Jamie Wakefield

Primary Teaching at UoN

[Jamie Wakefield @jjamiewakefield]

@emmamurphy96 Yes, so true. It's also great to get students to research topics for themselves and make their own opinions on topics.

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@stephanieUON @groovinthemoo Exactly big events like this supporting sustainability makes a difference.

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Since creating a unit on sustainability I have become more aware of what is happening in the community to encourage sustainability. Recently at a music festival I saw two ways in which companies were encouraging sustainability. #UoNTeach #Sustainability @groovinthemoo

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@giorgia_uon Wow this is an impactful image. This could be a great stimulus starter for a creative writing piece on sustainability. #UoNTeach

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@BradleyMcdean Awesome to hear! This is another great piece of knowledge we can use to create discussion in the classroom. #UoNTeach

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@TaylaFurey @groovinthemoo Yes definitely! Big events like this encourage youth to be more sustainable.

[Jamie Wakefield @jjamiewakefield]

@emmamurphy96 @groovinthemoo Yes I hope this unit has the same impact on my students as it has on me. #UoNTeach

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@ATaylorUON Exactly, the closer these topics are to students own lives the deeper impact these topics have on students. #UoNTeach

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Whilst constructing a unit plan on sustainability I have realised the benefit of real-world problem solving. Students can answer any hypothetical question about sustainability but when you link the activities to the local community. This is invaluable. #UoNTeach

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@ATaylorUON @groovinthemoo Yes I can see the benefits of this unit for myself as well as the students. As teachers we must always be developing our learning to engage and remain up-to-date with local news.

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@kyliedbee Wow what a lovely idea. The kids would be so excited to have visitors to read with and I think Men’s Shed participants would love this too. #UoNTeach #MensShed

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@ashleeprice912 @groovinthemoo I agree & an event which has heaps of impact on youth. Great to see.

[Jamie Wakefield @jjamiewakefield]

@KateLBurns I love this picture, simply breaking down Gardeners complex theory. Whilst completing this unit I have seen the benefits of cross KLA's and open ended tasks. This allows students of all intelligences to excel in their learning. #UoNTeach #GardenersMultipleIntelligences

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@PhoebeWoodhead1 I agree. Until I completed this task I had never used Twitter and did not understand it's connection to teaching. Although now that I have used it and connected with many professionals in the field I understand it's importance as it has shaped my unit planning. #UoNTeach

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@Samanth74933065 Thanks for sharing Samantha. Reflecting on my sustainability unit I have realised how valuable Twitter is in collecting resources and sparking lesson ideas. Connecting with other professionals in this way has been extremely beneficial and helped shape my unit planning. #UoNTeach

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@kyliedbee Yes, in many cases students only see learning within the 4 walls of the classroom. We need to encourage generalising of skills and applying them to other contexts to develop students into life-long learners. #UoNTeach #RealWorldProblemSolving

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@rickyandrewsuon @Mark53758519 Great reading. Yes a big concept like sustainability being the subject of their problem solving can have positive impacts on how the students respect the planet and make change. #UoNTeach

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@ATaylorUON I also found a great website which looked at how different countries and cultures celebrated Christmas which you may find useful: https://t.co/hdh4HoqbFu

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@ATaylorUON Yes. This was a very interesting lesson as I had a student of Seventh Adventist who did not celebrate Christmas at all and an Indian student who placed value on attending a Midnight Mass with family when he lived in India. #UoNTeach