October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on I’m moving to Sweden! Part 1
I left one of my recent lectures on comparative education ready to pack me and my son up and book the next flight to Sweden! Why? They have absolutely nailed early years education and after doing further reading and research, there is no doubt that I would love my son to experience pre-school life out […] Continue reading
October 11, 2015
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Comments Off on Maths – as easy as 1, 2, 3?
Maths!! I suppose you could say it’s a bit like marmite; you either love it or hate it! It can put the fear of God into some people and evoke feelings of happiness and pure fulfilment in others. Me? I am probably somewhere in the middle of the both of them. I remember Maths from about […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism in the online world
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Having social media sites that are used for both personal and professional use may have some advantages. It may allow pupils to see your interests and to realise there is more to you than the teacher they […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Virtues of Teaching
To me, teachers need a variety of different virtues and ethics to display themselves as professionals but also there for the pupils as a support unit. The 5 virtues that stood out to me as being important to teaching were; Compassion – We as teachers will be interacting with children from a range of different […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and the Online World
The GTCS professional guidance on social media and the way it is used in classrooms identifies the rise of social media’s power in todays education and the importance of the teacher introducing this to their pupils to enhance their learning. Social media is infused with a number of different benefits including, when used correctly, it […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Attachment: Why is it important?
Attachment is the emotional bond between the child and the primary caregiver and begins while the child is in the womb and throughout the life of the child. Attachment creates a sense of security for the child and provides a “safe base” for the child to build effective and lasting relationships. However, what are the […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on My First Year Action Plan
Throughout first year of university I was continually asked to consider what I wanted to achieve by the end of the year, who I wanted to be, what teacher I wanted to become. After much thought, I decided on 6 points to aim for throughout my first year of university, I wished to have accomplished […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Who is education really for?
Last year saw the increase of hours in nursery and partnership pre-school settings increased to 600 hours. This move meant that children were now entitled to sessions of three hours and ten minutes where previously a session would last two and a half hours. The increase in hours was met with mixed emotions from both […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Values of a Professional Teacher
The first value that I believe teachers should have is patience. If you are going to be teaching for a very long time you are going to come into contact with a number of different classes containing children with a wide range of abilities and personalities. It is important that a teacher has patience in particular, […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Me, Me, Me
Completing a questionnaire about learning styles seems borderline irrelevant when we are geared towards creating holistic individuals, however, I was keen to find out what type of learner they thought I was. I have been reading more and more about how learning styles are detrimental. One of the reasons being, you are catering to a […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Remembering, Forgetting and Getting Confused
Never has a title of a lecture been so relevant to me! Philosophy is a subject that I had only slightly touched on at high school – having studied Higher Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies I had a very, very basic understanding of Philosophy. So going into our philosophy lectures was like starting with a […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection
Having taken time to consider what reflection means to me I have come to the conclusion that I think reflection means to look back on a past experience. We should use reflection to learn, develop and improve on something we’ve already done. By doing this we can improve the quality of our future experience. Reflection […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Can Animals Count?
This question seemed to hold a lot of debate in our recent Discovering Mathematics lecture and it intrigued me. Before the lecture, I was very narrowed minded on this issue and thought no of course not. However, there has been some pretty convincing arguments against my opinion which for anyone with the same opinion as […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Professional and personal social media
Following a really important albeit slightly terrifying input from Derek yesterday, I have been reflecting on the use of social media both within a professional and personal context. I can see why some teachers may choose to have separate accounts for their personal and professional lives. Using just one account for both could be seen […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Schools – are they just an educational conveyor belt?
Following discussion in a recent lecture about the function of schools in modern day society, I have reflected upon my views of formal education in Britain. Despite considering this during our first year study of sociology, I believe looking at global education systems, within the 2CM5 module, and through research into the proposed changes of […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on TDT- What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media?
As the majority of people use one or more social media sites in day to day life, particularly the likes of ‘Facebook’ and ‘Twitter’, it is highly likely that this is something which will involve them interlinking their personal and professional lives. One of the main challenges that you may be presented with, if you […] Continue reading
October 6, 2015
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Comments Off on Social Media in the classroom
Even in my short lifetime, the use of social media seems to have exploded over the past few years, bringing with it many benefits but also many dangers. In my lecture today, I realised how teachers are so vulnerable to scrutiny, in particular from the press and media. Instead of focusing on what positive things education […] 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 2, 2015
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Comments Off on Active Learning In Mathematics
In my experience as a practitioner, and from my MA1 placement, I tried to teach as many maths lessons as I could in order to increase my confidence. I had no previous experience teaching maths and it was a daunting experience to say the least. However, after taking numerous lessons with different, my confidence grew […] 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
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