October 23, 2015
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Comments Off on The Physical Child
As teachers, we naturally focus on a child’s cognitive development due to many people’s expectations of our role. This means we tend to hone in on the development of their information processing, learning of language and aspects of brain development. However, with a class full of developing children, there is more than one way to […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Inspiration
This video of Joseph Lekuton which was linked within the online unit has filled me with such admiration and has inspired me considerably. Listening to him tell the story of the blind man and the man with no legs was incredible. It made me think and link it to lots of different ideas I have but […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Modern Foreign Language 8th October 2015
Our 3 learning intentions: We will increase our understanding of how we present and embed new language How we will enhance listening and speaking skills How it feels to be a learner We began with three discussion questions and I have put the groups answers underneath: How do you know that your students […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on What is a Professional?
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October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on The Nature/Nurture Debate
For several years, there has been a debate over nature/nurture and which has the biggest influence in our brain development. We know that the brain is a complex and astonishing organ of the human body. Without the brain, we simply could not live. Genes are critical in creating humans as individuals – they create varying […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Being an enquiring practitioner
As stated on the GTC Scotland website, being an enquiring practitioner is becoming a foremost important aspect in becoming a successful practitioner. A professional enquiry is an investigation with a rationale that can be explained or defended, this information is then shared amongst likeminded colleagues to enhance knowledge creation. Professional enquiry’s help professionals gain multiple viewpoints upon […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Improvement without reflection?
Reflection, in its simplest form, is recalling what you have done and is an essential part of learning. There are different levels of reflection that can take many forms. A reflective model I am encouraged to use in my social work module is Stephen Brookfield’s Four Lenses: autobiographical, peer (student), that of or fellow professionals […] Continue reading
October 22, 2015
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Comments Off on Finding a Balance on the Internet
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Prior to this task and the inputs on the online world, I was quite apprehensive about using social media in the professional workplace. My high school had various twitter accounts ranging from the library, sports clubs and […] Continue reading
October 21, 2015
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Comments Off on 5 key attributes for a teacher to have
As part of an input on professionalism, we were asked to choose from a list of thirteen, five terms and think about their importance for a teacher. The first attribute I chose to reflect on is respect. Within the classroom, respect is crucial for both the teacher and students. In my opinion, it is a […] Continue reading
October 21, 2015
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Comments Off on The girl with half a brain
The human brain is an amazing thing! It controls every part of us, from our movements (conscious or non) to our cognitive abilities and thinking. In my opinion, one of the most interesting and exciting qualities of the brain is it’s plasticity. Brain plasticity is the brain’s ability to modify it’s functions according to changes […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Timeline of Neuroscience
Carrying on from the input on Brain Development today with Will, I found that there is a large array of events that took place in the subject of neuroscience… As there as far too many to write I have just selected a variety that interested me within the 20th century. In 1909, Harvey Cushing is […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism as a Teacher
Clip 1 – I agree with the fact that teaching is a caring profession, and I certainly know that for me it was a calling, however, I know that this is not the case for everyone. I personally know people who have only recently decided that the teaching profession is for them, and I do not […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Genetics and Brain Development
Is genetics enough for brain development to occur? Our genes are at the center of everything that makes us human. They do everything from determining the colour of our eyes to our skin colour to our height. Every celling our body is made up of exactly the same genes, but not all are active. At […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Roles of a Professional
Patience It is extremely important for a teacher to be patient. When teaching your class a new topic it will take time for the pupils to understand what they are being taught, what they are being asked to do and how to carry it out. Some pupils may be able to understand what it is […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on The Physical Child – History of the Brain Timeline
20th Century – 1900 – Sigmund Freud The interpretation of dreams – dreams are the unconscious mind where repressed wishes are played out. His theory is that the unconscious mind drives most of human behaviour even though society dictated that you must override such impulses with […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and the Online World
Social media plays a huge role in our day to day life’s with most people using sites such as ‘Twitter’, ‘Facebook’ and ‘Tumblr’ on a daily basis, but what challenges and opportunities do we face when it comes to our personal versus our professional presence on social media. There are many positive aspects to using social […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media?How are the challenges/opportunities afforded by social media framed? How will you frame things – positive of deficit viewpoint?
What challenges/opportunities you may be faced with when marrying the personal vs the professional presence on social media? Teachers this day in age have to be very careful about what they write or upload onto the internet. Parents, pupils and collogue all have access to the internet and there are so many different websites you […] Continue reading
October 20, 2015
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Comments Off on Reflective Writing
I believe reflective writing can be very useful after learning. By thinking back on what you have learnt you allow yourself the opportunity to think more deeply about certain aspects of what you have learnt, doing this can allow you to notice things which you may have not realised at first. Reflection also allows you […] Continue reading
October 19, 2015
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Comments Off on Social Media – Friend or Foe?
What challenges do teachers face when attempting to marry the professional vs personal presence on social media? Social media plays a huge role in modern day society. Everyone seems to be on some form of social media, be it Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. In terms of attempting to balance being professional but still having your […] Continue reading
October 19, 2015
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Comments Off on Professionalism and The Online World
Social media is an extremely modern and useful tool for primary teachers but only if it is used in the correct way. We must learn to keep our personal and professional uses of social media separate if we can not behave in a way that is appropriate because if we fail to do so then […] Continue reading
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