Comments | watervole: Teaching - the first step towards teacher-training.

watervole

Teaching - the first step towards teacher-training.

Jun 27, 2005 12:31

I've just signed up for an Open University short course on Exploring the Oceans ( Read more... )

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scarlatti June 27 2005, 12:37:55 UTC

Ooo, good luck! The oceans course sounds interesting.

*thinks*
It's just math you teach, or other subjects as well? An icon with mathematical formulas on it could be good. And dougs has one of himself delivering a presentation at a Dangercon that he uses for "education"-type posts -- have you got any photos of yourself in similar circumstances?

watervole June 27 2005, 12:49:48 UTC

I mostly teach maths, but I've done a bit of English and a little bit of science now and then.

I haven't got any suitable photos of me. I guess I need a blackboard with a quadratic formula on it, or something like that.

frandowdsofa June 27 2005, 12:39:14 UTC

like this?

watervole June 27 2005, 12:47:48 UTC

I don't recognise the character, so that one doesn't work for me.

frandowdsofa June 27 2005, 12:57:36 UTC

It's Will Hay, in one of his stock characters - appeared in many films playing the same part.

pinkdormouse June 27 2005, 13:05:17 UTC

Sounds like a good plan to me.

Gina

reapermum June 27 2005, 18:42:57 UTC

If you decide to go for teaching the graduate in service scheme can be good. We've run it in our department a few times. The last trainee was a disaster, and gave up after one term. But you do need a good mentor.

watervole June 27 2005, 18:50:56 UTC

How does the scheme work? Can it be combined with distance learning?

ia_robertson June 29 2005, 05:31:23 UTC

Go for it - as you say, it's the only way you can find out if it's for you! Also don't rule out the possibility of a "full time" PGCE - the bursary scheme is not bad - see the various websites about it.

Alastair

watervole June 29 2005, 06:44:02 UTC

You get the bursary on a flexible PGCE as well.

If the taster works for me (ie. doesn't set off too many aches and pains) then I'll got for a PGCE in one form or the other.

ia_robertson June 29 2005, 08:59:35 UTC

I'd suggest care - AIUI some schemes get it, some don't. I know that the Graduate Teacher Program doesn't (that's the one done "in-service") and certainly when I did mine a few years back, only some subjects qualified as well.

Alastair

watervole June 29 2005, 09:09:22 UTC

AIVI? That's one I don't know.

Flexible PGCE students get a bursary of £6000, half on starting, half on completion. You qualify as long as your tuition fees are paid by the TTA and the main requirement for that is to be a UK national. You don't qualify if you're already working as a teacher in schools.

Shortage subjects get a golden hello after you finish your first year in a school.