Looking back on module one I gained an interest in certain issues that arose from
my journal and blogs and once I had addressed each question, I could see where
my passion and interest remained, Appendix A. I automatically found an interest when looking at theorists and the ways
in which people learn whilst linking them to my time as a student Appendix B.
I wanted to base my research on ways to enhance my dance
teaching and how to benefit my students. I had accomplished a three year physically intensive course in Musical Theatre
where I received training from the best and I wanted to be able
to pass this information on to my students and I have found that by undertaking my research it has given me an understanding of how to incorporate my experience
within my teaching in an exciting way to benefit my students.
I have experienced a variety of teaching styles and I would
like my students to also experience the variety in order to help advance them
as dancers. It would mean that by looking into different learning styles I
could try to incorporate them within each dance class. I also wanted to cater
for children with Dyspraxia and Cerebral Palsy by incorporating any students
who are affected by these disabilities/learning difficulties into my research,
which in turn would, enable inclusion within the classes I provide (Appendix C).
To be certain that I had selected the correct Award Title
for myself I looked into each avenue that I would like to pursue. I have spoken
to a Head Teacher of a school and also looked into the ISTD qualifications to
ensure that my title is acceptable for each of the routes I plan to follow, see
Appendix D.
Ethics for my
Inquiry
When looking into Ethics I already had an insight as to what
is needed (Appendix E) and I have also looked into the ethics of dance associations (Appendix F). When looking into the ways ethics relates to my Inquiry (Appendix G) I realised how important the
confidentiality of children needed to be
even though I need to be able to incorporate my findings within my work, see Appendix H
I will also be incorporating two SEN children within my
inquiry, and I will need to consider ethics for them. (See Appendix I)
Tools I will use
during my Inquiry
To be confident in the tools I have chosen, I found the
merits and limits of each and based my
decision on the specific tools I will gain the best information/feedback from,
see Appendix J.
I then looked into the structure of my Interview and
Questionnaires and carried out a pilot Interview (Appendix K) and pilot Questionnaire (AppendixL) to fully understand what worked
and what didn’t. I have yet to conduct my pilot observation but I have been
fortunate enough to teach and observe students dancing for a long time.
Conclusion
Module two has been an eye opener and has enhanced my
research allowing me to gain further information.
I will continue to gain more knowledge from a variety of literature which will
give me more information of how to enhance my practice as a dance teacher by
combining pedagogy and creativity to prepare for module three.
Thanks Kirstie
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