September 21, 2016
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Comments Off on Discovering Mathematics. Moi?
Discovering Mathematics is an elective module – a choice – and I chose it. I can wholeheartedly admit, that would not have happened a couple of years ago. For sure. If my secondary school Math teachers knew I had willingly put myself forward for anything remotely ‘mathematical’, they would firstly be surprised, to say the […] Continue reading
September 21, 2016
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Comments Off on Values Module Workshop
I was in the first workshop for the “Values” Module yesterday. I was bold and started seating at an empty table, trying to start my own empire! I thought the workshop was a great way to get across the points of fairness and exclusion. The workshop brought to light that; in group work, all groups […] Continue reading
September 21, 2016
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Comments Off on My Teaching Philosophy (‘Why Teaching’ Revisited.)
As one of our first Tdts in MA1 we were asked to write about why we chose teaching as our profession. I did not take the straight forward route to university like so many of my fellow education students did. I did not know from day dot that I wanted to be a teacher in […] Continue reading
September 20, 2016
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Comments Off on Online Literacy Assessment (OLA)
I had my first attempt at the “OLA” today. After trying three times in my house the night before and having no luck I also had my first visit to the University Library. I felt quite confident during the spelling section of the assessment as I’ve never really had a problem with spelling; however the words […] Continue reading
September 20, 2016
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Comments Off on Equity and Equality: The Difference.
This afternoon I had a workshop, in which we were all sat down anywhere on any of the four tables. After this, each table was given an envelope. Inside this envelope contained materials and we were told to make something that all students should have in their first week of University. So, in our group […] Continue reading
September 20, 2016
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Comments Off on The three levels of bias
Values: Self, Society and the Professions. My lecture today was about how we view ourselves and about our conscious and unconscious self. During the lecture, I learned about the 3 levels of bias: Conscious and open bias Conscious and hidden bias Unconscious bias When listening at first, I believed that I couldn’t have an unconscious […] Continue reading
September 19, 2016
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Comments Off on First attempt at the NOMA
Maths assessment …. brain goes into overdrive, it has been over 6 years since I have been in school and even longer since primary school. First I attempt the example questions and surprisingly I understand a lot. I have to research some too as I have forgotten different areas of maths such as area of […] Continue reading
September 19, 2016
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Comments Off on Play it!
Like many musicians before me I began my musical journey on the piano. Growing up in rural Aberdeenshire, it was the most popular and widely available instrument; you could find one in every school, village hall and community centre. Like many musicians before me, the piano fell by the wayside when I picked up my […] Continue reading
September 19, 2016
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Comments Off on Words are our master.
The importance of language to our world is undoubtedly massive. In a lecture I attended on language the lecturer brought up the idea that society would struggle without words, it was quickly pondered but then we moved on. However in my head I could not move on, this thought stuck with me. How different would […] Continue reading
September 18, 2016
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Comments Off on A Czech student in Scotland. Why? ✈️
Hello all. My name is Barbara. I come from a small European country called the Czech Republic; Yes, that is the one East from Germany and right below Poland. The one with Prague, also yes. If you wanted to mention beer, you would be correct as well. My point is, I’d lived in a place majority […] Continue reading
September 18, 2016
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Comments Off on Is Scottish history the only history that matters in the classroom?
Scotland. BUT WHY OH WHY ARE WE BEING TOLD TO ONLY TEACH ABOUT SCOTTISH HISTORY? Recently, I started back at University (what a shock to the system – let me tell you) and my elective module is history. This got me thinking about something that was said to me in my first year of training, […] Continue reading
September 18, 2016
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Comments Off on Why does everyone hate mathematics?
“If I had 50p for every time I failed a maths exam, I’d have £6.30” (Twitter) It has recently occurred to me that maths gets such a bad reputation amongst learners of all ages and as someone who enjoyed maths at school it’s hard to pin point why. After I stumbled upon this tweet it […] Continue reading
September 17, 2016
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Comments Off on “So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away. And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
Reading is often an important step for children, and parents. Children are pushed through school reading books and literacy programs, sometimes losing the enjoyment they may have once had for reading and language itself. Early reading for children is not so much reading, as recognition, usually of signs, logos, and other environmental print around them. […] Continue reading
September 17, 2016
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Comments Off on I want a pig for breakfast!
While Chomsky believed that children are born with an innate capacity for language, other theorists such as Bruner and Vygotsky believed that language was developed in social situations, by interacting with others. This begins early on in the child’s life, talking to parents/carers and other family members, before the child then goes to school and […] Continue reading
September 16, 2016
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Comments Off on Scholarship and research in teaching
Having previously blogged during a research seminar, and found this of value, I thought I’d try this again so this post is based on notes I made during a seminar discussing the topic of scholarship. The session was being led by Professor Brian Hudson from the University of Sussex and there were a range of […]
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September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Why teaching?
I am a ‘Third Culture Kid’: a term commonly used when referring to a child who has been raised in a culture outside of their own and their parents. I am lucky enough to have grown up in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. From the age of 8 I have been surrounded by […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Chinese Schools, How Different Can They Really Be?
In sixth year, I was lucky enough to go on an exchange trip to China… Okay yes, we did all the touristy things first, visiting The Great Wall and the Olympic Stadium, but my favourite bit was going to visit … Continue reading → Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on “Tough guys don’t do math. Tough guys fry chicken for a living.”
Stand and Deliver (1988) is a film following teacher Jaime Escalante as he teaches a class of mainly Hispanic students in a fairly impoverished school/community. He has a radical teaching style much different from the norm of teachers across the globe, where he frequently makes fun of children and has a ‘no tolerance’ policy for anything […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Why Teaching?
As a child I have always enjoyed education, learning and school. By becoming a teacher I would love to pass on this enthusiasm to inspire others with a passion for learning. Growing up with younger siblings has allowed me to express my passion for education. This was one of the main parts of my […] Continue reading
September 15, 2016
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Comments Off on Why Teaching?
Today in our IT input, we were taught about the importance of our eportfolio and how essential reflection will be throughout our whole career. A great way to combine both is by making a blog which we all created together as a class! I’m so glad we did this as I would never have managed […] Continue reading
