October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Is it time for a shake up?
One of the most thought provoking podcasts I’ve listened to since coming to study Education at university was one by a Sir Ken Robinson, a man who along side other things acts as an international adviser of education. During a talk titled ‘changing educations paradigms’, he compares our current education system to that of a […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on What is professionalism?
The video ‘Professionalism (teachers say)’ on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ychgs3rrdA discusses different views on the professionalism of teachers. The documentary gives us an insight into the views of several teachers on what it means to be a professional. Although they don’t go into great detail on the subject matter I do agree with what they have to say. Miss […] Continue reading
October 13, 2015
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Comments Off on Should our personal online presence merge with our professional one?
After reading the GTCS code regarding safe use of social media as a teacher, my initial thoughts are that everything stated in the guidelines are both fair and just. I feel that the quote at the start of the guidelines sum up perfectly the over arching issue of why it is important to take the […] Continue reading
October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on What makes a teacher who makes a difference
The video titled ‘What makes a teacher who makes a difference’ on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58EFAwnKpw covered a variety of thoughts on the matter of professionalism. The video highlights the need for teachers to maintain a high level of professionalism in order to complete their job successfully eg. assisting and helping children to learn. The video […] Continue reading
October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on The Virtues of Teaching
In my opinion, five of the most crucial virtues of teaching are: Patience Fairness Kindness Respect Integrity Patience When working with children, patience is absolutely vital. Each pupil will have their strengths and weaknesses and it is up to the teacher to help them in any way possible. Therefore, it is very important to give […] Continue reading
October 12, 2015
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Comments Off on Online Unit 1C – The benefits of active learning and co-operative working
Firstly, in order to be able to understand the benefits of active learning, it is important to understand the key meaning of the term and the main ideas that surround it. Active learning is essentially a learning model that makes the learner take responsibility for their own learning. It is also important to realise that […] Continue reading
October 11, 2015
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Comments Off on My professional focuses
There are a range of values which need to be applied in the teaching profession but I have chosen 5 that that I would regard as the most important to me. Patience: Firstly I feel that patience is a crucial element of teaching. Working with children is job commonly stereotyped as being stressful due to […] Continue reading
October 11, 2015
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Following an input all about what it means to be a professional, I have chosen 5 virtues (among many) that I feel are important to teaching. Respect I feel that respect is a crucial characteristic of a teacher. It applies to all relationships, from those with each child in your class and their families, to […] Continue reading
October 10, 2015
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Comments Off on Five values which are important in the teaching profession…
I’ve chosen to consider five different values which I think a teacher should possess to develop as a successful professional. It was difficult to chose five specific values to discuss, but these are the ones which I thought were most important to me. Patience Have you ever watched the penny drop? Have you ever […] Continue reading
October 10, 2015
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Comments Off on What it means to be a professional… (VIDEO)
This video documentary gives us the views of several teachers on what it means to be a professional. I feel they only skim the surface of some of the issues relating to being a professional, but nonetheless I do agree with what they have to say. Largely, I have considered that being a teaching professional […] Continue reading
October 10, 2015
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Comments Off on What makes a teacher who makes a difference?
Having watched the video input on ‘What makes a teacher who makes a difference’, I felt really inspired to put some deep thought into that question. I found the clip very interesting as it was focused on teaching in South Africa, where I have volunteered in a primary school setting. South Africa is still very […] Continue reading
October 10, 2015
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Comments Off on Social Work Module
I am really enjoying my elective module, ‘Working together to achieve social justice’ as part of the Social Work course. There are lots of interesting ideas being shared within my study group that I can reflect on. It is interesting to work with Social Work and CLD students as I will likely be working with […] Continue reading
October 10, 2015
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Comments Off on A personal life online…
We all know that whatever you put on the Internet is subject to criticism from all sides. You have to be wary about what you post so as not to offend anyone or spark negative discussion. This becomes even more of an issue when you become a professional in the limelight and particularly for us […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on My Educational Philosophy
Education is fundamental for children, not only for their academic development but also for their cognitive, social and emotional development as well as the development of life skills and integration in society. All children have the right to an education and should receive one. Learning does not necessarily always happen in school, children can learn from a parent, […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Teachers as Professionals videos
What makes a teacher who makes a difference? From watching this video I was able to identify several key aspects that are vital to teaching with a difference. These include; Teachers must be aware that, like other professionals, they are involved with life and death situations. For example, a bad education will not produce a […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on Personal vs professional presence on social media
There are so many social networking sites out in the world, how can we possibly as educators keep up? A new one is being made every day and I feel education in Scotland needs to embrace it in the correct manner. Children are growing up with there parents on social media right now, and they […] Continue reading
October 9, 2015
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Comments Off on The virtues of teaching
Honesty To me this is about being truthful. Not lying to your pupils. Telling them yes the work might be hard but with practice you will get there. Being honest means being real; if you are honest with your pupils you will build up trust. Patience Teachers should wait and show perseverance. If a […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Me, Me, Me
Completing a questionnaire about learning styles seems borderline irrelevant when we are geared towards creating holistic individuals, however, I was keen to find out what type of learner they thought I was. I have been reading more and more about how learning styles are detrimental. One of the reasons being, you are catering to a […] Continue reading
October 8, 2015
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Comments Off on Professional Attributes
Integrity and conscience I think are the most important and have shared meaning. Professional integrity means having strong moral principles in the job you do and you want to do the best you can for yourself and for your students. Not only do we need to meet the standards within the GTCS, we need to […] Continue reading
October 7, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism- What makes someone a professional?
What makes someone a professional? This is a question that is debated by many but there are some key aspects of a professional that few people deny to be true. We imagine professionals to have a certain degree of integrity and moral courage. We expect them to be compassionate, kind, patient and honest, particularly in […] Continue reading
