DFI Day 3

Mihi

It was so nice to be welcomed back and to be a part of this large online cohort. Starting the day with karakia from Makaore set the tone and the efficient way we moved through the agenda maximised the learning. What a day of learning it was... 

I met the wonderful Kerry and her team and felt very included in the space...ngā mihi Kerry.

Manaiakalani Pedagogy

Listening to Dorothy present on Create was a reminder to me that the  CREATE part of the Manaiakalani pedagogy is so important as we encourage those tamariki who may be disconnected with learning or unmotivated to stay excited. It really is at the heart of the matter and has been around for so long. If we look at research from 60 years ago we see tamariki creating, it's not new! Reflecting on our 8 weeks lockdown, the joy that sparked the tamariki over this period, was the create, there was an abundance of problem solving, adapting and thinking outside the square over this period. Tamariki were tapping into their creativity.

Youtube

Revisiting Youtube and the benefits of creating playlists is an area that is new to me and something that will definitely increase my workflow. Rather than hunting around and then being diverted to other kaupapa I personally can see benefit in taking the time and getting these playlists embedded into my site. If this is going to save me time I can only imagine how much more focussed the tamariki will be if they are not zooming around wasting time as well. It was also a chance to recheck settings.

Levelling up

I enjoyed working on Google Draw today with Makaore and Gerhard. This is an area where my tamariki are better than me at using and I really wanted to develop my skills around this. A perfect opportunity to earn how to layer and also use the tools to trace and colour images. I feel a lot more confident with this tool now and see the benefits of being able to incorporate it in the create pedagogy space.It was fun and has endless possibilities.

Reflection

As always these days are so beneficial to me as a teacher and mentor but also personally as I take time to put aside the daily rituals and really focus on developing my weaknesses or areas that I feel less confident in.  I wasn't sure about how the online delivery would go but after finishing todays session I am excited, positive, buzzing and ready for next week.

Student Voice - Is it what I thought it would be?

 To gather some student voice to inform my next steps.

My class are quite new at using google draw, but we thought we would give it a go as a way to gather information on what they like about writing and what they find difficult or are barriers for them when it came to tuhituhi time.





 
There was a variety of reoccurring comments from the tamariki mainly with struggling to find new words or sufficient words to make their stories interesting and also struggling with punctuation. This was great as my inquiry will be focussing on providing strategies to increase their vocabulary bank. I have a few strategies that I am pondering however I need to get a timeline in place with milestones along the way so that I don't miss anything and so that I can give this inquiry the time and depth of research that it needs.