CURRICULUM LEADER TALK & "FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT"

JANE MCFADDEN TALK AND AFTERNOON PLANNING

Morning Session
We had a talk by the curriculum leader Jane McFadden, she spoke to us about her experiences in schools and how they carried out activities and what they took into consideration while doing them. She gave us quite a lot of points to look at and take into consideration for when we do our workshop with the students at DACA. I really liked this talk because it led us into see how it would be like being a teacher and organising activities and also the responsibility behind it all. 

(Images above) Notes from the talk by Jane McFadden.

Afternoon Session

In this session we got more points to think about when we present at DACA. It was a lot about confidence and how we put ourselves across to the students and this is an important aspect of teaching.

(Image above) The class was trying out a sitting position known to de-stress when doing other activities.

During this amusing session I learnt a few tips on how I can put myself forward when in front of a class. Claire (our tutor)  showed us all a video clip of Amy Cuddy an American social psychologist, the video was called Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are. It was a very interesting video I think it got the class a little more excited for the workshop coming ahead. I think it was a great way to boost our energy and at the same time tell us how to get through the nerves and from the video is where we got "fake it till you make it" to "fake it till you become it" said by Amy Cuddy. 

(Image above) Notes from the afternoon session.

Overall, this session was interesting and informative for me because it was a way of knowing how to deal with nervous points while teaching and how to overcome it in front of a class. I learnt a lot from this session in terms of teaching and I think these tips will help me now and in the future which is really good. The highlight was the quote I got from the video of Amy Cuddy which was "fake it till you make/become it" I feel as though that will stay with me through all teaching events I do.