November 10, 2015
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What are the trends in word learning over the first two years? Children initially learn words in stages, the first being the pre-linguistic stage. Each singular language, such as English or Italian, has various different dimensions. These are things such as the different uses of language, such as to communicate, the sound patterns each individual language uses […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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What do you see as the main benefits of working co-operatively? – There are many benefits to working co-operatively. One of these being that it allows you to get an insight into professions or areas of the job which you may never of had the chance to look into before. For instance, as a teacher […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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The Standard for Career-Long Professional Learning has what I believe to be a very effective quote in terms of an enquiring practitioner: “The most successful education systems invest in developing their teachers as reflective, accomplished and enquiring professionals who are able, not simply to teach successfully in relation to current external expectations, but who have […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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The police force are in a career which would, I believe, undoubtedly be seen as a profession, and having watched “24 hours in Police Custody”, that has been proven to me even more. These were the words that I have previously used to describe a professional. When looking back on these after observing the police […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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Being supportive, organised, calm, committed, competent, kind, dedicated, skilled, diverse, caring, flexible, passionate, understanding, co-operative, knowledgeable, a good-listener and reflective are skills that I have previously identified as being important to sculpting a good, well-rounded professional. While watching an episode of ‘One Born Every Minute’, it became clear that these skills were indeed required for […] Continue reading
November 9, 2015
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November 7, 2015
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Communication is a vital part of life which many of us take for granted. We talk to express our needs, our wants and our feelings. From birth we are listening and learning, absorbing information from our environment which will aid us in our acquisition of language. Imagine your frustration if you knew what you wanted […] Continue reading
November 7, 2015
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“Practitioner enquiry, as defined by Menter et al (2011), is a ‘finding out’ or an investigation with a rationale and approach that can be explained or defended.” – GTCS Website Throughout our time as students, and also as qualified teachers, we will be expected to expand our learning and thoughts about various aspects of school life. […] Continue reading
November 6, 2015
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The thought of having to read through someone’s work and comment on it critically is something which I found both beneficial and difficult. I think peer review is definitely a really positive thing however it’s hard to do publically for the first time. I found it hard to word things especially when it came to […] Continue reading
November 6, 2015
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Using some of my previous reflections and came up with the following words which I feel pertain to what it means to be a professional teacher: In order to further develop my understanding, I then watched a program about another type of professional, to see if the qualities that I associate with being a teacher also apply. I […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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As my elective I chose the Working Together module. I have really enjoyed this module so far and have noticed how it could be used in practice already. The term collaboration comes up a lot in the lectures and we were given as essay to write on the term. I have always been intrigued to […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Skills and Values of a Teacher
As a teacher there are many skills and values you need to consider when presenting yourself in a professional manner. Five of which you may consider would be honesty, patience, fairness, respect and integrity in order to become the best possible teacher. Honesty: The true meaning of honest is free of deceit; truthful and sincere. […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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Comments Off on Stress, stress, stress!
I recently read the article on BBC News, “Stressed teachers being ‘reduced to tears’” by Hannah Richardson, BBC News Education Reporter, 22 October 2015 (see link below) and it really hit me. It made me think – teachers are crying out, literally, and what for? They are stressed. This article is stating the lead up […] Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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For me I feel feedback is critical in your learning experience. Receiving someone else’s perspective on your work can really enhance your knowledge as it opens up a whole new way of thinking for you. One of the most effective ways of feedback for me personally is getting someone to read over your work. It is […] Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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Before we do anything here, we need to understand what feedback is to be able to give feedback to others. Simply, as Google states, it is information which is used as a origin for development and improvement. It has a very meaningful purpose to it, yet provide us with many benefits and challenges. Below […] Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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We know that everything we learn contributes to our memory. However what many are unaware of is the different types of memory. For example, there are many types of long term memory including; Episodic – specific things – personal experience- where/when it happened Semantic – all world knowledge Procedural – knowing how to do something […] Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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The video clips used for discussion gave feedback and comments from different people, who gave their opinion on what it takes to be a professional. The clips focused on the views of how many professional occupations can have similar outlooks and characteristics, as that of a teacher. On a whole, the issues that were raised […] Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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Comments Off on What are they thinking?
Everything that we do comes down to our brain and the way we think. It has been at the heart of psychologist’s fascinations for years. Ivan Pavlov was the first psychologist to focus upon behaviourism through his ‘Classic Conditioning Test’ His conclusions were that we can change the natural reflex of human and animals. Furthering […] Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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What does it mean to be an enquiring practitioner? I believe an enquiring practitioner to be someone who is always keen to seek the answer of something which has a logical explanation and can be defined. They would always go out to find the solution which has the most solid evidence. What does this […] Continue reading
November 4, 2015
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Comments Off on Effective or Ineffective?
What is effective feedback? What are the processes I need to follow? How can this benefit the person receiving the feedback? How can this benefit me? These, I feel, are questions that you should consider when thinking of peer review. Not only are they questions that you should personally try and connect with, but I […] Continue reading
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