My tutor says that in tma2 i didnt include enough topic stuff from the units but i thought i had covered the main points.Between that and trying to keep the word count down, i feel like im pulling out my hair.has anyone anywhere made a list of what they think are the main topics in these units?

id love to see a list too,im soo far behind with this one

Is this any good for you. I made this plan after my tutorial to remind us what to include and how I would set it out. It's for TMA03
TMA03
Study Topics 6/7/8

Objectives: demonstrate understanding in:
• Ways to plan activities designed to include all. [section 1and 2]
• Ways to evealuate planned activities that have taken place[ section 3,4 and 5]
• Address the above by:
• Describing how I planned and implemented a learning experience or activity for a small group where issues of inclusion are a central consideration in both PLANNING and the ACTIVITY
• Must demonstrate my understanding of inclusive practice.
• Show my awareness of legal policy guidance/acts. And mention any school policies [inclusion policy]

STRUCTURE OF TMA

Introduction [ 300 words]
Briefly set out intentions for the TMA.
Describe the children I am focussing on.
Outline my involvement with them to date and my reason for the activity
STATE the learning experience I set up and the learning I supported.


2. Planning For Inclusion 500 words
Describe how I went about planning for the learning experience
What was I trying to achieve?
Why was it important and what was I thinking with regard to the promotion of practice that supports inclusion? [make links with SEN documents policies or acts.]

How did I intend to link the children’s previous learning to their new learning [scaffolding]

What resources did I use [again make links with guidance documents refered to in course material that relate to resources issues and children’s sen.
Include a lesson plan in appendix.

3 SUPPORTING LEARNING 400 words

Describe what happened in the session. Include some examples of what children did and said. And what I did and said.

If things went differently from the way I planned them say why this was and how your practice needed to be adjusted.

4 REFLECTING ON MY PRACTICE 300 words
Think about the session in terms of what I felt the children learnt and how effective my planning for learning and inclusion was. If I was to do it again how might I do it differently?

What did I lean about my approach and practice from doing the session?
CLAIMS to put in

KU1:2 Principles underpinning policy and practice

KU1:3 Theories and research

KU1:5 Children’s welfare policies sen pshe

KU1: Equal opportunities disability/ gender/ race/ children’s development.

PS3:3 Work with colleagues in teams where relevant with other professionals

Thanks Bluebell, that does help. My tutor has also said that we should look at how the children support each other during the activity. She would also like us to refer to Piaget and co. in all our future TMA's, to show we understand the theories of learning.
Hope that helps a little. Good luck to all who are writing, I've got the first two sections done but thats all, so it will be a busy next few weeks.
Happy Christmas and a merry new year,
but not to merry!!!

I have completed the course so this was from last year. I agree with you about using Piaget and vygotsky a lot in your writing. Vygotsky fits in with children learning from each other. The activity i remember doing was a follow on literacy . We were planning a group story based on a giant so children used their knowledge of the jack and the beanstalk story [previous knowledge [Piaget] to create a new collective story. I used mind mapping techniques and role play so pupils were supporting each other by taking one idea and building on it.

I remember writing that the activity was inclusive as the group I worked with usually failed in writing stories but using a collective one took away barriers to writing. The only writing they did do [in a future lesson] was each taking a page to type up etc.....

Thanks Bluebell, that does help, hope you dont mind if i print it out and use it?i went through each block for this tma and made a list of the learning objectives and topics which helped as well.....xx

thanks thats ace

wahoo got it back happy to say i passed again

louiw.

thanks