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Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Day Five
Today I only had one lesson to observe which was a level three lesson on discrimination. During the course of the lesson the teachers showed students a very powerful video of an experiment conducted by Jane Elliot on her third grade class.
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Day Four
The morning began with administration tasks, during the course of this my mentor Gee provided me with a list of the various subjects I shall be taking, which are as follows;
I have also been given a wide range of resources and literature in order to prepare these lessons and been informed that I shall be taking students on a trip to St Fagans
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11.00-1.30
Observed a psychology lesson that was to being delivered to access to social welfare students . During this lesson the learners were required to complete part of their on going assessment which was for Learners to deliver 15 minute PowerPoint presentations in groups of three. However, only one group of pupils had carried out the required work.
2.00-3.00
In the afternoon I was afforded the opportunity to go on a placement visit with my mentor. The visit was at a local sure start center. I found this a very interesting as it was good to see how the skills and knowledge that the learners had learnt from a class room setting were applied to working within a child care environment.
- Psychology (level two and level 3 Child care students)
- Safeguarding (level two and level 3 Child care students)
- Communications (level one, two and three childcare)
- Nutrition (Level three, child care students)
- Abnormal Psychology (Access to social welfare )
I have also been given a wide range of resources and literature in order to prepare these lessons and been informed that I shall be taking students on a trip to St Fagans
check this out
11.00-1.30
Observed a psychology lesson that was to being delivered to access to social welfare students . During this lesson the learners were required to complete part of their on going assessment which was for Learners to deliver 15 minute PowerPoint presentations in groups of three. However, only one group of pupils had carried out the required work.
2.00-3.00
In the afternoon I was afforded the opportunity to go on a placement visit with my mentor. The visit was at a local sure start center. I found this a very interesting as it was good to see how the skills and knowledge that the learners had learnt from a class room setting were applied to working within a child care environment.
Day Three
Day Three
Lesson Cancelled
I was suppose to sit in with the medical officer who would deliver a lesson about sexual health. However this lesson was unfortunately cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances
Due to this my mentor took me though full induction and ensured that the human resource department provided me with a staff Identity card and fob to open doors. I was also given my own email account.:)
1.30-300
Safeguarding
I observed a lesson about safeguarding for level two students (both in terms of child protection and protection of vulnerable adults) .The learning objectives were for students to gain an understanding of what safeguarding is and way it is so important in a health and social care setting. Students were also to be able to identify five different types of abuse. The information was presented to the class via a PowerPoint presentation . This learning was reinforced and also assessed by the posters that the students designed. Students were required to research the subject matter via a search engine and compose a poster in relation to the subject.
Lesson Cancelled
I was suppose to sit in with the medical officer who would deliver a lesson about sexual health. However this lesson was unfortunately cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances
Due to this my mentor took me though full induction and ensured that the human resource department provided me with a staff Identity card and fob to open doors. I was also given my own email account.:)
1.30-300
Safeguarding
I observed a lesson about safeguarding for level two students (both in terms of child protection and protection of vulnerable adults) .The learning objectives were for students to gain an understanding of what safeguarding is and way it is so important in a health and social care setting. Students were also to be able to identify five different types of abuse. The information was presented to the class via a PowerPoint presentation . This learning was reinforced and also assessed by the posters that the students designed. Students were required to research the subject matter via a search engine and compose a poster in relation to the subject.
Day two
9.00-10.30
This morning began by me observing a level three lesson on Nutrition. The learning objectives of the lesson were to develop an understanding of nutrition for children and to demonstrate an understanding of what a healthy diet for a three year old child looks like. The assessment criteria was for the learners to develop an informative leaflet which was to incorporate a healthy menu for a three year old child.
In terms of ITC the students were given access to a pc in order to research information to incorporate within their leaflets. I noted that all of the students research engine of choose was Google. Students were instructed of which reliable web souses they could access in order to ensure that the information they were retrieving in relation to dietary nutrition for three year olds were accurate and ethical
BREAK
11.00-12.30
Today’s second session that I observed was a level 1 lesson on communications. The learning objectives of this session was to gain an understanding of communication and to outline the different types of communication.
The ITC technology that was utilised to relay this information was firstly a smart board with was utilised to relay information via a power point presentation and secondly the learners were given access to computers in order to research relevant information . The learning objectives were assessed by getting the learners to create a display about communication. (Please note, that this form of assessment also reinforces the learning
This was the first time within a lesson in which there was a behavioral issues. Whereby, a learner become rude and challenged the teachers choice to use a power points presentation. The teacher dissolved this situation very quickly by informing the learner that this would be how the lesson would go ahead. This issue propped myself to consider how I would deal with a challenging student. Furthermore, upon reflecting upon this event made, I questioned if the situation (ie the learner board and not engaged with the PowerPoint presentation) could have been avoided . I concluded that perhaps as there were a number of students within the room with behavioural issues the teacher could perhaps utilise a more interactive systems to relay this information. Therefore, I decided that I would create an interactive PowerPoint with perhaps a game to engage these students
LUNCH
1.30-200
Administration
2.00-3.00
Individual Tutorials
This morning began by me observing a level three lesson on Nutrition. The learning objectives of the lesson were to develop an understanding of nutrition for children and to demonstrate an understanding of what a healthy diet for a three year old child looks like. The assessment criteria was for the learners to develop an informative leaflet which was to incorporate a healthy menu for a three year old child.
In terms of ITC the students were given access to a pc in order to research information to incorporate within their leaflets. I noted that all of the students research engine of choose was Google. Students were instructed of which reliable web souses they could access in order to ensure that the information they were retrieving in relation to dietary nutrition for three year olds were accurate and ethical
BREAK
11.00-12.30
Today’s second session that I observed was a level 1 lesson on communications. The learning objectives of this session was to gain an understanding of communication and to outline the different types of communication.
The ITC technology that was utilised to relay this information was firstly a smart board with was utilised to relay information via a power point presentation and secondly the learners were given access to computers in order to research relevant information . The learning objectives were assessed by getting the learners to create a display about communication. (Please note, that this form of assessment also reinforces the learning
This was the first time within a lesson in which there was a behavioral issues. Whereby, a learner become rude and challenged the teachers choice to use a power points presentation. The teacher dissolved this situation very quickly by informing the learner that this would be how the lesson would go ahead. This issue propped myself to consider how I would deal with a challenging student. Furthermore, upon reflecting upon this event made, I questioned if the situation (ie the learner board and not engaged with the PowerPoint presentation) could have been avoided . I concluded that perhaps as there were a number of students within the room with behavioural issues the teacher could perhaps utilise a more interactive systems to relay this information. Therefore, I decided that I would create an interactive PowerPoint with perhaps a game to engage these students
LUNCH
1.30-200
Administration
2.00-3.00
Individual Tutorials
I was fortunate enough to be allowed to sit in and observe these individuals tutorials. During the course of the tutorials a number of issues were disclosed ranging from problems at home to struggling with the work that was set.
Day one
9.00
I arrived at Gower college feeling very nervous and anticipating what lay ahead of me. However, shortly after arriving at my mentor's office I felt very much as ease. During the morning for the most part I was introduced to college staff and shown around the campus. 11-12.30 I observed my first wellbeing tutorial which was intended to inform students about the impacts of bullying. The facilitator played a video in order for the message to truly hit home.
Please see video;
Lunch
12.30-1.30
1.30-300
I was observing the second half of a double session. During this session level one student were decorating a board about healthy eating for children .
I arrived at Gower college feeling very nervous and anticipating what lay ahead of me. However, shortly after arriving at my mentor's office I felt very much as ease. During the morning for the most part I was introduced to college staff and shown around the campus. 11-12.30 I observed my first wellbeing tutorial which was intended to inform students about the impacts of bullying. The facilitator played a video in order for the message to truly hit home.
Please see video;
Lunch
12.30-1.30
1.30-300
I was observing the second half of a double session. During this session level one student were decorating a board about healthy eating for children .
Placement
I am currently placed within the Human service department at Gower college where I shall be teaching Psychology and Safeguarding to child care and social welfare student students Link to Gower College .
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Micro teach
On the 3rd October our PCET group participated in our first thirty minute Micro teach session. During the course of the day each student had to deliver a thirty minute session on our subject. I found this very interesting as it enabled the group to gain a brief understanding in one and others subjects. As one of my areas of interest is Criminology and I have a passion for penal reform I decided that an appropriate session for me to take was a session in relation to Women in Prison within the United Kingdom.
Upon reflecting on the micro teach it is apparent that to date the PCET course has enabled me to develop additional skills in order to carry out a successful teaching session. However, it is evident that there are areas that need improvement such as my over reliance on the SMART board as I had a tendency to read directly from it on occasion. Furthermore, it was brought to my attention that I need to be aware of my positioning as there were times throughout my presentation were I was obstructing students view.
In relation to my use of ITC during this session, it has become apparent to me that before organising an activity that places a lot of reliance on Smart board technology. I should ensure that all required equipment is complete and in full working order before the start of my session. As I intended to make my micro teach interactive by encouraging students participate in interactive activities on the SMART board. However, as a result of missing equipment (SMART board pens) I was unable to run this activity . Therefore, I had to improvise and use pen and paper to deliver the activities.
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