Week 1 at St Bernard's was very successful, this was a year 6 class, therefore a little more mature and attentive whilst being taught. The main focus of this session was to try and make fruit 'fun' and more appealing to them, emphasising the importance of 5 a day. My main duties were to supervise a group throughout the session, re-in forcing good hygiene and knife safety techniques. Below is an image of my groups finished product:
Upon reflection of this session I began thinking about my career aspirations and what I wish to achieve on completion of my degree. Only in the past year I have developed a great interest in nutrition after taking a related module in my second year, hence the choosing of my placement. Having worked with younger children before teaching multi-skills it was something I enjoyed, however found that taking the same sessions could be quite monotonous. I hope that through the course of my placement I will discover whether working with children and or nutrition is something I wish to pursue in the future.
Key Skills
I believe that some of the key teaching skills and qualities I possess (from previous experience) are:
- good communication skills on a 1-1 basis, or in small groups
- flexibility in working hours
- organisational skills
However other skills and attributes which I hope to develop and better during my work placement include:
- managing difficult behaviour with children
- being constantly enthusiastic about the subject being taught
- develop communication skills when speaking to the class as a whole
It is an important skill to effectively reflect and evaluate experiences throughout my work placement, in order to do this effectively I will be using four different models of reflection throughout my blog:
- Gibbs (1988) Reflective cycle
- Johns (2000) model for Structured Reflection
- Rolfe et al (2001) Framework for Reflective Practice
- Kolb's (1984) Experimental Learning Cycle
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