https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k Andrew Little en-us 2017-11-28 14:23:59 UTC 2017-12-04 11:44:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png ashleigh_mccabe46 https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210917492 The majority of this lesson was centered around different teaching methods which can be implemented in a lesson in order to not only keep students simulated but also as a form of assessment for learning. One of such methods that we looked at was a walking debate, a quick and exciting to students, way of not only allowing the students to voice their opinions but also allows the teacher to see if their topic which they have been trying to teach has been effective or if the majority of the class is still unsure about concepts which they've previously covered. Walking debates are also good as they allow teacher to see what prior knowledge students have on topics and they can help students who are prone to day dreaming and distractions help stay concentrating on the task at hand.]]> 2017-11-28 14:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210917492 ashleigh_mccabe46 https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210919278 For our initial lesson with Andrew we were focusing on what motivated us to choose this vocation for what may be the rest of our lives. this involved looking at a couple of TED talks, 'what makes a good teacher great?' and 'Every kid needs a champion'https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion. These two very different videos both showed very vivid and what I can only assume accurate descriptions of all of the different roles teachers must play and all the support teachers must provide to their students. While i feel that quite a lot of the aspects mentioned in the videos were more relevant for teachers of younger students such as primary school there was still quite a lot relevant to that of being a teacher of secondary school students particularly for first to third year students. Even at this, however, I am sure that at certain times the behavior and needs of students, who you would assume should be mature enough to deal with certain situations, will actually find themselves looking for more support from you than you may have initially expected.]]> 2017-11-28 14:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210919278 ashleigh_mccabe46 https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210943682 This lesson was a more theory based lessons that most of the other lesson we've gone through.  It was a lesson which we went through many terms which are common  but unique to and relating to the classroom. these were terms which we should be aware of before we enter the classroom in December. These terms included learning terms such as 'Ashter', which is learning through play and SED, which is an abreviation for special education needs. and how we can best plan our lessons, giving us helpful hints such trying to regarding how we should make our lesson plans, advising us to first plan what we want to cover and then work in resources and to write up the lesson plan last. We were also informed about different people and facilities which may be available if we carry out our placement in a DEIS school. These included people such as a home school liaison officer and facilities which are used as support for students who may not be fully supported at home.]]> 2017-11-28 15:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210943682 ashleigh_mccabe46 https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210943695 This week we looked at insulators and conductors, in an abstract way. The main idea of this lesson was simply to create the best and most efficient flask we could, using only tin foil, a beaker, sellotape and cotton wool, cardboard and a thermometer. No other instructions were given so this lesson would probably be most beneficial for a class who have previously looked at what a conduction and insulator is and what their uses are. I found this to be brilliant fun and coming up with the different designs and thinking how to create the best flask also brought in learning into the lab. the introduction of the competition to this lesson really created a buzz in this lab as each group began to get secretive with their designs and really started to think of ways to best insulate heir flask in order to beat the other groups.]]> 2017-11-28 15:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210943695 ashleigh_mccabe46 https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210954507 2017-11-28 15:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210954507 ashleigh_mccabe46 https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210964269 We were introduced to many different activities that can be used in order to assess for learning and to gauge how well your students understand the material and to mainly and most importantly in order for them to improve by getting feedback on their work.
The first activity was snowball, an activity where all students write down a graph, misunderstood question or just anything general which they do not understand, whatever you wish to cover and each student scrunches their question up and place them in a pile on the floor and then each students pick up a 'snowball' from the floor and tries to answer the question which is on it and then places it back on the floor and selects a new question until all questions have been answered 3 times, then the teacher picks up a snowball and gets students to pick which answer would be awarded the most marks according to marking scheme. i really like the anonymous and therefore no shame factor to this activity and also how stimulating it is for the students.]]> 2017-11-28 15:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleigh_mccabe46/o5akiqvny67k/wish/210964269