March 13, 2017
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Needless to say this morning before my first day at Moulsford Boys Prep and Boarding School I was extremely nervous and could not wait to just get there and started. I’m extremely lucky and grateful to be living with family only 25 minutes away from the school itself and I have my car to travel […] Continue reading
March 12, 2017
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As I prepare for the beginning of my Learning from Life placement (tomorrow!) I’ve been doing some reading about music education and the value and impact it can have on children. There have been many studies which have investigated the benefits of music education. Standley (2008) and Hallam (2010) report that well planned music activities … Continue reading Music for Learning → Continue reading
March 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Placement Jitters
Current mode: panic! No, not really. However, I am feeling very nervous about placement which begins TOMORROW. I say placement but is, in fact, a “prac”. I arrived in Australia Friday just passed and about to undertake a placement in Somerset College, an International Baccalaureate world school in Queensland! As well as all of the […] Continue reading
February 19, 2017
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Comments Off on The Promotion of ‘Bad Science’ (Scientific Literacy)
The Promotion of ‘Bad Science’ (Scientific Literacy) – Anna Best, Isla Keith, Briony Elizabeth, Rebecca McQuet. The concept of scientific literacy is the known as the understanding of scientific concepts and the theory behind it. The understanding of the literacy will help to process scientific decision making, participation in civic and cultural affairs and economic […] Continue reading
February 14, 2017
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Science Literacy Science literacy is having the knowledge and understanding scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision making. Science literacy links to the work around us and aspects of our lives which we participate in day to day. Being scientifically literate this allows you to ask, find, determined answers to scientific questions which surrounds […] Continue reading
February 13, 2017
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By Group 7 MINI SCIENCE ESSAY: AC1: An explanation of scientific literacy Being scientifically literate is the ability to understand basic scientific language and concepts. This includes factors such as being able to carry out an experiment including a fair test, changing variables, understanding the dependent and independent variables and constructing a hypothesis. A scientifically […] Continue reading
February 10, 2017
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Scientific literacy and fair testing – Áine O’Neill, Gillian Daly, Iain Thomson “Scientific literacy is the capacity to use scientific knowledge, to identify questions and to draw evidence based-conclusions.” (OECD, 2003) It allows us to expand our knowledge on science and allows us to learn about new things. It is very important to teach children […] Continue reading
February 10, 2017
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As part of our Science input, we were asked to write mini 500-600 word essays on Scientific Literacy: Scientific Literacy AC1 – Scientific literacy is often misunderstood. It goes beyond knowing scientific words and filling in worksheets like most people think. It even goes beyond science as we think we know it, as it concerns […] Continue reading
February 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Learning From Life – A New Adventure!
Second year here at the University of Dundee is exciting because our placement is that little bit different than others. We do a placement called Learning from Life where we can go anywhere we want to for 6 weeks and can document the whole journey however we want to! So when considering the possibilities I […] Continue reading
January 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflection on Semester 1
An eye opener which struck me and I feel that I can reflect on in semester 1 is the working together module and visit to Dundee Children and Families Social Work Department in Lochee. This was a very impacting visit and I feel even though I am not naive to the world I didn’t realise […] Continue reading
January 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths is Magnificent!
I love mathematics. This is not usually the first line that you read when someone is writing about their feelings towards mathematics. Most are negative, sometimes extreme in their descriptions of dislike. How is it possible that I enjoy and appreciate the flexibility and depth of mathematics as a subject, while others block themselves to […] 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 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Let’s dance!
Today in class we were asked to participate in creative dance which required us to throw away our inhibitions and risk looking foolish. Surveying the room, I realised we were all in the same boat as I saw some apprehensive faces reflecting my own expression. I found the tutor’s high energy and large gesticulations […] Continue reading
January 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflecting on Semester 1
After receiving my grades and feedback for my first two modules at university, I am able to reflect on my work for last semester and pick out areas for improvement. Overall, I enjoyed the Values and Working Together modules and found that they both made me question the way in which I conduct myself as […] Continue reading
January 20, 2017
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As semester 2 is well underway it is useful for me to reflect back to semester 1 to analyse and evaluate how I have developed in my personal learning as well as the professional development that has been made. Over the course of semester 1 I studied two core modules – Values (self, society and … Continue reading Semester 1 Reflection. → Continue reading
January 16, 2017
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Comments Off on Winnie-The-Pooh
During our mathematics lectures we have been exploring the different words we use as mathematical language in the classroom. One way in which we use mathematical language on a daily basis is through reading picture books. To explain this further I have chosen to look at old time favourite, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A.Milne. Filled with great […] Continue reading
January 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Active Learning & Cooperative Working
“[Curriculum for Excellence] is designed to provide the breadth and depth of education to develop flexible and adaptable young people with the knowledge and skills they will need to thrive now and in the future. It aims to support young people in achieving and attaining the best they possibly can.” (Education Scotland, No Date) The […] Continue reading
January 6, 2017
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Comments Off on A New Semester
After an amazing first semester meeting a great variety of people and learning a lot of things, it is now time to prepare for second semester. Reflecting on first semester, I learnt about working with other agencies and my values as a professional, as well as my societal values. The semester brought with it a […] Continue reading
December 1, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths and astronomy
for me, I have always been extremely interested in space, the universe and the stars and have always enquired about what more there is to find and what actually happens outside of the earths little bubble. Following the discovering mathematics module has enlightened me about many applications of maths that I had previously never thought […] Continue reading
November 30, 2016
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Comments Off on Is Maths Fun?
For me, I always enjoyed maths at school, I enjoyed having one answer to a question and being able to proof that answer yourself, and I was actually rather good at it. However coming into this module I knew this was not the case for many of my colleagues and that within schools ‘maths anxiety’ can be […] Continue reading
