Early Years Teaching

In seminar, we were expected to create a short poem in the shape...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:53:08 +0100

In seminar, we were expected to create a short poem in the shape of any object. Some class members created stars, some diamonds. Me and two other classmates, had decided to use the moon as our shape. We wanted to make the poem rhyme also and we wrote a poem based on the moon. Working in a group, collaboratively, this is what we came up with. Bare in mind we wrote it in less than 15 minutes.

North Cyprus

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North Cyprus

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Evaluation

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:25:00 +0100

This observation shows that Child.M is engaging in constructive and small world play. I have seen that this form of play is of interest to Child.M. He enjoys building and connecting objects to form a trail. Child.M recognises when he requires support and communicates through his body language and gestures in order to get his point across. He also recognises that there are not enough tracks to play with in order to build his track. Child.M has some good fine manipulative skills and hand-eye co-ordination however requires extra support in this. Child.M also has some sense of inclusion amongst his peers as he shares the equipment with others. Child.M shows signs of frustration and seems to be unable to complete his play experience, therefore he requires extra support in recognising his own achievements.

Child Observation

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:33:00 +0100

Child’s Name: Child.M

Date: 15/03/12

Time: 2.49 pm - 2.55 pm

Context: Indoors, 1 child present, 1 Adult (interaction)

Narrative Observation

Child.M plays with a train set (a few tracks). He passes me a train.

“Thank You (Child.M)” I drive it along the three blocks

Child.M: “No, this one” and points to the small tracks. He sits down beside me and plays with the three pieces.

Child.M: “Phew!” and strokes his forehead. He drops some pieces on the floor, “Whoops” and he smiles.

He continues attempting to piece together some train tracks. After a failed attempt, he sighs and places the piece in front of another child, then gestures with his finger to the tracks.

The Child connects the blocks to the other pieces and smiles.

Child.M continues driving the train along three tracks.

(After a while)

He sees a broken piece and says “Huh?” then mumbles (unable to identify spoken language)

He attempts to connect one more piece onto his track. It does not connect. He stands up and looks around…

“No more”

Adult: “No more what (child.M)?”

Child.M points to the train track pieces. Child.M sighs and walks away

Teachers in Tiaras: Facebook

Sat, 12 May 2012 21:18:10 +0100

Teachers in Tiaras: Facebook:

teachersintiaras:

Lots of you were interested in the fake Facebook I made on Dr. Seuss. I did a little research and found several templates to create these “fakebooks.”

1. Fakebook

2. My Fake Wall: It is necessary to create an account for this website, so it might not be ideal for students. Otherwise, the…

A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said ...they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bullies another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. Pass it on.

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:08:42 +0100

to-her-darkness:

sinusoidalsoup:

I will always reblog this.

me as well!

Absolutely fantastic… So good that I’m re-blogging it twice! On both my blogs!! : D

New Shirt!

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:59:59 +0100

teachersintiaras:

heygirlteacher:

I am SO excited about the new shirt that has just come out!

"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and..."

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:48:05 +0100

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution”

- Khalil Gibran

"You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great"

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:43:00 +0100

“You don’t have to be great to get started, but you have to get started to be great”

- Les Brown

Technology in Education: Should A School Change Start Time For Sleep? Later School Start Times Improve Student Performance: Study

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:33:03 +0100

Technology in Education: Should A School Change Start Time For Sleep? Later School Start Times Improve Student Performance: Study :

techedblog:

In high school, Melissa Edwards woke up at 6:30 a.m. to catch a bus. It was dark, she was tired and the school’s 7:15 a.m. morning bell forced the St. Louis teen to eat lunch at 10:45.

Her brother was incredulous. “I thought that this couldn’t possibly be good,” said Finley Edwards, a Colby…

teachersintiaras: There are tons of websites and prompts to...

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:32:01 +0100

teachersintiaras:

There are tons of websites and prompts to make a “Facebook” on anyone! I created this one on my favorite author.

Have your students create a Facebook full of friends, statuses, and wall updates on characters as an alternative book report.

Highlight of my day...

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:31:58 +0100

In placement, the class teacher was discussing the very sensitive subject of death. The class teacher told it well, but being very careful how to phrase her words. She discussed her mother passing away, this is how the conversation went on…

Children are aged: 3 - 4 Years

Teacher: My mother was very old, and then she eventually passed away. I do miss her but she is in a peaceful, better place.

Child.1: Why did she die?

Teacher: She was very sick

Child.2: Did the monster eat her?

The question of child.2 was the highlight of my day. It amazed me how children can get so wrapped up in fantasy and the stories that they read. Has anyone got any other stories to share about surprising questions that children ask? If so, please feel free to share it.

ursoteachable: Parking-Garage Sight Word Study: This is a...

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:53:18 +0100

ursoteachable:

Parking-Garage Sight Word Study: This is a really fun way to assess sight word retention. Each student gets a parking garage paper. The words inside the parking spots should be different and vary per-child. Each student gets a matchbox car. Say a word on the list of sight words and have students place their car on the correct word. If you are smarter than me, laminate the parking sheets!!! :-)

"If society doesn’t value the profession of teaching, why should our children? My friends encourage..."

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:51:40 +0100

“If society doesn’t value the profession of teaching, why should our children? My friends encourage me to “move on” to administration. Others ask me why “I’m still teaching.” Well-meaning family members recommend that I quit and “try something else.””

- Neither Saints Nor Fools: Teachers in the Education Debate (via world-shaker)

Music teacher in training: How to make your substitute teacher very, very happy:

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:50:35 +0100

Music teacher in training: How to make your substitute teacher very, very happy::

music-teacher-in-training:

Today I subbed for the most organized teacher on the planet. It was a substitute’s dream job.

Now, I know all of y’all Tumblr teachers are on the ball so maybe this isn’t new to you, but this is the first I’ve seen it as a substitute and I thought I would pass it along…

Attached to her seating…

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Tue, 08 May 2012 19:48:42 +0100

"You won’t allow me to go to school. I won’t become a doctor. Remember this: One day you will be..."

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:40:51 +0100

“You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:
One day you will be sick.”

- — Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl

This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their feelings about love (considered blasphemous), and their doubts about religion.

One of the best articles I’ve read all year. Here’s the link

(via katyuno)

Plagiarism Detectives at Work (plus 5 Top Plagiarism Detection Applications)

Tue, 08 May 2012 19:39:51 +0100

Plagiarism Detectives at Work (plus 5 Top Plagiarism Detection Applications):

revolutionizeed:

I’ve found that the best way to spot plagiarism is to have your students write often and know their writing styles and abilities. I can easily spot plagiarism because I know my students well. I then check the passage or passages with any number of free plagiarism checkers online and also Google search sections that seem particularly suspicious!

The best deterrent for all of this is to teach students about plagiarism at the beginning of the year and show them how you are going to check over their work and how they can check their own work before submitting!

Oh…and here is an article with some more plagiarism checker options and thoughts!