January 24, 2017
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Our first Health and Wellbeing input focused on the importance of relationships particularly for children. In the early stages of our lives we are constantly adapting to our environment and as part of our TDT for Health & Wellbeing we were instructed to watch two videos related to relationships in early years and the connection […] Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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During our health and wellbeing lecture, we were learning about relationships and how important these relationships are to children. I have been asked to write about the importance of children’s early years and what this means for us as practitioners. Dr Suzanna Zeedyk discusses how human babies are born much earlier than other mammals this […] Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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One of the most important moments from semester 1, for me, was the preparation for our Working Together assignment. From the beginning of the semester we were split into groups that consisted of those studying Education, Social Work and CLD. Recalling on this, I didn’t understand why these three were put together at all. But […] Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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Pattern is an area of maths that lends itself to all kinds of fun and engaging activities, especially in the Early Years. I was asked to think of some experiences … Continue reading → Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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Comments Off on An Important Moment in My Professional Development
As part of the Working Together module delivered in Semester 1, we focused on the collaborative practice of teachers with other professionals from a variety of disciplines, in particular, their close knit relationship with Social Workers and CLD Workers. One particularly defining moment for me, professionally, was our visit to Partners in Advocacy in Dundee. […] Continue reading
January 23, 2017
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Throughout the Values and the Working Together modules in semester one I was constantly testing my own personal values and my abilities to work with other professions and characters. When reflecting on the values module the most difficult thing for me was questing how I could work my values into what was seen as ‘professional […] Continue reading
January 22, 2017
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Semester one of university consisted of several important moments on my path to becoming a teacher. The values module made me think and in certain aspects re-evaluate my personal and professional values and beliefs. However, it was the working together module and how it taught me to be reflective that was one of the most important […] Continue reading
January 22, 2017
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Semester one of university brought about a lot of key moments in my journey to becoming a teacher. From the values module, which encouraged me to think about my personal and professional values, to having to choose an elective subject where I got to learn further about a topic that I was interested in. However […] Continue reading
January 22, 2017
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During one of our Early Years Mathematics lectures, we were asked to share with an activity which included the use of a picture book that could be used in an early years classroom. The activity I have come up with would help children learn ordinal numbers. It includes the children remembering the order of which the animals got […] Continue reading
January 22, 2017
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In my first year of university, semester 1 opened up a wide range of knowledge and skills for me to learn or develop. During the module, Values, I improved on basic essay skills. This included learning how to present and structure an essay to a professional standard and also how to implement appropriate reading into my work. Further reading was frequently recommended and played […] Continue reading
January 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflection, Reflection, Reflection !!!
The process of reflection is strongly embodied in the Primary Education course and in our future endeavours as qualified teachers. Reflection is key in adapting our skills and abilities to learn, and more importantly to teach the future generations or inspiring citizens. Our professional practice develops and adapts as changes in society happen. Therefore it […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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Before the dance input I didn’t feel confident at all with the idea of teaching dance in the primary school. The only experience I have of dance is a term of PE classes in secondary school and 2 mission teams to Spain. During my time in PE, we danced with ribbons as well as group […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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During our Health and Wellbeing lecture, we were learning about relationships and how important relationships are for children. As our TDT after the lecture, we were asked to watch two videos. One on children’s brain development by Doctor Suzanne Zeedyk and another on the importance of the child’s early years by John Carochan. In Suzanne […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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Trying to reflect back on the whole and individual parts of semester 1 is incredibly hard. September brought about change for me, I became a university student, and moved away from home, into a flat with 12 complete strangers, and began the course that I have always dreamed of doing. However, starting university came with challenges, […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Professional Development in Semester 1
As a student teacher, we are constantly asked to reflect on what has happened so far so we can learn from the past and develop into qualified teachers. I have been asked to reflect on my professional development during semester 1 and one moment stood out for me. During semester 1, we were required to […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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There has been multiple debate surrounding the importance of building up strong, nurturing relationships within the first four years of a child’s life. Dr Suzanne Zeedyk discusses the flexibility of the human brain in the first four years of a child’s life and how it can be shaped as a consequence of relationships. Once these relationships are formed […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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I was very apprehensive about the first dance input, personally I lack confidence doing activities which consider making a fool of myself in front of peers my own age. However just a few minutes into the dance input I decided to put all these feelings of fear aside as everyone was feeling the same and […] Continue reading
January 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Social Studies Audit
Social Studies is one of my favourite areas as it is about working with people and the communications between individuals with each other. In High School, I received a B in Modern Studies, a D in Geography and went on into college where I achieved two A’s in Philosophy and Psychology and a B in […] Continue reading
January 20, 2017
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As part of my continual development and professional reflection, I have been asked to choose one particular moment of semester 1 that was important to me as a professional and what I learned from the experience. I have chosen the experience of visiting a school in Dundee for the working together module. The module visits didn’t just involve schools, […] Continue reading
January 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflecting on Semester One
Being student teachers, we must constantly reflect upon the knowledge and skills we have gained in our everlasting learning process in becoming qualified teachers. As part of a TDT (tutor directed task) we are asked to reflect upon something that impacted us from our learning in semester 1 between the Values and Working Together modules. […] Continue reading
