October 28, 2015
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Comments Off on Being an Enquiring Practitioner.
To be an Enquiring Practitioner means to take part in the process of your own progression as a professional. It means taking responsibility for your own improvement, may this be in your teaching styles, presentation, interaction or any other aspect of the job. An Enquiring Practitioner will take part in many ways to evaluate their […] Continue reading
October 27, 2015
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Comments Off on The importance of being an enquiring practitioner…
As we learnt today, in Nikki’s input, being an enquiring practitioner is highly regarded within the teaching profession. This is something that I think we should acknowledge as new student teachers. On the GTCS website it states that “Practitioner enquiry is an area of professional learning which was highlighted in Teaching Scotland’s Future (Donaldson, 2011) […] Continue reading
October 27, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection
I feel that reflection plays a huge role in teaching. It enables us to progress and possibly change our ways of teaching. Reflecting after lessons is a great way in order to see what you may do differently and what you think is a good way for the pupils of your class to learn. It […] Continue reading
October 27, 2015
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Comments Off on Personal vs Professional
I think that making sure that your personal life maintains personal and does not get involved in your professional practice. One thing that may cause difficulties is social media and the role that it plays in your personal life. Teachers need to make sure that if they have a Facebook or Twitter account that they […] Continue reading
October 27, 2015
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Comments Off on Practitioner Enquiry
What is Practitioner Enquiry? Practitioner Enquiry is a system of stepping back and analyzing practice that can not only improve teaching and learning, but also instigate systemic and cultural changes according to Daniel Lambie. Practitioner Enquiry was highlighted in Teaching Scotland’s Future by Margret Donaldson in 2011 to support pupils learning and mainly teachers to become more engaged […] Continue reading
October 27, 2015
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Comments Off on Co-operative Learning: why is it different to group work?
In this mornings lecture, a discussion about co-operative learning cropped up and it make me think about the importance of it in the primary classroom. Co-operative learning is a method of teaching and learning in which students team together to explore a significant question or create a meaningful project. It is a specific kind of […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflections Reflection
I sat for a considerable amount of time just trying to get my head around the fact that I was about to write a reflection on the theme of ‘reflections’. The word reflection can mean one of two things. When something is a reflection of another it provides a mirror image of what you are seeing. […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Attachments
From the minute we begin to develop within the womb, we form attachments. Therefore, to me, this is a vital aspect of our learning. It has since been found that for a sound upbringing a child needs to have some sort of attachment so surely this is a great aspect in a child’s holistic development? […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Making sense of the SPR (Part 4)…
PART 4: Professional Commitment Engaging with all aspects of professional practice and working collegiately with all members of our educational communities with enthusiasm, adaptability and constructive criticality. Focussing on all areas of the curriculum with equal enthusiasm is important to allow children to develop their understanding of which areas make them tick. If you portray […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Making sense of the SPR (Part 3)…
Part 3: Trust and Respect Acting and behaving in ways that develop a culture of trust and respect through, for example, being trusting and respectful of others within the school, and with all those involved in influencing the lives of learners in and beyond the learning community. I’ve always believed that ‘with respect, comes respect’. […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Making sense of the SPR (Part 2)…
Part 2: Integrity Demonstrating openness, honesty, courage and wisdom. OPENESS: It is important to be approachable as a teacher. One way of making this possible is by being open to new suggestions and questioning. We are now in a very digital age, where changes in technology are happening at an intense rate and we need […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Making sense of the SPR (Part 1)…
As individuals entering into the teaching profession, we are required to make ourselves aware of the standards for provisional registration as provided by the GTCS and begin considering what they mean to us and how we might achieve them. I have looked at the four areas covered; Social Justice, Integrity, Trust and Respect and Professional […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on How gender affected me in school?
Throughout school I would say I was classed as a “typical little girl” who played with her dolls, and played games like mums and dads so I often did not see boys and girls being treated differently in school. However, this did not mean unequal opportunities did not occurred, in my class there were more […] Continue reading
October 26, 2015
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Comments Off on Baldragon Academy Placement…
As part of our social work module, we are required to undertake a placement within the local community in order to develop an understanding of working together across different professions. This is a really great way of conceptualising the work we are doing within our lectures & group work. This morning our group attended our […] Continue reading
October 25, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflection on GTC Scotland Standards Section 1
SPR section 1 Last week we took part in a workshop as part of the 1CM1 module, looking at professional values. Our main focus was the GTC Scotland Standards Section 1 (found in the above link). We started in our ‘home groups’ and then after being given a number we moved into our ‘expert groups’ […] Continue reading
October 25, 2015
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Comments Off on You can learn from me
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the mental condition resulting in a lack of correct social behaviours and interactions. Currently identified through parental interviews and observational studies, it effects an increasing number of today’s children and can be identified from as young as 2. Although signs can be seen from as early as 1, they are […] Continue reading
October 25, 2015
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Comments Off on Gibb’s Reflective Cycle
Gibbs reflective cycle effects everyone continuously in their day to day lives, especially students who are studying at; school, college, university or any other educational setting. Here we can view what Gibbs reflective cycle looks like; http://www.northallertonvts.org.uk/eportfolio/reflection This cycle can be used in everyday situations that will occur. However as a student I will […] Continue reading
October 25, 2015
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Comments Off on What is Reflection?
I personally found this question extremely difficult to answer as there are so many different examples and definitions of reflection. This video helped me greatly in my attempt to understand what it actually is: It starts by saying it is the ability to consider solutions to problems. Although very broad, I somewhat agree with this […] Continue reading
October 25, 2015
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Comments Off on My Philosophy of Education – MA1
It is fundamental for any teacher to have their own philosophy of education, which is made up of their values and beliefs about learning, teaching and education, because this is an influential element of the learning, planning and reflecting process in the classroom, of which the teacher is responsible for. Education is a never-ending, lifelong […] Continue reading
October 24, 2015
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Comments Off on “normal”
Children come to teachers, on average, at 5 years old. This is just after a big growth spurt, just as they have learnt the right word for that odd looking fruit in tesco, just as they have established that first ‘best friend forever’, just as they can kick that football as far as the park […] Continue reading
