October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism
Video 1 At the basis of a good teacher is good education. A teacher must be able to deliver this to their pupils on a daily basis. A bad education may mean they lose some of the opportunities and chances in life they would’ve had, if only they’d been educated better. A teacher who delivers […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on The most powerful message all children need to hear!
Children do not need to hear “yes your pretty, yes your thin, you are beautiful”! I understand by replying with this positive response as a teacher, parent or older sibling you believe such a positive response will generate a positive response from the child. These replies are fear based replies its the opposing view of […] Continue reading
October 4, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflections on The Marte Meo approach
This Saturday I had the fantastic opportunity to represent CSNIPs, the charity that I am involved with, at the annual Early Years Scotland (formerly SPPA) conference in Glasgow. As well as a fantastic opportunity to network for the charity this was a great opportunity for CPD. I was looking forward to listening to Maria Aarts, […] Continue reading
October 4, 2015
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Comments Off on World Wide Wondering
Plato believed that the man who explores the wider world can experience a more fulfilling life; his allegory on the Cave providing an educational philosophy striving for justice and the creation of a just world. The concept of dialogical teaching, disrupting a pupil’s grasp of a subject to show them how to engage in agonistic […] Continue reading
October 3, 2015
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Comments Off on Can we teach ‘Reading for pleasure’?
Reflecting upon today’s lecture, it has become clear that ‘Reading for pleasure’ cannot be taught. It is my role as a teacher to create a culture in my classroom that introduces, encourages and supports learners in embarking upon their reading journey. Personal preference plays a big role in this and it is vital that I […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on The “Running Revolution” in Stirling.
For this blog post, I am going to look at Outdoor Education in particular comparing Sweden and the UK (in particular St Ninians, Stirling). After our lecture inputs Brenda, I found myself in awe at Sweden and their approach to learning. I am very keen to learn more about outdoor education and this is what […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on In the beginning…
I think to lay the foundations for this post I need to start at the beginning with my own thoughts, experiences and aspirations. Maybe it was growing up in the school system of the 80’s and 90’s or perhaps it was the teachers that shaped my views on the subject of mathematics, either way, I […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on To assess or not to assess ?
The message of Child at the Centre (www.educationscotland.gov.uk) is clearly an easy one to pick up on and one that anybody working with children will be familiar with, albeit it being a tool for the early year’s workforce in self-evaluation it also embraces the essence of what educators should be doing within early years. […] Continue reading
October 2, 2015
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Comments Off on This is a test post on 1+2 model of language
This is were children learn two languages in addition to their own mother tongue. The first language will be learnt through Primary 1, and the second additional language from Primary 5-7. The second additional language may not be learn to the high standard of the first. Local authorities work with schools to address the organizational and […] Continue reading
July 7, 2015
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Some years ago I became aware of a new game that was virally spreading via the digital jungle drums of our young people – that game was called Minecraft. I had noted that it was creeping through on my Twitter feed quite a lot and when I chatted with my friends’ 12 yr old son […] Continue reading
July 1, 2015
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Comments Off on Glow blogs syndication and a new eportfolio
Today I spent some time with John Johnston from Education Scotland (ES) looking at how we can use the syndication feature of WordPress in Glow Blogs to help set up a central sharing hub that would pull in the posts from our MA students new eportfolios. My motivations for this partnership approach with my colleague […] Continue reading
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