Finding my way through Module 1 ...and life!

I moved back to London just 6 weeks ago, and now it's all about finding a balance between... things.

New term, new jobs, NEW LIFE! 

This past two weeks as both work and MAPP started, it has been challenging to integrate studying and reading into my professional practice, as all my teaching jobs are new, so they have been quite stressful and demanding in terms of planning, and learning about new syllabuses. 

Module 1 of my MA focuses on reflecting on prior learning, as well as reviewing it.

I have been reading module 1 handbooks and definitely feel like I have to read them again. I am not going to lie, it is a strange sensations of excitement and feeling lost too.

On Wednesday we had an online discussion regarding knowledge, learning and Information. 

These three elements are definitely well connected. I felt like 'information' is something still in process, maybe to still put into practice. By putting into practice you also 'learn'. My definition of learning is 'something that has been taught'. It could be either taught by myself and my experience, or someone/something else (lecture, literature, conversation...). Knowledge sound like something 'that has been researched or experienced before'. There is always space for knowledge, by gathering and processing new informations. As module one's handbook states, there is no doubt that experience comes from knowledge, in fact I believe a big part of my prior learning comes from it. 

One of the big challenges for me is now identifying areas of learning to write about. Where do I start?

What is worth claiming for my prior learning now? What have I been doing, learning, experiencing? And how did it go?

Excited to find more questions to ask, and hopefully some answers too 😊