Do some very specific ideas emerge about your networking and sources?
Networking is a very important tool for my Professional Practice as it enables me to build and gain relationship with other industry professionals . By gaining an understanding during this unit i hope to use these theories and sources in the future to enable my professional network to grow.
Are your ideas, position or concerns shared by others within and/or beyond your professional area of work?
Since starting BAPP i feel that i have been able to comment on other blogs regarding to the subjects and realise that i am not the only one who has the same thoughts for example when Alice wrote a blog regarding Harvard Referencing. this has enabled me to widening my knowledge with regards to referencing. Each blog i read has something different and interesting for each others and it is sure broadening my knowledge.
Does sharing ideas and communicating with others shift your thinking, planning or practice?
Blogging sure has broadened my knowledge everyone has different view points and different main focuses in each blog. by reading and commenting on each others blogs sure helps me to think more deeply into the topic, sometimes it doubts what i have wrote but its how you use the theory or source in your professional practice is the main important thing as we all have different professional practices.
Does critical reflection help you decide what really matters and the actions to take?
I agree with this question totally by reflecting on my day has enabled me to think more deeply and reflect on how i can improve through the due course. if things haven't gone to plan i find that reflecting is the best way to discover what i can improve on for next time.
Are you left thinking differently prior to this part of the module? And if so, how?
Since completing module 1 it has sure made me think differently firstly through communication , thinking of the different ways to communicate with web 2.0 and also broadening my ways to advertise and show the work i am doing to a wider audience by completing this unit i wouldn't of used different ways to advertise my work .
In addition, reflective theories have also helped me in my professional practice by helping my teaching practices considering what works and what doesn't especially reflecting in Gibbs theory of reflection .
Finally Networking, this has enabled me to discover how to network better it has shown that i have a broad network in my professional practice and i have been able to understand how i can grow in the near future i believe this is an important factor to have a successful career.
Sunday, 1 January 2017
3B Theories relating to networking
Task 3B in the BA Professional Practice helps you to develop an understanding about different concepts of professional network and how do these concept relate to my professional practice.
Co-operation
One of the most influential researchers behind the theory of Co Operation is Robert Axelrod. Axelrod highlights the importance of co operation with others. I really like the idea of what Axelrod has came up with behind the Prisoners Dilemma because without co operation with each other you dont get anywhere
Pensioner Dilemma is based on decision analysis, the prisoners usually decide to protect their selves at the expense from the other participant ! . This doesnt have a positive outcome As a result of following a purely logical thought process, both participants find themselves in a worse state than if they had cooperated with each other in the decision-making process.
A good example of the prisoners theory that appears in the news quite frequently is Brexit between the EU and Britain trying to gain access to the EU Single market ! A the situation is taking a long to process as co operation is key between the 2 sectors to make a final decision.
http://www.lawyersforbritain.org/eu-deal-single-market.shtml
Affiliation
Co-operation
One of the most influential researchers behind the theory of Co Operation is Robert Axelrod. Axelrod highlights the importance of co operation with others. I really like the idea of what Axelrod has came up with behind the Prisoners Dilemma because without co operation with each other you dont get anywhere
Pensioner Dilemma is based on decision analysis, the prisoners usually decide to protect their selves at the expense from the other participant ! . This doesnt have a positive outcome As a result of following a purely logical thought process, both participants find themselves in a worse state than if they had cooperated with each other in the decision-making process.
http://www.lawyersforbritain.org/eu-deal-single-market.shtml
Affiliation
Affiliation is a concept of social psychology that seeks to explain how humans enjoy and benefit from been with others and the reasons why humans ‘form close relationships with each other which begins from our brains. Everyone's level of interaction between each other can be different some people maybe more private and some people might be more open with certain subjects.
This relates to my networking in professional practice as i have to create interaction with children ,colleagues and clients that i work with on a day to day basis and without 'Affiliation' in my network is really important part of my career especially when teaching children in an education environment.
Social Constructionism
I think this is an important part of professional networking, social constructionism the key principles for professional networking is through social interaction, humans ‘construct’ meanings of the world we live in and their experiences.Social Constructionism is largely based around the emphases of larger social processes, in the performing arts world
'This thing could not have existed had we not built it'
Connectivism
“Connectivism is a theory about learning influenced by ideas about the organisation of learning and information with special reference to the spread of the Internet”
Middlesex University (2012) BAPP (Arts) Reader 3, Institute of Work Based Learning, London: Middlesex University
This theory gives you the idea of learning and networking at the same time , it also relate to my professional practice when teaching giving my knowledge transfer to the students in an efficient way of teaching .
Community of Practice
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession. originally developed by Lave and Wenger in 1991.
Domain : A community of practice is not merely a club of friends or a network of connections between people. It has an identity defined by a shared domain of interest. Membership therefore implies a commitment to the domain, and therefore a shared competence that distinguishes members from other people. (You could belong to the same network as someone and never know it.) The domain is not necessarily something recognised as “expertise” outside the community. A youth gang may have developed all sorts of ways of dealing with their domain: surviving on the street and maintaining some kind of identity they can live with. They value their collective competence and learn from each other, even though few people outside the group may value or even recognise their expertise.
Community: In pursuing their interest in their domain, members engage in joint activities and discussions, help each other, and share information. They build relationships that enable them to learn from each other; they care about their standing with each other. A website in itself is not a community of practice. Having the same job or the same title does not make for a community of practice unless members interact and learn together. The claims processors in a large insurance company or students in American high schools may have much in common, yet unless they interact and learn together, they do not form a community of practice. But members of a community of practice do not necessarily work together on a daily basis. The Impressionists, for instance, used to meet in cafes and studios to discuss the style of painting they were inventing together. These interactions were essential to making them a community of practice even though they often painted alone.
Practice: A community of practice is not merely a community of interest–people who like certain kinds of movies, for instance. Members of a community of practice are practitioners. They develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems—in short a shared practice. This takes time and sustained interaction. A good conversation with a stranger on an airplane may give you all sorts of interesting insights, but it does not in itself make for a community of practice. The development of a shared practice may be more or less self-conscious. The “windshield wipers” engineers at an auto manufacturer make a concerted effort to collect and document the tricks and lessons they have learned into a knowledge base. By contrast, nurses who meet regularly for lunch in a hospital cafeteria may not realize that their lunch discussions are one of their main sources of knowledge about how to care for patients. Still, in the course of all these conversations, they have developed a set of stories and cases that have become a shared repertoire for their practice.
This relates to my networking in professional practice as i have to create interaction with children ,colleagues and clients that i work with on a day to day basis and without 'Affiliation' in my network is really important part of my career especially when teaching children in an education environment.
Social Constructionism
I think this is an important part of professional networking, social constructionism the key principles for professional networking is through social interaction, humans ‘construct’ meanings of the world we live in and their experiences.Social Constructionism is largely based around the emphases of larger social processes, in the performing arts world
'This thing could not have existed had we not built it'
Connectivism
“Connectivism is a theory about learning influenced by ideas about the organisation of learning and information with special reference to the spread of the Internet”
Middlesex University (2012) BAPP (Arts) Reader 3, Institute of Work Based Learning, London: Middlesex University
This theory gives you the idea of learning and networking at the same time , it also relate to my professional practice when teaching giving my knowledge transfer to the students in an efficient way of teaching .
Community of Practice
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession. originally developed by Lave and Wenger in 1991.
Community: In pursuing their interest in their domain, members engage in joint activities and discussions, help each other, and share information. They build relationships that enable them to learn from each other; they care about their standing with each other. A website in itself is not a community of practice. Having the same job or the same title does not make for a community of practice unless members interact and learn together. The claims processors in a large insurance company or students in American high schools may have much in common, yet unless they interact and learn together, they do not form a community of practice. But members of a community of practice do not necessarily work together on a daily basis. The Impressionists, for instance, used to meet in cafes and studios to discuss the style of painting they were inventing together. These interactions were essential to making them a community of practice even though they often painted alone.
Practice: A community of practice is not merely a community of interest–people who like certain kinds of movies, for instance. Members of a community of practice are practitioners. They develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems—in short a shared practice. This takes time and sustained interaction. A good conversation with a stranger on an airplane may give you all sorts of interesting insights, but it does not in itself make for a community of practice. The development of a shared practice may be more or less self-conscious. The “windshield wipers” engineers at an auto manufacturer make a concerted effort to collect and document the tricks and lessons they have learned into a knowledge base. By contrast, nurses who meet regularly for lunch in a hospital cafeteria may not realize that their lunch discussions are one of their main sources of knowledge about how to care for patients. Still, in the course of all these conversations, they have developed a set of stories and cases that have become a shared repertoire for their practice.
Monday, 26 December 2016
Task 3c Sources of information
Throughout my Professional Practice i use different sources to gather knowledge and information from the following:-
1. Search Engine
1. Search Engine
Firstly every time i go online i always like to open up Google as i think its the easiest and quickest way to find the information you are looking for, as it refers you to the knowledge of the key word you have put into the google search bar.
As the key word brings up a wide range of websites it enables me to have a broadened knowledge of the subject.This refers to my professional practice as the other day i was creating a lesson plan behind Matilda the musical and i did some in depth research into this musical and i used google as the search engine to develop my knowledge.
2.Social Media
Social Media is a big part of my professional networking the little widgets always appear on websites for you to share the information to a larger audience on your own social networking sites to create a larger awareness.
The new job that i am starting in January have spoken in depth about using social media sharing the children's work on the school website ,video sharing websites and their Facebook page. this shows that schools are wanting the larger audience see what the children are achieving !
In addition to this using social media its a great way to find out about dance courses, jobs, and form larger networks with professionals in the performing arts/dance sector.
3. Performing Arts/ Dance professionals
By speaking to Performing arts and Dance Professionals that have had many years experience in the industry they are able to guide me in the correct direction in what i want to achieve in a certain area of the industry . By gaining good relationships with performing arts / dance professionals they can recommend you for work to clients and also give you contacts for work and qualifications. The information and knowledge they offer is certainly infomation to take on board for the future for your career.
4.Books Articles and Google Scholar
In my professional Practice i not only use the online way to find information regarding the subject but also I research through books and articles regarding the subject this is a frequent occurrence in my professional practice when i start my planning regarding lesson plans and selecting specific subjects suitability for the children.
5.Films and Documentaries
If I am studying a subject that i am not too sure about i like to look at films and documentaries regarding the specific subject as i believe that it enables me to write down some notes about the film / documentary and it gives me a base to the subject. for example I watched a film 'George Balanchine’s Jewels' to enable me to have a greater understanding of the specific characteristics of George Balanchine style for my professional practice it enabled me to broaden my subject knowledge.
The new job that i am starting in January have spoken in depth about using social media sharing the children's work on the school website ,video sharing websites and their Facebook page. this shows that schools are wanting the larger audience see what the children are achieving !
In addition to this using social media its a great way to find out about dance courses, jobs, and form larger networks with professionals in the performing arts/dance sector.
3. Performing Arts/ Dance professionals
By speaking to Performing arts and Dance Professionals that have had many years experience in the industry they are able to guide me in the correct direction in what i want to achieve in a certain area of the industry . By gaining good relationships with performing arts / dance professionals they can recommend you for work to clients and also give you contacts for work and qualifications. The information and knowledge they offer is certainly infomation to take on board for the future for your career.
4.Books Articles and Google Scholar
In my professional Practice i not only use the online way to find information regarding the subject but also I research through books and articles regarding the subject this is a frequent occurrence in my professional practice when i start my planning regarding lesson plans and selecting specific subjects suitability for the children.
5.Films and Documentaries
If I am studying a subject that i am not too sure about i like to look at films and documentaries regarding the specific subject as i believe that it enables me to write down some notes about the film / documentary and it gives me a base to the subject. for example I watched a film 'George Balanchine’s Jewels' to enable me to have a greater understanding of the specific characteristics of George Balanchine style for my professional practice it enabled me to broaden my subject knowledge.
Sunday, 27 November 2016
Task 3a Current networks
Its important for myself that i keep developing my professional practice through face to face conversations and also online connections to broaden my network as its important to professional network and build a good reputation and business relationship for myself with clients.
In the near future i would like to develop my ISTD teaching network into a larger scale once qualified ,the ISTD have an online website which enables companies that are looking for a dance teacher in the local area search their details and qualifications and contact them if they are interested in their skill base to become a teacher at the school. I think this is an excellent online network platform for employment. http://www.dance-teachers.org/
I believe that its important to keep professional and personal networks separate as its never a good idea to mix these 2 thoughts together .Both of these networks are very important in life and they are just as important as each other.
Friday, 18 November 2016
Task 2D: Inquiry
What in your daily practice gets you really enthusiastic to find out more about? Who do you admire who also works with what makes you enthusiastic?
There are many things in my daily practice that gets me enthusiastic, I am currently studying ISTD Teaching course and I am loving looking at the anatomy of the body and how does brain develop through the years from learning dance and in addition how does the fundamental movement development differ from children taking dance lessons to the children who dont. I would love to find out more about these topic as it intrigues me.
I admire many people through my life so far including teachers who have taught me dance, family and friends they give me inspiration to achieve in life and never give up on my dreams.
What gets you angry or makes you sad? Who do you admire who shares your feelings or has found away to work around the sadness or anger?
I admit i am a bit of a thinker i think about somethings into too much detail and i always doubt myself! By thinking into too much detail about something does make me feel sad as i doubt my thoughts.
Some of the schools i work in children suffer with anger and emotional difficulties and have so many thoughts going through their minds where they are worrying about something. It puts doubting myself and thinking into too much detail in a different level as these children are only in school and are young and shouldn't have to worry about anything. I try to help these children express themselves and put positive thoughts through their mind. I know if i do need to express myself in any way i know i have got my family here to support me.
What do you love about what you do? Who do you admire who also seems to love this or is an example of what you love?
What i love doing in my Professional Practice is giving children an insight into dance and i am able to show and deliver passion into this subject. I love to see every child having a go! I would love to develop dance further into primary school as i believe that also it helps SEN children develop and able to be creative.
What do you feel you don’t understand? Who do you admire who does seem to understand it or who has found a way of making not understanding it interesting or beautiful, or has asked the same questions as you?
I dont understand many aspects of life and the current world we live in including gun crime , violence, Education changes every year, is it always for the better and why ? Whats going to happen to Brexit ? I think no one could answer all the question and give a fully detailed explanation to these questions, and some aspects will never stop like gun crime and violence.Imagine the world without these aspects, what a different world we would live in !
How do you decide the appropriate ethical response in a given situation? To what extent are disciplinary responses different to that you might expect more generally in society? For example, what level of physical contact would you deem appropriate (and not) from another professional that you would find unacceptable more generally? Why?
Ethical response is a difficult area to apply yourself to and it would also depend on what environment i was in my, if i was with young children my response would be different compared to if i was surrounded by my friends and family.
I think the word physical contact in a dance environment is a normal aspect of dancing and learning as your teacher adjusts your movement/placement to make it right . but i think if you had an office job i dont think this would be appropriate.
There are many things in my daily practice that gets me enthusiastic, I am currently studying ISTD Teaching course and I am loving looking at the anatomy of the body and how does brain develop through the years from learning dance and in addition how does the fundamental movement development differ from children taking dance lessons to the children who dont. I would love to find out more about these topic as it intrigues me.
I admire many people through my life so far including teachers who have taught me dance, family and friends they give me inspiration to achieve in life and never give up on my dreams.
What gets you angry or makes you sad? Who do you admire who shares your feelings or has found away to work around the sadness or anger?
I admit i am a bit of a thinker i think about somethings into too much detail and i always doubt myself! By thinking into too much detail about something does make me feel sad as i doubt my thoughts.
Some of the schools i work in children suffer with anger and emotional difficulties and have so many thoughts going through their minds where they are worrying about something. It puts doubting myself and thinking into too much detail in a different level as these children are only in school and are young and shouldn't have to worry about anything. I try to help these children express themselves and put positive thoughts through their mind. I know if i do need to express myself in any way i know i have got my family here to support me.
What do you love about what you do? Who do you admire who also seems to love this or is an example of what you love?
What i love doing in my Professional Practice is giving children an insight into dance and i am able to show and deliver passion into this subject. I love to see every child having a go! I would love to develop dance further into primary school as i believe that also it helps SEN children develop and able to be creative.
What do you feel you don’t understand? Who do you admire who does seem to understand it or who has found a way of making not understanding it interesting or beautiful, or has asked the same questions as you?
I dont understand many aspects of life and the current world we live in including gun crime , violence, Education changes every year, is it always for the better and why ? Whats going to happen to Brexit ? I think no one could answer all the question and give a fully detailed explanation to these questions, and some aspects will never stop like gun crime and violence.Imagine the world without these aspects, what a different world we would live in !
How do you decide the appropriate ethical response in a given situation? To what extent are disciplinary responses different to that you might expect more generally in society? For example, what level of physical contact would you deem appropriate (and not) from another professional that you would find unacceptable more generally? Why?
Ethical response is a difficult area to apply yourself to and it would also depend on what environment i was in my, if i was with young children my response would be different compared to if i was surrounded by my friends and family.
I think the word physical contact in a dance environment is a normal aspect of dancing and learning as your teacher adjusts your movement/placement to make it right . but i think if you had an office job i dont think this would be appropriate.
2c:- Reflective Theory
Every bodies idea of reflection is different as everybody reflects differently. I reflect best when I have been through a certain experience once the experience is complete I think about the outcomes of the experience and think mindfully about the following :-
Was it a good or a bad experience?
What could I do to make the experience better?
Has the experience made me a better person overall?
Most of the time I keep my thoughts to myself and dont express my emotions, but sometimes everyone needs to express their emotions, emotions are a big indicator to how we can show if an experience went according to plan or not.
When researching about the word 'Reflection' there are many meanings to this work the phrase by using the 'Free Dictionary Online' .http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reflection
'3b. A thought or an opinion resulting from such thinking or consideration'
This Phrase relates to reflection the best for me because once I have reflected on the experience I have a final thoughts and opinions on how I believed the experience went by analysing and reflecting on my teaching.
Views Of Dewey
Referring to the quote above it is clear that Dewey believes that we learn best once we have completed the task and then to reflect on the experience. I use this technique at the end of my lessons once completed the lesson in school , I ask the children to reflect on their learning ,what have they gained from today's lesson ? what can they improve on next time ?...
http://study.com/academy/lesson/john-dewey-on-education-impact-theory.html
I found the above website really useful when researching into Dewey it explained some really important facts relating to Dewey including :-
'Dewey Had a Child Centred approach to education and emphasised the learning needs and interests of the children'
He also liked the use Interdisciplinary- connecting multiple subjects together, I use this technique with regards to topics within Dance. Today I was teaching a year 5 class and they have been reading/ studying the Roal Dahl book of Matilda in English so I decide to cross curricular the 2 subjects of Dance and English together and as a class they learnt a section of the Royal Shakespeare Company dance of 'Revolting Children'.
http://www.wilderdom.com/experiential/SummaryJohnDeweyExperienceEducation.html
'experience arises from the interaction of two principles -- continuity and interaction. Continuity is that each experience a person has will influence his/her future, for better or for worse. Interaction refers to the situational influence on one's experience. In other words, one's present experience is a function of the interaction between one's past experiences and the present situation. For example, my experience of a lesson, will depend on how the teacher arranges and facilitates the lesson, as well my past experience of similar lessons and teachers.'
Overall evaluating on Deweys Theory- I believe the more experiences we experience through our lives, and the more we evaluate on the finding from the experience, we will be able to guide ourselves through life in our chosen direction. Through experience we face we are still learning , learning and evaluating never stop through our lives.
Views of Kolb
As a Dance teacher in primary schools I always plan my lessons what I am going to deliver through the half term in a certain topic. I always set aims and expectations for the Higher, Middle and lower ability (All, Most ,Some) this enables me to have an understanding on what is going to be achieved by the children at the end of each lesson and end of the half term. I can refer at Kolbs learning cycle as I always start at 'Active Experimentation.'
Each Lesson I teach I believe that I go through each stage of Kolbs Learning Cycle. I think the most important section out of this theory is 'Abstract Conceptualisation' because I wont reach the learning outcomes at the end of the term if this isn't followed through.This enables me to edit the next lesson if we haven't achieved a certain area from the lesson.
I can see how Kolbs theory is a great way to reflect on 'experience'
Views Of Moon
Jenny Moon is best known for her contribution to Journal Writing. Through my Education at Hammond we used the use of Journal writing to reflect on our week/lesson I liked how I could put thoughts to paper and reflect on my week/ lesson in a thoughtful mindful way reflecting in peace. When writing my journal through section 2b I used Moons techniques to create a detailed Reflective Journal.
Views of Schon
Schon theory relating to Reflecting In Action and Refection On Action, I can relate sometimes to this when teaching a lesson. Sometimes things dont go to plan so I have to change the aspect of the lesson on the spot incorporating different learning methods for example Gardeners techniques. This shows I am thinking ahead and not wasting children's learning time. Once finished the lesson I will then reflect on why my planned lesson didn't work. Sometimes it can relate to the learning methods i used as each child is different and everyone learns using different methods, or sometimes the children need more help of understanding the topic or learning outcomes of the lesson so the lessons are slowed down to make sure learning outcomes are achieved which may relate to another lesson on the same topic/ technique of dance.
I have have loved reading into the different practitioners and their reflective methods hope you enjoy reading my blog!
Was it a good or a bad experience?
What could I do to make the experience better?
Has the experience made me a better person overall?
Most of the time I keep my thoughts to myself and dont express my emotions, but sometimes everyone needs to express their emotions, emotions are a big indicator to how we can show if an experience went according to plan or not.
When researching about the word 'Reflection' there are many meanings to this work the phrase by using the 'Free Dictionary Online' .http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reflection
'3b. A thought or an opinion resulting from such thinking or consideration'
This Phrase relates to reflection the best for me because once I have reflected on the experience I have a final thoughts and opinions on how I believed the experience went by analysing and reflecting on my teaching.
Views Of Dewey
Referring to the quote above it is clear that Dewey believes that we learn best once we have completed the task and then to reflect on the experience. I use this technique at the end of my lessons once completed the lesson in school , I ask the children to reflect on their learning ,what have they gained from today's lesson ? what can they improve on next time ?...
http://study.com/academy/lesson/john-dewey-on-education-impact-theory.html
I found the above website really useful when researching into Dewey it explained some really important facts relating to Dewey including :-
'Dewey Had a Child Centred approach to education and emphasised the learning needs and interests of the children'
He also liked the use Interdisciplinary- connecting multiple subjects together, I use this technique with regards to topics within Dance. Today I was teaching a year 5 class and they have been reading/ studying the Roal Dahl book of Matilda in English so I decide to cross curricular the 2 subjects of Dance and English together and as a class they learnt a section of the Royal Shakespeare Company dance of 'Revolting Children'.
http://www.wilderdom.com/experiential/SummaryJohnDeweyExperienceEducation.html
'experience arises from the interaction of two principles -- continuity and interaction. Continuity is that each experience a person has will influence his/her future, for better or for worse. Interaction refers to the situational influence on one's experience. In other words, one's present experience is a function of the interaction between one's past experiences and the present situation. For example, my experience of a lesson, will depend on how the teacher arranges and facilitates the lesson, as well my past experience of similar lessons and teachers.'
Overall evaluating on Deweys Theory- I believe the more experiences we experience through our lives, and the more we evaluate on the finding from the experience, we will be able to guide ourselves through life in our chosen direction. Through experience we face we are still learning , learning and evaluating never stop through our lives.
Views of Kolb
As a Dance teacher in primary schools I always plan my lessons what I am going to deliver through the half term in a certain topic. I always set aims and expectations for the Higher, Middle and lower ability (All, Most ,Some) this enables me to have an understanding on what is going to be achieved by the children at the end of each lesson and end of the half term. I can refer at Kolbs learning cycle as I always start at 'Active Experimentation.'
Each Lesson I teach I believe that I go through each stage of Kolbs Learning Cycle. I think the most important section out of this theory is 'Abstract Conceptualisation' because I wont reach the learning outcomes at the end of the term if this isn't followed through.This enables me to edit the next lesson if we haven't achieved a certain area from the lesson.
I can see how Kolbs theory is a great way to reflect on 'experience'
Views Of Moon
Jenny Moon is best known for her contribution to Journal Writing. Through my Education at Hammond we used the use of Journal writing to reflect on our week/lesson I liked how I could put thoughts to paper and reflect on my week/ lesson in a thoughtful mindful way reflecting in peace. When writing my journal through section 2b I used Moons techniques to create a detailed Reflective Journal.
Views of Schon
Schon theory relating to Reflecting In Action and Refection On Action, I can relate sometimes to this when teaching a lesson. Sometimes things dont go to plan so I have to change the aspect of the lesson on the spot incorporating different learning methods for example Gardeners techniques. This shows I am thinking ahead and not wasting children's learning time. Once finished the lesson I will then reflect on why my planned lesson didn't work. Sometimes it can relate to the learning methods i used as each child is different and everyone learns using different methods, or sometimes the children need more help of understanding the topic or learning outcomes of the lesson so the lessons are slowed down to make sure learning outcomes are achieved which may relate to another lesson on the same topic/ technique of dance.
I have have loved reading into the different practitioners and their reflective methods hope you enjoy reading my blog!
Sunday, 13 November 2016
Task 2B: Reflective Writing
Task 2B of Module 1 of the BAPP Course helps you develop your knowledge and understanding of the Reid and Moon reflection framework.So I have began using a journal to reflect on my day to day Professional Practice. I have made sure when writing my journal that there is no confidential matters included.
When reading through my journal I can see that I have used the following techniques :-
Description-whats event/events happened throughout my day including where and when.
Initial Reflection-How did i feel about the event?, What was i thinking? What was my mood?
Evaluation- What did i think went well? worked well? did you learn or discover anything?
These techniques I believe help me to reflect my best when trying to express myself. I feel that using Another view, Graphs /Charts and What If wouldnt benefit or help me to reflect any better and wouldn't come naturally to me.
Here is an extract from my Journal:
"... Today we couldn't do dance in the school hall as it is been resurfaced so we ended up having a dance lesson in the classroom.Reception love the website Go Noodle which is a Physical Active Website for children it has many activities like Zumba Kids and Relaxation on there...
Reception get that excited that they all push right to the front of the screen to the point where there isn't even enough room for them to do the activities.I think this lesson was successful even if we were in the classroom but all the children all had smiles on there faces and were all joining in ,in an active way ,even if we did have a limited amount of space. If the children are happy and enjoying themselves then I am happy.
I believe I chose activities for the children that were age related, have messages to the activities ' Be Kind' which all helps the development of children understanding whats right and wrong. From today lesson I learnt that the children love the activities that were animated such as the Trolls where they could dance with the trolls on the screen, this is defiantly popular as its in the cinemas at the moment..."
When reading through my journal I can see that I have used the following techniques :-
Description-whats event/events happened throughout my day including where and when.
Initial Reflection-How did i feel about the event?, What was i thinking? What was my mood?
Evaluation- What did i think went well? worked well? did you learn or discover anything?
These techniques I believe help me to reflect my best when trying to express myself. I feel that using Another view, Graphs /Charts and What If wouldnt benefit or help me to reflect any better and wouldn't come naturally to me.
Here is an extract from my Journal:
"... Today we couldn't do dance in the school hall as it is been resurfaced so we ended up having a dance lesson in the classroom.Reception love the website Go Noodle which is a Physical Active Website for children it has many activities like Zumba Kids and Relaxation on there...
Reception get that excited that they all push right to the front of the screen to the point where there isn't even enough room for them to do the activities.I think this lesson was successful even if we were in the classroom but all the children all had smiles on there faces and were all joining in ,in an active way ,even if we did have a limited amount of space. If the children are happy and enjoying themselves then I am happy.
I believe I chose activities for the children that were age related, have messages to the activities ' Be Kind' which all helps the development of children understanding whats right and wrong. From today lesson I learnt that the children love the activities that were animated such as the Trolls where they could dance with the trolls on the screen, this is defiantly popular as its in the cinemas at the moment..."
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