<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Teacher in Training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teacher in Training]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:37:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How very manipulative]]></title><description><![CDATA[This lecture was all about how/when &#38; why to use manipulatives in maths. The article by Laksi et al. (2015) was really interesting. I had...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/how-to-manipulate</link><guid isPermaLink="false">631c5b28624827a13adb339d</guid><category><![CDATA[Maths]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:32:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_b969c4b575e74402964284cbe3fddbd8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daylight observations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Went back to school to observe a science lesson this afternoon. It was SO lovely to be back in the classroom! The children were gorgeous...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/daylight-observations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b3419ffa4bcab1d4d152e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_0e3acee04cc5469fabf57a3a1c1fc824~mv2_d_3840_2160_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the beat goes o-on..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's session was about the 7 inter-related dimensions of music.  Sounds complicated, but actually I felt quite a lot of it was common...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/and-the-beat-goes-o-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a09a03767ac43d9d718ee9</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:14:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_37d2fedb29d146dd8ca0d529f626e909~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[As pretty as a picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was slightly apprehensive about our first art lecture.  I have always thought as myself as being 'rubbish' at art. (cue - Dweck!)....]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/as-pretty-as-a-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62923b6e8de94ea1238b626a</guid><category><![CDATA[Art]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 15:13:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_c87edc4f83fd49429a13c5741a852640~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhythm is a dancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have really enjoyed reading about teaching music.  I would say that I am reasonable at music - I can read music, I can sing, play the...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/rhythm-is-a-dancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6291ed9a3e83560ca522d697</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 09:44:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_00d1b7184b20418cad88b090c9dbc22c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_426,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judaism and Buddhism]]></title><description><![CDATA[We first looked at Judaism and thought about using artefacts within lessons. We started off by being 'biblical archeologists' with...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/judaism-and-buddhism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628f966d8c459306879fead9</guid><category><![CDATA[RE]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 15:14:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1113192b1e4342bd87f6803d6510bcd4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And I say Thank you for the Music.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I enjoyed this lecture so much! Suzanne was so enthusiastic and made it feel so normal to be singing in front of people at 9am in the...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/and-i-say-thank-you-for-the-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628e2e59d4892af7951f88ca</guid><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2022 13:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_dc1c9b9600054b1990c0f59567b23cce~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_237,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hinduism &#38; Sikhism]]></title><description><![CDATA[We came into the room and it was dimly lit, with incense burning and music on.  How lovely!!! Cindy started off by asking me to tell the...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/hinduism-sikhism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628bcbf64050b1436a3c3105</guid><category><![CDATA[RE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 18:09:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77d1e9055e904356ba0ad5fced1ab9a4.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching Islam]]></title><description><![CDATA[I so enjoy these RE lectures.  I love exploring different faiths.  Although I feel slightly pressured to get everything right as they...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/teaching-islam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628bc9113798309d6a9ca6bb</guid><category><![CDATA[RE]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 18:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f69978d501c843f080fe1c3716bb800f.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sequincing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok, so obviously this session was about sequencing, rather than sequins, but sequins are far more colourful! Because of the spiral...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/sequincing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628a5b68269f8ce6b51d78dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Science]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 16:03:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_bfaf14cca0e84375a5546c36c09b2102~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_474,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My reason for being.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maths reasoning seems to be about being able to explain why. It's within the National Curriculum that children can 'reason...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/my-reason-for-being</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628a483b9ed93b3694190995</guid><category><![CDATA[Maths]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 14:34:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_9f4f562842884cf6ae81be077f5da7b3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_355,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm fluent.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of maths seems to do with fluency.  I think that's having those key facts which can just trip off the tip of your tongue when you...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/i-m-fluent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628a465b0ea25f94931659ad</guid><category><![CDATA[Maths]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 14:24:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_532e990f77044e149e8a9960758d5f40~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I - am - a - slow - reader]]></title><description><![CDATA[I – am – in – the – slow - read – ers’ - group – my – broth – er – is – in – the – foot – ball – team – my – sis – ter – is – a – ser –...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/i-am-a-slow-reader</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6289f4091cebe9ff1e6b06d7</guid><category><![CDATA[Masters]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 08:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_516f42794861664d414d49~mv2_d_4928_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowing me and Knowing You. Ah ha.....]]></title><description><![CDATA[We started off this lecture finishing off about knowledge from last time. A few new words: Epistemology - the study of knowledge....]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/knowing-me-and-knowing-you-ah-ha</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6289f0b7caf981adca3c0799</guid><category><![CDATA[Masters]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 08:26:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_452d6777a5494b2aa03812c0d6ac01e3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is quite a (learning) journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's lecture was mainly about sharing our drafts of our creed and learning journey. Coming back to our values. I find this values...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/this-is-quite-a-learning-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6289e98254c3ac1be4899553</guid><category><![CDATA[Masters]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 07:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_40f72651482a4a3e9244696d9e1fb7ed~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Prince Killed the Dragon......]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was such a fab lecture! I really enjoyed it! Free Writing We started off thinking about free writing and were asked to try some free...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/the-prince-killed-the-dragon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6289cfcb4dcdb9205a6b3f52</guid><category><![CDATA[English]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 06:20:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f62634f347a6877446655~mv2_d_5184_3456_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like Maths Talk. You like Maths Talk.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really like the idea of a daily Maths Talk.  It seems like a fab way to build in maths understand daily.  At Orleans we had morning...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/i-like-maths-talk-you-like-maths-talk</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6282a17af3de727ece8a8243</guid><category><![CDATA[Maths]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 19:33:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_a6da8194d53c4bb3aeb85a5de306954d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spelling and writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video on Moodle Spelling We first looked at spelling techniques.  There was a spelling test to do (8/10 - not bad). What was interesting...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/spelling-and-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627fb51c1ed80d7b413b4e19</guid><category><![CDATA[English]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2022 14:08:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_5707973db2c946ee9152fd60c648a6ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you Understand?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was all about comprehension. We thought about what a child would need to know in order to make sense of the sentence 1 "A mouse...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/do-you-understand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627c0165b28c370e1f373cb6</guid><category><![CDATA[English]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a7e7cd_739009ab43e84e3ca0e45130b352175b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_474,h_266,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's electrifying!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's lecture was all about assessment, through the medium of electricity. We had a recap about scientific skills. I wasn't 100% sure...]]></description><link>https://naomidowen.wixsite.com/teacherintraining/post/it-s-electrifying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627bfba1d63c5bf36743fcea</guid><category><![CDATA[Science]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2022 18:29:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8739d2d99dbd55fa18b5deac40af94fa.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>naomidowen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>