https://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/mentoring-in-practice-video-observations-professional-conversations-and-vicarious-learning/
I’ve been lucky enough to be mentoring a Pre-Service Teacher during her final placement. I didn’t tell Giulia this while she was working alongside me, but my Research Project while at uni was ‘Do student teachers implement the theory that they’ve learned at university while they’re on practicum?’ I’d found….not really. They were often more likely to […]
Digital Technologies in Special Educationhttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/digital-technologies-in-special-education/
Planning and Co-Creating One of the targets I’d set myself after coming back from Educhange in September was to create a Digital Technologies differentiated unit plan for Term 4. I’d expanded on my limited knowledge of coding, robotics etc and the question I had-if it was possible to teach these skills to students with intellectual disabilities-had […]
Sensory Activitieshttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/sensory-activities/
Sensory Activities Ideas, concerns and my changing mindset In Term 3, I had the opportunity to be mentored by more experienced teacher, N. as part of her Step 9 Performance and Development Plan. I was excited to work alongside her as when I first started at the school, we had NIT together. I watched as […]
Performance and Development 2017https://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/performance-and-development-2017/
Performance and Development 2017 Term 3 At the end of last term, every teacher on site was given a Performance and Development package, some of which was to be completed before undergoing our observation. This post will be a response to each stage in the Performance and Development process. Pre-Observation Chat My line manager and I […]
Four Components of Highly Structured Teachinghttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/highly-structured-teaching/
Four Components of Highly Structured Teaching Highly Structured Teaching, an adapted version of TEACCH (Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children) underpins the practice of my classroom. I first started learning about and implementing this approach in 2015, where I worked closely with S.P who had just undergone TEACCH training in America. […]
