In order to achieve this, teachers of the 21st century can no longer rely heavily on textbooks or spoon-feeding pupils with facts and figures for memorisation. In this way, subject knowledge runs parallel to learning and teaching strategies, to create the backbone of the National Curriculum. ‘What’ you teach and ‘how’ you teach work in harmony to guarantee all pupils are flourishing to meet national targets. The following discussion explores the concept of subject knowledge further and the surrounding issues. It will also the discuss the problems and challenges that may arise when teaching the foundation subjects at key stage one level and how to overcome these barriers.
The overall career planning process dictates for regular updates and revisal of the personal activities (Rosenmarkle, 2013). It should be a routine activity conducted by an individual for the sake of his/her career planning. As we all have unique developmental needs in our own careers; it is paramount for one to develop a feasible plan that will address both the short-term and long-term career objectives and goals. In this respect, creating an effective and a skillful personal development plan will assist a person to identify and clarify the specific goals one is determined to achieve within a particular period of time. Adequate brainstorming and evaluation of the content within the plan is essential.
Of course in the real world, teachers don’t have access to every student’s prior learning experiences, nor can they be sure that every student comes to them with a complete set of building blocks needed to move forward. Yet, the ultimate goal that every student becomes literate, life long learners is the same. Literacy skills and content instruction require support throughout all of a student’s education. Teaching and supporting literacy across all content areas, by all teachers, not just reading and writing teachers, is a way to promote higher
Project 1 A work plan is an outline of a set of goals and targets by which a team and/or person can accomplish those goals, giving the person a better understanding of the extent of the project. Work plans are a great tool as it helps you stay organized while working on projects. Through work plans, you break down a process into small, achievable tasks and identify the things you want to accomplish. It is vital to have time frames on each goal as it helps you work towards the goal quicker and more efficiently; giving you a time of when it needs to be completed by will not only help the organization but yourself. It is very important to ensure that all staff members have the necessary skills and have undertaken suitable developmental activities to complete the work they are given.
Manage own performance in a business environment The purpose of planning work is to ensure that I make the most effective use of my time and knowing what I have got planned throughout the day the lowers my chances of my work clashing with a meeting or other tasks. If I make a written account of my plans and my manager asks what I have done, I am easily able to show them and be accountable for my work. The purpose of agreeing realistic targets for work is to complete my tasks to a good standard, if targets are set too high I may feel under pressure or incapable of completing them. It is always important to agree targets so I know I am able to complete and reach them. I should always keep people informed about progress as they may need to know about changes in targets as it allows them to make amendments to the way they handle their work, if they are not informed it may affect their working abilities.
Student Course reflection What do you believe to be the long term results and the value of completing a degree in higher education? I believe you have to learn how to set your priorities . For example , studying in order to get a good grade on tomorrows test might have to take priority over attending a job fair today. Skilled time management often establish priorities by maintaining a to do list , ranking the items on the list to determine schedules and deadlines for each task. Stay focused it is very important .
Reflective practice is essential to personal development and the goals and targets put in place at performance reviews can help to focus you and give you a renewed sense of ability to succeed and achieve. If needs have been identified then additional training can be arranged to help you become more effective in your role and improve your confidence. When considering reflective practice you need to be open to ideas and criticisms of others. Your should reflect on your own work and the work of others around you. You need to be constantly thinking of ways to develop and improve your practice and be able to
This essay will attempt to demonstrate the progress I have made, as a student, in improving my learning techniques, adopting new and efficient approaches and ultimately reflecting and evaluating my discipline as a student of higher education. My aim is to highlight and illustrate the qualities and skills I have, and the qualities and skills I have learned to make me a successful prospective practitioner. Boud ((1981, p.8) believes, “We are faced with the reality that most people seeking higher education have learned only the skills of learning by being taught. They do not know how to diagnose their own needs for learning, for formulating their own learning objectives, identifying a variety of learning resources and planning strategies for taking the initiative in using those resources and assessing their own learning.” I disagree with this opinion, if an individual has enrolled in higher education; then he orshe must have placed a significant amount of time and effort to have been rewarded with this opportunity. Through my experiences in further education I have realized, one cannot complete the course to their potential if they do not possess the majority of the skills that Boud highlightsOne of the many problems that has arisen and challenged me concerning my pursuit of education is boredom.
How will you stay motivated? Staying motivated is needed when trying to achieve a higher education., I will stay motivated by eliminating distractions, set my goals reachable, make sure that my short term goals lead to my long-term goals, stay focused, track my progress, and take the needed breaks. I know that staying motivated is important to my success. What steps will you take to improve career competencies? I can improve my weaknesses with career competencies by continuing to work on them.
It enables one to keep track of the changes required in their life and the weak spots requiring improvement. The plan provides a gauge for a person to see their progress, and determine the skills to be achieved in the future. It aids in the achievement of personal and professional development goals. This is because success requires planning and goal setting. The goals set in the plan have to be clear and measurable.