January 26, 2016
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Comments Off on Enhancing our Performance Skills
Drama conventions are vital everyday tools that we as teachers must work into our drama lessons. They enable us to improve drama skills such as story telling and character development along with giving children the chance to become involved in their own learning. There is a list of drama conventions that we can adopt within […] Continue reading
January 26, 2016
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Comments Off on Smart Target
Today I’ve come up with a SMART target that relates to science. A SMART target is a good way to accomplish targets and to get the done in time. SMART stands for: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timed In our science lecture we were talking about famous scientists. We got asked if we have a favourite […] Continue reading
January 26, 2016
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Comments Off on I’d better get out there and do it then!
Geography in school was something that was never really covered – or at least not in my primary school. History was something covered well and to an extent mostly just about the local area – that was 60 miles away (if I did culloden once at school I did it a thousand times!). The most […] Continue reading
January 26, 2016
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Comments Off on Is it really that bad?…
For me, maths is probably one of my weaker subjects. Not because I can’t do it, but more because I find it the least enjoyable. I’m probably most feared to teach maths because I am not very confident in the subject. Throughout Primary School there wasn’t a subject that I particularly didn’t enjoy. I was […] Continue reading
January 26, 2016
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Comments Off on And the Oscar for best film goes to…..
In the short time frame from first semester to second semester I already feel a lot more at ease when I see ICT on my timetable. I am basically guaranteed to have an interactive and productive lesson. Experiences I can pass on to the children I hope to teach one day. The most recent has topped […] Continue reading
January 25, 2016
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Comments Off on Just Dance!
My opinions of dance is mixed. When I was at school I always dreaded doing Scottish Country Dance. Mainly because remembering all the moves wasn’t easy. There were so many different dances that we had to learn and I found that really tough. However, I always seemed to remember how to do the Gay Gordons! […] Continue reading
January 25, 2016
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Comments Off on My Rules for Talking and Listening
When doing a language lesson it is important to make sure that the children in the class know that there are rules that they must follow for talking and listening. Below is a list of rules that I would like the children in my class to follow: Don’t talk over someone when they are trying […] Continue reading
January 25, 2016
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Comments Off on Tackle Inequality to Achieve Better Outcomes for Individuals
Colin Miller. Head of Essential Skills and Progression at West Lothian Council says: “We’re finding that girls who are good at maths and science at school tend to go into the care side of things (doctors and nurses) rather than engineering and construction”. ….This could be due to the fact that engineering and construction occupations […] Continue reading
January 25, 2016
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Comments Off on Paddington Bear Story Sack
My first input for Language was something I found really interesting and engaged with. I love childrens stories and am always looking at the new releases in the childrens sections in Waterstones and read to the children everyday when I worked in the nursery. The TDT however really excited me because my favourite activity in […] Continue reading
January 25, 2016
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Comments Off on Dealing with Maths Anxiety
Throughout my time in primary and secondary education my opinion of maths changed frequently. This depended on the topic, the teacher, the homework and exams. I feel like many people have gone through the same mindset as me. Having a secondary teacher as a mother resulted in maths being drilled into my brain from the […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on #keepdancing
We recently had a workshop on dance and it was something which I thoroughly enjoyed. Between the ages of eight and 15 I took part in a couple of different dance groups. I started off as a highland dancer which was something I loved taking part in and is something I would really like to […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on Not just a warm up…
I was really excited for our P.E. input as anyone who knows me knows I enjoy exercising and playing sports. I think we were all a bit nervous as we weren’t sure what was going to be involved in terms of efforts of exertion however I think we knew Will wouldn’t have us running laps […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on ICT: Animation
Teamwork—a hugely important skill in animation! When we teach animation to children, often they will be required to work in pairs or groups, therefore teamwork and cooperation is essential for the lesson to be successful. In a lecture the other day, in pairs or small groups we were required to make a mini movie using […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on Drama Llama.
Drama has always been a good hobby of mine. Growing up, I was part of a theatre company were every year we would put on a show in the local theatre. However, it wasn’t part of our school curriculum until you chose to do at standard grade. I felt this was a real shame as […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on Talking and Listening 101
Our insightful Language input with Anna Robb really brought into perspective the importance of talking and listening within a class environment. Following up with some Tdt reading it became evident that a big problem in terms of talking and listening within schools is that teachers often do most of the former with the pupils left […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on Reflection, reflection, reflection
From reading the blogposts that were produced from our year group it was clear that there was different levels of engagement with the eportfolio. Throughout all the example posts a high level of knowledge was displayed to the topics covered and this was conveyed through the use of professional language and reflection. From writing these […] Continue reading
January 24, 2016
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Comments Off on Technology Resource.
Following our second technologies ICT input I have spent a lot of time mucking about with the idea of ‘Fakebook.’ Introduced to us by Sharon, Fakebook is a great resource that can be utilised in a variety of different ways within the classroom. This resource could be used to meet the following ICT outcomes: I explore […] Continue reading
January 23, 2016
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Comments Off on Importance of Nursery Rhymes in teaching mathematical language!
This term at University we are studying a mathematics and science module. This is really intriguing to me as personally I was never the most passionate about these subjects during my own time at school. However as a trainee teacher it fascinates me how we can best teach children, in my mind, these complicated concepts […] Continue reading
January 22, 2016
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Comments Off on We are getting to make a music video?!
When Sharon told us what our task was to be last week for our first animation input, I felt a great sense of nostalgia and so many happy memories came flooding back. I felt it was important to share this and reflect, because looking back it was such a significant aspect of my time at […] Continue reading
January 22, 2016
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Comments Off on Dance?
Myself and dancing! I don’t even know where to start on this topic. It is safe to say that my experiences in dancing is very limited with my only experience being the compulsory week block of Scottish country dancing in primary school. I feel that it was my lack of experience which initiated my lack of […] Continue reading
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