October 18, 2015
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Comments Off on Modern Languages – Isolated or integrated approach?
If I am honest, I have always felt more comfortable with the thought of a specialist language teacher delivering the modern language curriculum to my class. My justification for this was that these teachers have specialist knowledge and understanding of the language which would allow them to teach the language more effectively than I could. The […] Continue reading
October 16, 2015
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Comments Off on The Curriculum for Excellence: A comparison between our own curriculum and the Scandinavian Approach
The Curriculum for Excellence was introduced by the Scottish Government in 2010 – 2011 and was meant to revolutionise education in Scotland by providing children and young people between the ages of 3-18 a coherent, more flexible and enriched curriculum (Education Scotland, undated). In addition, the curriculum includes the totality of experiences which are planned for children and […] Continue reading
October 16, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection as a Student and a Teacher
Reflection is a serious thought about something you or others have done. We reflect everyday and don’t even realise it, by asking ourselves what went well? What didn’t go well? How do I feel after that? Reflection in learning is really important part to being at university, college and school. You must reflect on the work […] Continue reading
October 16, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflecting on reflection
It is obvious to me that the ability to reflect effectively is essential when it comes to both teaching and learning. In the past, I may have thought about reflection as being a fairly passive, ‘wishy-washy’ type of exercise. To me it only concerned those who were thinkers and not do-ers, however through reading and research I […] Continue reading
October 15, 2015
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Comments Off on Honey and Mumford learning style questionnaire
For my Social Justice module I was asked to complete the Honey and Mumford learning style questionnaire to identify and build on areas of development as a professional for collaborative working. The questionnaire was developed based on the work of Kolb, corresponding with the experiential learning cycle he suggests – experiencing, reflecting, generalising and application […] Continue reading
October 15, 2015
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Comments Off on There’s reading, then there’s reflecting
Reflection is paramount when it comes to education. Philosophy and theory are underpinned by it. As a teacher, it is needed for: improvement, justification, worth, position and the ability to adapt. As teachers we become part of the GTCS, it is the body we must adhere to and in the Standards for Registration section […] Continue reading
October 15, 2015
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Comments Off on 1+ 2 = ?
Compulsory education in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) has been high on my list of desired movements within Scottish Education for several years now. So it comes with no surprise that I was overwhelmed with joy when Scottish Government announced the upcoming 1+2 language policy in 2011. The 1+2 policy, proposed to come into place in […] Continue reading
October 14, 2015
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Comments Off on Inspections – purposeful or painful?
Personal opinion – Painful! Whilst I was working abroad as a Learning Support Assistant, our school received the dreaded phone call that we were to undergo an inspection within the next two weeks. I was familiar with inspections after seeing them take place when I was a student but I wasn’t nearly aware of the […] Continue reading
October 14, 2015
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Comments Off on Is Teaching A Profession?
I recently came across a photo on an educational page I follow on facebook which I absolutely loved and linked very well with a few news articles lately. I felt this following blog might be of some interest (and help) especially to the MA1 who will writing their essay on professional now or in the […] Continue reading
October 14, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection
Reflection is a key element in anyone’s learning. We can actively reflect on our actions and how we handled things but we also will often do it subliminally and judge ourselves or begin to then focus where we can then improve. Effective reflection allows us to breakdown a situation and analyse how we coped and handled […] Continue reading
October 14, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection
Reflection is something we all do, often without even realising. How many times have we said “if I could go back now, I’d do that differently,” or “if only I had done that instead of what I did.” I think reflection is about looking back on things that have happened in the past and thinking […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on What is the point in reflecting?
Through the online unit, I have learnt so much about reflection. Reflective writing was never something I was good at throughout school. I didn’t really do any more than describe the event and talk about my thoughts and feeling at the time. I now realise that there is a lot more to reflection, and had […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Is it time for a shake up?
One of the most thought provoking podcasts I’ve listened to since coming to study Education at university was one by a Sir Ken Robinson, a man who along side other things acts as an international adviser of education. During a talk titled ‘changing educations paradigms’, he compares our current education system to that of a […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on The Virtues of Teaching
Empathy Being able to understand how someone else is feeling as if they were your own feelings. For the teacher, I think this means understanding the difficult situations pupils might find themselves in and be able to support, comfort and help them through it. I think it is important for a teacher to be empathetic […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Virtue of Teaching Videos
Q1. What makes a teacher who makes a difference? From watching the video I have been able to draw some conclusions about the aspects of teachers that make a difference. A teacher who makes a difference should be avidly involved in team work and should be willing to share information with others – the video […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism
One of the key messages that I took from this video is that an exceptional teacher is one who is truly passionate about what they do. A passionate individual who takes pride in their job will not be satisfied just doing the bare minimum. They will be dedicated and motivated to continually grow within […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on What is professionalism?
The video ‘Professionalism (teachers say)’ on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ychgs3rrdA discusses different views on the professionalism of teachers. The documentary gives us an insight into the views of several teachers on what it means to be a professional. Although they don’t go into great detail on the subject matter I do agree with what they have to say. Miss […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Teachers and Showing Professionalism in Teaching
What makes a teacher who makes a difference? A teacher who makes a difference needs to be caring and empathetic. They need to have the ability to sympathise with different children’s situations and relate to them. Whilst it is their job to teach the children, I feel they also have a responsibility to connect with the children and makes sure they […] Continue reading
October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on Words Associated With Being a Professional
it is very important to be professional, especially in a career such as teaching. How you act reflects back on you, and you want this reflection to be positive, to be professional – you do not want it to be negative in any respects. There are many things associated with being professional. Here are some […] Continue reading
October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection
Reflection is a very important aspect of learning. If you cannot reflect, you cannot identify where you have went wrong in order to improve it. At first I just assumed reflection was about thinking back and seeing how far you have come, but from reading further into it I have realised it is way more complex than that. To […] Continue reading
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