Julie questions Flashcards
What hobbies have you got that could help the school and how?
Cooking
Zumba
Exercise – promotes mental well being
What interests do you have that could be applied to extracirricular activities?
Baking – really helps your mental health Zumba – would be interested in setting up a Zumba class one day, in the key worker hub I used to run a mamma mia Zumba class with a reception child and she loves it – good for the child as releases endorphins
Describe your ideal primary classroom
Brightly decorated
Well organised – a place for everything – my current classroom is a mess and there is stuff everywhere! I would want folders with post it notes on etc and a place for everything
Informative – information about what they are learning on the walls
Birthday wall
Class rule list that we come up with together
What is the role of the TA in the classroom?
Helping out with groups of children who need extra support
Interventions
How do teachers deal with a range of abilities in their class?
They set different levels of work to each child – the higher achieving children will have more digging deeper questions to really check their understanding and the lower achieving will have easier simple questions that they should be able to answer
Also use of TA taking out lower group so they get more support
A high achiever not been working to his potential last few months – what would you do?
First of all ask the child if he is okay and if there are any problems at home or at school
I would then talk to mum and ask if there is anything she is aware of that is going on
I would report it to my mentor
How would you go about including different methods of teaching with a boring subject?
Role play – I know sometimes children find history boring
Science – can be boring if learnt in the classroom, going out and about and letting the children explore the natural world can make it more exciting
Group discussions – working with partners
How do children learn?
All children learn differently – all unique, what works for one child doesn’t work for another
The four core learning styles include visual, auditory, reading and writing (VARK MODEL)
- Visual learners better able to retain information when it’s presented in a pictorial form (arrows, charts, diagrams, symbols)
- Auditory listening to information that is presented to them vocally
- Reading and writing learn best with written information on worksheets – make inferences
- Kinesthetic hands on and thrive when engaging all of their senses during course work like being active
Vygotsky – MKO (teacher or peers) – for example, group work or partner work
Piaget – active learners (self-discovery learning)
Outdoor learning – motivates them more
Games – more fun
What teaching methods are most effective?
I think it depends on the child and the age group
Teacher led – teacher explains work and explains concepts and assigns work. This way is good for students to stay on track, they don’t fall behind because the teacher directs a lot and behaviour better controlled (but no active learning)
Student centred – focus on the students, children sitting in small groups – play an active role, sometimes get more of a choice in what they are learning about (choose what to write about, a character of your choice)
I think that teaching young children – the best method is a fun activity where they can talk to partners (active learners) and then go and do a fun writing task – engage the childen
A fun game to get them started is good
How could you use a question to deepen understanding?
Test their reasoning skills. For example, in my lesson, I have included a question where they have to work out the amount of change they need. This way, they have to use their skills of adding up amounts (5p and 2p) and then working out the difference between that and 10p.
Key development in the way maths has been taught
Teaching maths for mastery ensuring children really understand maths as a whole, instead of pushing them through the curriculum quickly, the stuff they need to know is reduced but they are taught at a much deeper way, so the children really understand the concept – constantly revisiting things taught earlier on
How would you make an English / maths lesson creative?
Play games
Make it hands on – using objects
Apply real life situations to maths problems using children as examples
Teach through play / acting
Encourage them to come up with their own story / character – more enthusiastic
What books have you read recently for pleasure?
How to hinch your life – Mrs Hinch - organisation
Who was your favourite author as a child and why?
Jackquiline Wilson very funny, allow readers to explore difficult and sad themes in a safe way (adoption and divorce)
Which book would you recommend to a key stage 2 student?
Big friendly giant - explore themes of friendship, dreams and believing
Support their narrative writing skills
The BFG is the story of a little girl called Sophie who one night is snatched by a Giant – luckily that Giant is the Big Friendly Giant who collects dreams rather than eating people
