced more throughout every single year spent within school. I understand that a lot will be covered within this as it is a main focus within the curriculum however personally I find that many teachers are too shy or uncomfortable with […] Continue reading
February 21, 2016
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During technology input myself, Danielle, Erin, Katie, Ailsa and Lucy worked collaboratively to come up with a lesson plan that involved an area which we weren’t too confident about. By the end of this workshop I realised that planning a technology lesson wasn’t as daunting as I first thought and it’s something I would love to experiment with […] Continue reading
February 20, 2016
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Comments Off on The Importance of Health & Wellbeing.
Health and Wellbeing is becoming more and more prominent in the Scottish curriculum and is strongly embedded across all the curricular areas. Curriculum for Excellence aims to ensure that all children and young people in Scotland develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they will need if they are to flourish in life, learning and work, now and […] Continue reading
February 19, 2016
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Comments Off on Why is Teaching Health and Wellbeing Important?
Firstly, I would like to say how strongly I feel about the importance of teaching children about Health and Wellbeing from a very early age. I think it would be ridiculous to teach children about fractions and symmetry but not educate them at all about looking after themselves. Health and Wellbeing focuses on many different […] Continue reading
February 18, 2016
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Scientific Literacy When one is scientifically literate, they will realise and understand the scientific ideas and methods required to take part in everyday life. Throughout our lifetimes we regularly hear stories about many different issues around the world, such as global warming and new medicines and drugs that have been invented to apparently improve the […] Continue reading
February 18, 2016
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Comments Off on Health and Wellbeing – One girl’s opinion
In my opinion Health and Wellbeing is one of the most important areas in the Scottish curriculum. It is where students are able to learn about and discuss relationships, physical education and wellbeing, mental wellbeing, emotional wellbeing and social wellbeing just to name a few. In the principles and practice document for the Scottish curriculum it […] Continue reading
February 18, 2016
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I was given the task to design a classroom layout for a class of 28 pupils; 23 boys and 5 girls. This is the classroom layout I designed; I would really like to have a smart board and a white board so that demonstrations can take place in different areas of the classroom. I have heard of many […] Continue reading
February 18, 2016
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What can you tell from this picture ? You may agree or disagree with me, but certainly when I think of doing anything to do with children: look at activities; plan lessons; or prepare any task including children what sparks up in my mind first is the HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF A CHILD. Definitely something […] Continue reading
February 16, 2016
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Recently we were set a TDT for science which involved becoming part of a group and creating a shorter essay on scientific literacy. I feel like this was a great opportunity to work with others who I may not have necessary gotten the opportunity to work with otherwise. I felt like my whole group really […] Continue reading
February 16, 2016
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Group One Lucy Allen, Corrie Donaldson, Eildih Lamont and Skye McLauchlan Assessment criteria: AC1 – Explanation of the concept of scientific literacy – Skye McLauchlan AC2 – Analysis of an example where a lack of scientific literacy has led to inaccurate media reporting. AC3 – Discussion of how teaching fair testing in school science links […] Continue reading
February 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Deepening our understanding: Science Literacy
Richard Holme organised; Lauren Summers, Amy Turner, Hannah Stillwell and myself into a group to work on a mini assignment exploring our knowledge of science literacy. During this TDT I researched more into science literacy which deepened my knowledge of it, as did reading what the others had researched about it. Working together gave us the […] Continue reading
February 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Scientific Literacy TDT
Scientific literacy is a term that is used to describe someone who can understand science. A more elaborate explanation of that is someone whom has the capacity to use scientific knowledge, to be able to identify questions about science and to draw evidence-based conclusions from science experiments (OECD, 2003). The European Commission (1995) elaborated further […] Continue reading
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