What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
Learning should be accessible anytime, anywhere, anyplace anddata has shown that the accessibility throughout the year prevents or lessen the "summer slump" in learning.
Being ubiquitous, provides quality learning to your students when you are not at school, when they are not at school or when learners need additional support.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
Being able to work with and descover the differences when using a Chromebook vs Laptop helped a great deal. I realised why some of my students seem "lost" in their learning. Discovering and navigating through devise systems is very important to be able to assist and support studens through their tasks.
What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
When introducing Cybersmart to students, we share positive wholesome learninga nd commenting with our students. We celebrate kindness on a digital platform and build on our school values of Care, Courage and Committment.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
Using chromebooks and empowering students with all the shortcuts, could definitely have a profound influence on capability to complete tasks to a higher level. Participation will definitely improve and even the teacher would look smarter!!
Lockdown Reflection:
During lockdown,I was really proud of the fact thet I created a site overnight, built and planned it on a daily basis. I have reading, writing and maths groups on the site with differentiated tasks and a special area for a student with high needs to accomodate fher learning abilities.
Our daily meets secured learners in their learning and having more skills, made it easier to assist them. I learned so much by being thrown into the deep end of the river and swimming with the Taniwha!
In hindsight, I wished I had done DFI before and knew everything I know now, but it's never too late to start.
In future, I am deinitely going to try my hand at Screencastify more often and be able to record learning sessions for later use. It just makes it so much more personal and relateable for students, seeing and hearing their teacher.We are currenty rewinding and revisiting all our tasks; empowering students who did not feel courageous enough to tackle it by themselves and the improve on wht they have done and shared.
Susan,
ReplyDeleteWow! What progress you have made in the 7 weeks of DFI! I am so glad you have made use of what DFI has to offer and that it has made a difference to your programme during lockdown.
I like your goal of using Screencastify more. It is a great tool.
Keep going with your mahi! You are amazing!
from Cheryl
Thank you Cheryl. I have been so lucky to have you as a facilitator; you are kind, patient and very helpful. DFI helped me exceed my own expectations.
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