February 15, 2016
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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 quality of […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Scientific literacy (National Science Education Standards, 1996, p. 22) is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in community and national affairs and economic productivity. A scientifically literate person can ask, find or determine answers to questions, derived from curiosity about every day experiences. It means that […] Continue reading
February 15, 2016
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Scientific Literacy TDT Adele Herron, Chloe Connor, Erin Mcglynn and Megan Shearer Although the term ‘scientific literacy’ may seem quite simple, it has become evident through research and discussion that it much more than just having knowledge of a lot of science. Scientific literacy is the capacity to use scientific knowledge to identify questions and […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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After a recent input on the ‘Science Literacy’ we were asked, in groups, to produce an informative short piece related to the input. Not only was this to consolidate what we had learned but also to develop our understanding, awareness and appreciation of what ‘Science Literacy’ really is and how fundamental it is within the […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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I recently watch a video all about body language. It was very interesting to see how the teachers conducted their selves. The teachers used a lot of eye contact, looking at all the children. Most of all the teachers used their bodies but most importantly their hands. They used sweeping gestures and jabs to invite […] Continue reading
February 14, 2016
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Scientific literacy (National Science Education Standards, 1996, p. 22) is the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making, participation in community and national affairs and economic productivity. A scientifically literate person can ask, find or determine answers to questions, derived from curiosity about every day experiences. It means […] Continue reading
February 13, 2016
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As part of our organisation and management TDT we had to design our very own classroom with justification. As a result, I created this design. Design Your Own Classroom This particular classroom is designed to hold 28 children maximum as I strongly believe that children work better when in smaller groups. Although I am aware […] Continue reading
February 12, 2016
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In late 2013 I returned to work at the University of Dundee as a lecturer on the MA (Hons) & PGDE(P) teacher education courses having spent seven years working at National level with Learning Teaching Scotland/Education Scotland. One of the first tasks that I was faced with on my return was to hold individual tutorial […] Continue reading
February 12, 2016
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As part of Sharon’s input on classroom management and organisation we were asked to design our classroom and provide a rough layout of it. From the moment that we were asked to do this my head was filled with ideas for what I could have in my classroom and the way that it would look. […] Continue reading
February 11, 2016
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My Ideal Classroom. It’s difficult to design a classroom on a small single A4 piece of paper. I have always had this picture in my head of my perfect classroom since I was a little girl and slowly I am getting closer to that dream. I have designed my ideal classroom to suit 22 Boys […] Continue reading
February 10, 2016
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I love music in the classroom and I strongly believe children should be taught it. However, I have always dreaded the time that I will have to teach music to the children. I have no confidence in teaching music and I would not know where to start. I never have learnt to play a musical […] Continue reading
February 9, 2016
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As part of our Tutor Directed Task, we were asked to explore data and analysis through a questionnaire. We had to consider; What questions are you going to ask? This could vary, we focused on what is your favourite flavour of crisps? How are you going to record people answers? This opened up a larger […] Continue reading
February 7, 2016
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The idea of going on placement and getting fully involved with the primary setting is something which always excited me even before my start at university. It was always something which I looked forward to. I would not say that my excitement has dulled in anyway however, I would say that the nerves have began to […] Continue reading
February 7, 2016
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Languages. We all have one but should we just stop at that? I believe that as teachers, we would be depriving our pupils if we did not incorporate other languages of the world into our classroom. It is ever more apparent that these days huge numbers of people do not just live in the country […] Continue reading
February 5, 2016
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Currently, I am in two minds about lesson planning. Part of me enjoys the creativity of coming up with ideas that will (hopefully) engage and inspire the learners, while the other part finds it very challenging to figure out how these ideas will work in practice. Of course, I realise that this will become easier […] Continue reading
February 4, 2016
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After my blog post The Science Behind Play dough… I ended my post saying that I would be evaluating my play dough experiment. I took everything to my lecture in containers and the student I worked with seemed to really enjoy making the play dough and gave lots of positive feedback about my experiment. Everything went to […] Continue reading
February 1, 2016
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So what actually does, “scientific literacy”, mean? Being literate is ‘the ability to read and write’ (Oxford University Press, 2016). Being able to read and write helps us understand daily processes we wouldn’t be able to otherwise. Without being able to read and write, we wouldn’t understand travel timetables, signs, how to tell the time, […] Continue reading
February 1, 2016
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Being literate is ‘the ability to read and write’ (Oxford University Press, 2016). Being able to read and write helps us understand daily processes we wouldn’t be able to otherwise. Without being able to read and write we wouldn’t understand travel timetables, signs, how to tell the time, how to shop or even be able […] Continue reading
February 1, 2016
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The process of fair testing is ensuring there are no deliberate advantages or disadvantages to any variables in an experiment. This ensures that the information gathered is reliable. To guarantee reliability any obvious advantages to any factors are controlled. An example of this is how high a ball bounces (Prain, 2007). The height of the bounce … Continue reading Understanding Science Literacy → Continue reading
February 1, 2016
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My first Maths and Science input of semester 2 with Tara made me challenge my way of thinking or as I thought the normal way of thinking. When talking in social situations or even just reading simple stories it is apparent that mathematical terminology is at the forefront of them. In this lecture, Tara read […] Continue reading
