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  • No more this is the very last one!

    At last the Final One! I have finally completed all my Observations and the final grade was extremely satisfactory. Although I got over the first hurdle, there is another one I haven’t got past yet. The Head of School is going to observe me next...

  • Last one to go!

    Volcano Ash! It has not just affected the airlines; it has affected my observation too! My students are all stuck out in Dubai! I was due to do my last observation on Tuesday but because there were no students I had to postpone it. While the observation...

  • Finally!

    I finally achieved my Grade 1 in my observation! What a great day! Everything went according to plan. The lesson was executed exactly how I wanted it, and the students responded to all my activities very well. The most important thing about today’s...

  • My fifth Observation!

    Good, we can have two weeks off! I had my observation yesterday and it did go quite well. The students were really good and they even turned up early for me. These students are doing a course called Digital Applications IT Users and their behaviour is...

  • Disciplinary action!

    Disciplinary action! No, it is not me! It is one of my BTEC First students! She refused to do what I asked her to and is the most disrespectful student I have come across in this college. As I was having a go at her, her personal tutor walked in and saw...

  • Another week!

    Another hectic week has gone! My third observation from College went extremely well and I am getting more confident by the day. Something I have learned this week from the education industry is that it is a total contrast of what we have been taught from...

  • Approaching fast!

    I have served eighty three hours so far – doesn’t it sound like I am serving my time in prison?! So far so good and I haven’t changed my mind about wanting to be a teacher! My teaching is getting busier and busier by the week. There...

  • Another tiring week!

    It has been an interesting and tiring week! My observation from Uni was four days ago and I was very pleased with the feedback. The observer thought I was very professional and I had a good natural teaching ability – wow that made my week! After...

  • An interesting week!

    Another hectic and tiring week! My second observation was completed without a hitch! The feedback from the observer was good and yet again I picked the most challenging group! However, the group behaved reasonably well and were very co-operative, even...

  • Week ending 4th Feb 2010!

    A very hectic and tiring week! I have been working flat out for the last six days: Uni assignment and lesson plan non-stop! I am glad I don’t have to prepare a lesson plan for tomorrow. I can just sit back and be one of those college students ‘Wat...

  • Unhappy week!

    I have had a very bad experience this week, fortunately not with the students but with one of the staff. To cut the story short ‘the person’ in question emailed the Head of Department and all team members for a very petty thing about me and...

  • Mr First Assessment from my mentor and ......

    My first assessment- 9:05am and still no sign of my mentor! The course co-ordinator came into the class to tell me my mentor was going to be 10 minutes late, and immediately she offered to do my assessment instead. I thought the mentor had asked her to...

  • My new year's blog 2010

    I have amalgamated my two weeks teaching reflection into one. Like many colleges in Wales, Newport Coleg had been closed due to the severe bad weather. It was unfortunate that it interrupted my teaching schedules, but I was able to deliver my lectures...

  • 4th week of placement

    The fourth week of my placement and the last week prior to X’mas break! Hooray! I haven’t had problems with students this week but I have discovered that there are a lot of political issues going around the department. On late Sunday night...

  • 3rd week of placement

    The third week of my placement is over. It seems awful for me to keep counting the number of my placement weeks and it sounds as if I am not enjoying it which Is not true. I am in fact, enjoying my teaching very much and I think I have made the right...
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