TS5: Supporting EAL Learners
March 26, 2019 2:18 pm
I am currently on my Second School Placement. My second school uses a visual representation of the things the children should use in their writing. This is a good tool for all children not just EAL children, as it allows the children to independently see the things that they need... View Article
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TS2 & TS6: Assessment in EYFS
March 26, 2019 2:04 pm
One of my targets to achieve whilst on my second school placement is to understand how to assess in the early years, as I know that it is a much different process than that in Year 2 where there are books to assess work (TS6: know and understand how to... View Article
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TS6: Assessment
March 8, 2019 4:34 pm
There are a range of statutory assessments both in primary and secondary schools that aim to help support children so that they leave primary school with the best footing possible. These assessments are put in place in order for teachers to raise their standards as well as giving children the... View Article
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TS2, TS4 & TS5: Cognitive Load Theory
February 15, 2019 2:25 pm
On 7/2/19, the Adult Initiated task for the children to complete was based on the concept of one more and one less. After having the task modelled on the carpet, they were given a differentiated worksheet based on my prior knowledge of their progress in maths with a number line... View Article
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TS6: Summative Assessment
February 15, 2019 2:17 pm
We recently had summative assessment training. The role of the Teaching Standards Agency: The teaching standards agency create the documents focused on education from the foundation stage to KS2 (such as the National Curriculum). They also provide information for schools about teacher assessment frameworks, reporting and how to moderate. The... View Article
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TS3 & TS4: Concrete Resources
February 8, 2019 3:49 pm
This week I was teaching Year 5 maths looking at measurements and converting between different units. I wanted to make my sequence of lessons on this topic very practical and concrete so that children had the chance to build and solidify their concepts of distance and length and to physically... View Article
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