January 24, 2017
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Attempting to make a catchy title, which includes 3 famous Scottish scientists (James Watt, Alexander Graham Bell and Alexander Flemming). Chemistry and Physics are for boys, Biology is for girls. That’s how I felt about science in high school and therefore I just never went for the science subjects when I was picking my choices …
January 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Developing Mathematical Concepts and Language Through the Cockatoos’ by Quentin Blake.
The Cockatoos’ is a story about Professor Dupont, a man so wrapped up in routines that he overlooks how some of his quirks may be perceived as annoying! This book offers several opportunities to explore mathematical language with early years’ pupils. As Professor Dupont searches for his ‘Feathered Friends’ classes can explore positional […] Continue reading
January 10, 2017
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Comments Off on I had to make a bad science joke because all the good ones Argon
What is science all about? That’s a big question! Science is all around us and allows us to gain a better understanding of our world. This understanding involves questioning our … Continue reading → Continue reading
January 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Science: How does it work?
Today’s Science input showed me that as an adult we don’t tend to question why things are the way they are. This is something which has been explored within the International Baccalaureate module which encourages teachers to engage children’s natural curiosity and facilitate inquiries. Yet, this isn’t often something adults do for themselves! Liz asked […] Continue reading
December 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Identifying skills and abilities
I have rated myself in the tables below, 1 being not very well developed and 3 being very well developed. For the last table, which is “skills to be developed”, as I develop these skills I will update the information. Skills and Abilities 1 2 3 Flexibility X Self confidence X Self discipline X Work […] Continue reading
November 4, 2016
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Comments Off on I’m not a Poet and I do Know it!
Poetry is something which was very much ruined for me in Secondary School. Picking them apart line by line took away the enjoyment and the excitement. However, before the preparation for Standard Grades and Highers, when I was back in Primary School I really enjoyed poetry. Every year we spent time looking at Scots Poems and […] Continue reading
November 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Reflection- Online unit 2
Reflection can mean many things and can be used in a variety of different ways. Today I will be discussing the types of reflection I will be using during my academic study and professional practice. First of all, I’d like to clear something up… ..simply describing the situation/event IS NOT REFLECTION. Reflection involves looking at an […] Continue reading
November 3, 2016
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Comments Off on Football and Numbers
On further reflection of numbers in football, I am going to attempt in using my skills as a football referee to explain some maths in football that even I hadn’t thought about. Something that is apparent when reviewing these numbers in football is that the preference of measurements has changed over time since football began, […] Continue reading
November 3, 2016
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On the 11th November 2016 the National football teams of England and Scotland meet at Wembley for a fundamental game in Scotland’s World Cup Qualifying campaign. In terms of discovery mathematics, we begin by looking at Scotland chances of winning the game. Currently it is 8/1 for Scotland to win, this means that if you […] Continue reading
November 2, 2016
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Comments Off on Managing and Engaging with my learning – online unit 1
Todays post is about how I plan on taking control of my own learning. First I completed a task which asked me to look at what helps and what hinders my learning. I was then asked to write about I planned on using this information to make my studying practices more effective. Here is what […] Continue reading
November 1, 2016
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As part of one of the activities on my online units for my course, I was asked to design a word cloud filled with words that related to professionalism. This is what I came up with: I completed this task twice with slightly varying words. Unfortunately the proper document wasn’t allowed to be uploaded here, […] Continue reading
October 28, 2016
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Comments Off on Online Units – Unit 1 (Section A – Activity 2)
I am currently working through my Online Professional and Academic Units. Although I posted the shorter version of this activity on the section “Personal Audit and Transferrable Skills” on my blog, I thought Id post the full version here. Activity 2 Complete the audit below, using the information from the table above. Recognition Reflection Action […] Continue reading
October 27, 2016
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Comments Off on Identifying my Skills and Abilities- Online unit 1
After completing Activity 1 and 2 I feel I have a better understanding of my strengths and the areas I need to work on. The completed activities can be found in my Personal audit and transferable skills page located along the top of the blog. The discussion task ‘What would you say are the most important skills/attributes/qualities […] Continue reading
October 25, 2016
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Being a teacher involves more than just learning a curriculum. Standing up day in and day out teaching a course to a class is no good for the students nor is it any good for the teacher themselves. It is an occupation that requires self-evaluation on a constant basis. Reflecting on your own skills and […] Continue reading
October 21, 2016
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Comments Off on Eins, zwei, drei…
German is a language I am familiar with. I am by no means fluent in it but I have been exposed to it throughout my school career. By primary 6 I was being taught the basics and I continued with my learning until S4. The problem was that when I transitioned into high school my prior […] Continue reading
October 17, 2016
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Comments Off on My Dad is on Facebook!
Strange educational blog post title – yes. However, after 6 years of protesting how much he dislikes facebook, around a month ago my dad officially joined the digital space and made a facebook account. This shows me just how much we are moving towards a digital age and how much our lives revolve around the …
October 17, 2016
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Comments Off on First Activity of the Professional and Academic Development Online Unit.
UNIT 1 – SECTION A, Activity Identifying Skills and Abilities Activity 1 This activity was to create an audit based on skills you already have. After this has been completed, we can then move on to figure out how to develop each skill. It was an effective method as it has shown me which exact skills […] Continue reading
October 17, 2016
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Comments Off on Who am I?
Who am I? Am I a professional? These were just some of the questions brought up today in our working together lecture. The lecture really encouraged us to think more in depth about how we should behave as professionals, as well as thinking about our own personal identity. Today’s task for our working together groups […] Continue reading
October 11, 2016
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Comments Off on Quelle est le date ton anniversair
This song pretty much sums up my memory of learning a modern foreign language (MFL) at primary school. We learned it until we were blue in the face, and then … Continue reading → Continue reading
October 7, 2016
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Comments Off on First day at Nursery!
On Wednesday, as my previous blog post stated, I was off for my first day of nursery for part of my Transition Project at university. The nerves this morning were there a little bit but not as much as the night before. The minute I walked into the school, I was greeted by a lovely receptionist …
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