naomidowenMar 25, 20221 min readSounds GoodI listened to a great webinar this week run by The British Library and Hub partners. It was all about creative ways to use sounds in...
naomidowenMar 10, 20222 min readMaths and problem solvingMy next pre-course task is to read 'Developing Excellence in Problem Solving with Young Learners' - https://nrich.maths.org/10865 It is a...
naomidowenMar 6, 20222 min readMistakes & challenges = weight lifting for the brain!My next pre-course task is to watch videos from this site: https://www.youcubed.org/ This is a website from Stanford University all about...
naomidowenMar 1, 20222 min readWhat do I think teachers are actually there for?First ACTUAL written task.... here we go.... List the key roles of the teacher in a primary classroom. Consider the attributes that...
naomidowenFeb 25, 20222 min readThe Boy at the Back of the ClassMy next assignment - reading The Boy At the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf. Lovely, I thought! Not a textbook or reference in sight!...
naomidowenFeb 22, 20222 min readKeeping them safeOne of the pre course tasks says: Read 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' (2021). Sounds easy enough, right? Wrong! I soon realised...
naomidowenFeb 20, 20222 min readMirror mirror on the wall....I started my pre-course preparation work today. I had to read a chapter from 'Reflective Practice for Teachers' by M Sellars....
naomidowenFeb 20, 20221 min readWhy a blog - haven't you got enough to do?I know from my previous life that a huge part of teacher training is about reflection. Thinking and writing about the things I read,...
naomidowenFeb 20, 20221 min readWait... you're doing what now?My first post! How very exciting! I think I should start with a bit about me and (briefly!) how I got to this point. I have wanted to...