What haven’t we learnt???
Rebecca posted about a parent teacher interview that she had and she was pondering about her son and sight words. This made me think of all the things that I would actually like to learn about in my...
View ArticleMyths about teachers
I stole this from a post on Facebook via a teacher and as the blog says some are contentious. I giggled at some but because it is true in that horror/funny way and it is weird to see these thoughts...
View ArticleProfessional Experience
I, like many others, had their first day on prac on Friday. I have visited the classroom 3 times now and am getting more confident with students names although I still mix them up sometimes and say...
View ArticleReflections on day 1
I am now home, fed and still to have a shower after my day in the prep classroom. I had a science lesson today, teaching about different materials and their properties which will ultimately result in...
View ArticleReflections on day 4
The interactive part of the IWB now does not work… The computers in the room now do not work… At least the computer is still working, …just. I must admit I don’t like prep, not the kids but what is...
View ArticleTiming
I was reading another students blog and one of her focusses for the next week (and her last, I’m jealous) was timing in lessons. I, too, need to be more aware of time and timing during the day. Non...
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One more week…
It is weird as I sit here, planning for my last week and feeling both relieved and sad that it is all ending. I have learnt heaps from this, not content, but the difference in upper primary to lower...
View ArticleAnd it has finished….
I have had an interesting 3 weeks of prac. On the Facebook page fro EDC3100 there were a variety of experiences with the class and the mentors. One of the most eye opening part of prac for me was the...
View ArticleHave I integrated enough ICT???
It was difficult to integrate ICT in a prep classroom effectively especially when the class computers died on me and they have an hour every fortnight of a specialist ICT lesson. I tried to find...
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My final post
It has been a long 15 weeks since the start of this digital journey and it culminated tonight with me hitting that submit button for assignment 3. I have enjoyed having a blog to verbally dump...
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