Lectures

Back to lectures next week... I have been very busy this past month....Il be extra busy next week....

PowerPoint

Powerpoint is a great tool for teaching. I used Powerpoint in one of my classes and It was really useful, as the information and pictures were on the screen and the students were glued to the new technology in the Lesson.

No Lectures

I'm really enjoying teaching these past few weeks, because I can spend most of my time preparing for my lessons. I find the students are getting the best out of my lessons. We are both learning on the subject content of my lessons.....

Substitution

My extra curricular activities in the school are Athletics and voluntary substitution. I was substituting a class today, they were third year students. I gave them a lesson on Early Christian Ireland, because I was filling in for their History teacher. I couldn't believe the attitude of the students. They were mischievious and cheeky and remained talking after correction. I had to put a number of students standing for talking and I gave many students a different exercise to do from the rest of class, as advised by my supervisor when students misbehave. I put two students standing for threatening each other in my class. I couldnt believe the disrespect they had for each other....
I changed activities a number of times to draw their attention onto the lesson. I had prepared acetates on the subject content, however the projector wouldnt work for me, fortunately I had a hand-out prepared on Croagh Patrick. I tried to have an open discussion on Croagh Patrick, but the class got too noisy and I had to stop the discussion and I asked them to answer questions that I had written on the white board.

Yesterday, I substituted a First Year. I revised the Sea with them, focusing on the Processes of Wave Erosion, Headland and Bays, Cliffs and Wave-Cut Platforms and Sea-stacks. I really enjoyed the class, because they were attentive and I felt they learnt alot in the Lesson.

Updates on College!!

It is frightfully cold outside... the cold was running down by spine as I ran into college this morning. I had to print acetates for my class and renew my library books.

I'm really confused about my Special Needs Assignment. I have to write a report on one of my Special Needs Students. To be honest, I dont think I have any, but to make sure I am going to ask my two supervising teachers in case I missed someone. One of my students attends the Resource teacher to help with English, because he is not native Irish, he is Russian and I know that he is not Special Needs. So rather, I have to make up a Special Needs, this will be challenging, because I have never encountered a Special Needs student, even in my school days. However, there are the written source material that will plough me through this assignment.....

I completed my reflection assignment yesterday, it is over the word count, so I will have to take a look at that today to shorten it up....

I have decided to take up Pilates during the week. I done nothing fun whatsoever last term, I didnt even go out during the week, so I'm changing a leaf in my book and I'm going to enjoy this term, because before I know it, college will be over. I will have a busy term, assignments, lesson plans and preparation, supervisor visits, exams and Pilates!!!!

Other Blogs...

I took the opportunity today for the first time to glance at someone else's blog on the dashboard. To my amazement, the person had put alot of effort into writing his posts. He wrote about the first time he entered his blog, and the reluctance to open the window and post...He carries on to speak about his Job and how much he hates it (It's like his own personal journal).

His next post is on the Autumn Air and he discusses the weather...

Its fastinating to read what other people writes on the Blogs

Sometimes, I find it difficult to write posts, so I just Post pictures...

Winter Blues!

I have the snuffles.....

Nuig Website

The Nuig website is currently disabled due to hardware failure. No access to email or library accounts...

Exams

The exams are over and I'm delighted. I think its a very good idea to have exams semesterised. I went to college in UCD and the all the exams were held at the end of the year. This was added pressure on me.