September 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Powerful Knowledge in the Social Studies Classroom
So, after a wonderful summer of work, work, Paris, work, its back to third year and within my first day I have been subjected to TDT’s! Nothing quite like getting into the swing of things, is there? My elective module this year is Scottish Studies (unlike me I know, but when I signed up to […] Continue reading
August 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Looking Ahead
I can hardly believe it! 3rd year is almost here, and this is the point where all my hard work starts to count towards my final qualification! My first 2 years at university have been brilliant so far, and I have learned so much – not only about the course content, but also about myself. … Continue reading Looking Ahead → Continue reading
August 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Passion, resilience and an ever growing bookcase.
One week into the course and the shelves on my bookcase are filling fast. Looking forward to delving into today’s new arrivals. ‘Grit’ by Angela Duckworth and ‘Mindset’ by Dr Carol S. Dweck. Continue reading
August 23, 2017
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Comments Off on DJCAD Masters Degree Show 2017
If you haven’t already visited, and you live in Dundee or close by, then you should make a visit to this year’s Masters Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. I am ashamed to say that this was the first year that I made an effort to go and it will […] Continue reading
August 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Learning about and from the IB
I blogged a while ago during a scholarship session and also during a research conference presentation. My rationale was that the helped me capture my thoughts and contributed to my understanding, in real-time. And for anyone reading the posts they would, hopefully, get a more authentic view of what I was experiencing. So today, having […] Continue reading
August 14, 2017
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Comments Off on People from the past
I think an understanding of the concepts in history is something that really sets humans aside from other species. I think science and technology and communication are really important too. But our ability to think and comprehend time, and our place within it, helps us make sense of life and the world around us. I’m […] Continue reading
August 2, 2017
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Comments Off on In an art gallery…
I have just returned from a lovely three week holiday which mainly consisted of resting, eating, drinking and doing the things I love, like seeing friends and visiting art galleries. Art galleries have been a feature of my life since I was young however there was never any guidance on what you should do when […] Continue reading
July 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Mollie Makes
I am called Mollie and I’ve taken over R kid’s blog. I’m going to tell you how to make face pancakes. We did this together at Christmas. It is from Matilda Ramsay. First you need to whisk all of the batter together. In the batter you need to put flour, eggs and milk. Secondly you […] Continue reading
July 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Music and movement
I’ve never been a huge music fan and I think this might be down to my early life where we would have talk radio in my parents’ house where The Archers and Radio 4 news stick in my memory but not much music. I don’t know why this was the case as my Dad loves […] Continue reading
June 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Another election and the return of Gove
Well for the first election in quite a while I did not wake up feeling miserable and depressed. One of the (many) reasons for the surprising Labour resurgence was tactical voting and some cooperation from broadly left parties. Like the UKIP vote the Green vote decreased, although Caroline Lucas in Brighton showed what a good […]
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May 25, 2017
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Comments Off on Beards
I have always been a bit anti-beard. I thought men with beards were hiding behind it, or worse had something hidden in it. And I’m not the only one. Roald Dahl had similar thoughts (see The Twits) and once called out Michael Rosen for having one proclaiming “it’s disgusting!”. Growing up in the 1980s I […] Continue reading
May 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Me and my emojis (part 3 in an occasional series on digital tech)
Every once in a while I post about digital technology. And if you read earlier posts you’d know I have a mixed history with technology. Well, I was enjoying the Eurovision Song Contest #ESC2017 (ok judge me, I like it alright…) and tweeting as I did. One chat resulted in me commenting that I was […] Continue reading
May 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Week 6 – Reflection
My last week here at Moulsford was going to be hard because I have loved it so so much. I will have no doubt at all that at some point in the future I will be back. But before I write about the painful goodbyes I must go through the week and reflect on what […] Continue reading
May 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Culture Walk Around Moulsford
How is space allocated? Who has space All staff have a space whether that be a classroom or a desk to themselves or a room to do work in. It depends on the job of course and how much space they will need but each member of staff in the school has their own space […] Continue reading
May 12, 2017
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Comments Off on The Impact of Moulsford
The past 6 weeks have been the most incredible, humbling and educational weeks of my life. Throughout the 6 weeks of this placement I set out to complete my goals to the best of my ability. Here is what I think about how I have done; I want to work with a different curriculum. I have […] Continue reading
May 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Mathematics – Year 3 – Week 6
Unfortunately, this was my last ever lesson with Year 3N and it was devastating to say my goodbyes to them. I was genuinely nearly in tears when they all started clapping and shouting “3 cheers for Miss Whitham, Hip Hip Horray”. I could sob here and now writing this but I won’t I’ll just talk […] Continue reading
May 10, 2017
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Comments Off on The Culture of Moulsford. The Teachers Perspective.
As our placement is completely up to us as students, we do have some structure as to what we have to include in our folios. One of these is a piece on the culture of our placement and how we do this piece is completely up to us. I have decided to conduct interviews and […] Continue reading
May 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Science Lesson – Year 4 – Week 6
Monday’s lesson was my second science lesson within the school and I am really confident that it went well and know that the boys enjoyed it. Unfortunately there was no real opportunity for the teacher to observe me but did give me some informal feedback that was really positive. I think something that I can […] Continue reading
May 10, 2017
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Comments Off on External examining and Edutalk radio
This week I’ve been learning again, but then that is what I do, and enjoy doing, everyday. I’ve been doing work as an external examiner at Newcastle University and met some great people including lecturers, teachers and students. I’ve gained valuable insight into the systems operated by another education department but also how different staff […] Continue reading
May 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Harry Potter Studios – School Trips
Before I write this blog post there is something I need to confess to. It takes a strong woman to admit to their true secrets but I feel it would not be right to let you continue to read this post with out truly exposing you to what you are letting yourself in for. I am […] Continue reading
