January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Learning through Dance
I thoroughly enjoyed our experience of dance on Friday morning. I had always had the idea of having fun exciting lessons with the children but wasn’t exactly sure on how to carry out a lesson effectively. I feel more confident to take a class like this now, I believe dance is important to engage with […] Continue reading
January 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Perspectives on Racism
I have always been interested in the topics of Racism as I struggle to believe the cruelty that once went on in the 18th, early 19th century, especially in America. I studied the African Americans stories of segregation and discrimination for my higher history exam, so I knew quite a bit about the racism that […] 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
December 23, 2016
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Comments Off on Reflection on the #UoDTransitionEY
Phew! After a busy term, I have finally managed to find the time to reflect upon my Nursery Transition experience. I would like to thank all those at my nursery who helped me develop my learning throughout this opportunity. Three areas which I wanted to develop in particular were communication skills with the children, behaviour management […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Moving Forward with Mathematics
I have officially finished with the Discovering Mathematics module! Reflecting back on my time I think that I have greatly expanded my mathematical knowledge, thought about ideas I hadn’t considered before and most importantly had fun! I think that having fun should be the foundation of any mathematical class, concept or learning. This, I believe, […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Mathematics and Science
In a lecture with Elizabeth Lakin we discussed the ways in which teaching science and mathematics may be problematic. We discussed how sometimes for a child the application of a skill set or knowledge from one subject to another can often be difficult, this is widely applied to mathematics and science. Again I am going […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Gambling – The Bookies Always Win
How likely are we to win big when gambling? Gambling is entirely centered around probability, the likeliness of a win or result. We bet on the likeliest result and cross our fingers for a result. Once every now and again, we will win, so how can it then be said that the bookies always win, […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Baking a cake – more mathematical than you would think!
Cake again! When baking a cake, you use an incredible amount of mathematical processes, but you don’t think of the mathematics you are using as you are doing it. When measuring the ingredients for a cake, we use the basic knowledge of measurement taught to us in primary school. You need 500g of sugar for […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on The chicken or the egg?
One of life’s’ burning questions, what came first, the chicken or the egg? In a lecture with Richard we discussed statistical information and data analysis, and the same premise from the question above became applied to our discussion. Do you record the data first, or do you interpret the data first? Similarly, this seemed […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Fractions are everywhere!
I remember learning fractions in school, and every teacher, without fail, related the idea to cake! As you can imagine this was very engaging as a child, and now in my later life I often will say “I will have a third of that cake please”. That’s if I decide to share it! Most of […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Liping Ma – Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
When I first started this module and we were introduced to the idea of ‘profound understanding of fundamental mathematics’ (PUFM), I was slightly terrified. It sounds terribly confusing but actually it boils down to very simple concepts. “By profound understanding I mean an understanding of the terrain of fundamental mathematics that is deep, broad and […] Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Supply chains and Demand planning
Going into the lecture on supply chains and demand planning I was quite excited as I study economics and thought this would be very relatable to previous work I had done. We started by looking at global food supply chains, this is how raw materials get to the end product and ready for consumption. There are … Continue reading Supply chains and Demand planning Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Number Systems
A numeral system is a writing system used for expressing numbers using digits or symbols. In everyday life we use a base 10 system which is also know as the decimal system and has 10 digits which represents all numbers, these are 0-9.The placing of the number is based on powers of 10. Below is an example … Continue reading Number Systems Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths in Art
Maths is everywhere, including in Art. When I started thinking about art I could see some simple links with maths, for example the use of shape, tessellation and size. After my lecture on the topic I realised that there is so much more maths that artists consider in order to make what they believe to be … Continue reading Maths in Art Continue reading
December 4, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths in Baking
By taking Discovering Mathematics as a module I have began to notice the use of maths in everyday life. I love to bake and never realised just how much maths is used whilst doing so. Maths is used at every step of baking from weighing out ingredients to setting temperatures. We also need to have … Continue reading Maths in Baking Continue reading
December 2, 2016
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Comments Off on Why I chose Discovering Mathematics
When I was little I was always very confident with maths and rarely struggled at primary school. In High School I was in set 3/7 for GCSE and got an A at the end. When it came to choosing my A levels I thought it would be a good idea to pick maths as it … Continue reading Why I chose Discovering Mathematics 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
November 29, 2016
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Comments Off on Maths is art?
Maths is everywhere, from structures and buildings to technology and science, mathematics can be seen by anyone at anytime. However, what some people fail to notice is the importance of maths within art, with sequences and ratios being used to create some of the most famous paintings and designs ever created. ad far back as Leonardo […] Continue reading
November 26, 2016
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Comments Off on Personal and Professional Values and Commitment- Online Unit Three
Within this task, it asked me to look at my own personal values and how they motivated me to choose teaching as my future career. Yet, when answering this question I believe that your own values need to be understood before entering your professional practice. I would say that my first core value is equality, […] Continue reading
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