Manaiakalani Blog Post 1
Core Business
Friday 15th October
What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
The format of the lessons from the staff were very useful: Learn/Ako, Create and Share. I also found it very helpful that the presenters also incorporated some Te Reo when speaking. I enjoyed learning about where the name 'Manaiakalani' originates from (hook/constellation) and the origins of the PLD in Tamaki, Auckland.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
I learned about signing into Chrome (never have I once done that before) and organising my favourite bookmarks/websites for ease of use across all devices. After the discussion on suitable profile pics, I even changed my profile pic for a more professional photo. This has made me a lot more confident using the google tools/apps and it's close relationship to chrome. I learned about Google groups (I wasn't familiar with this prior to this session) - would've been useful to communicate with our Year 2/3 whanau during last year's lockdown. The features of google (organising google drive, voice typing, headings with contents) was extremely useful and I think student's that struggle with writing/typing would benefit hugely from the voice typing feature.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
I feel more confident talking with other people online. As a reliever for the first 3 terms of this year, I didn't have much interaction with people/students online during the lockdowns here in Northland.
What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
So much - everything that we covered in today's session was so useful and a lot of it, quite new to me.
Google docs: I made the following poster using a google doc to share with my English class.
Hi Jessica,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to have you with us and I'm so pleased you got a lot out of the first day.
Working and learning online can be pretty exciting and it should be, especially for our students when we're stuck in lockdown.
I think the key thing is to practice being online when we're back at school. That way we can support students so that if we ever do have to revert to online learning, it's not such a disruption. Let's face it, everyone will continue using online conferencing in the future in some way, whether it's working from home, studying or just to connect with loved ones across the miles. It'll be important for our kids to feel confident communicating in the virtual space.
Voice typing is a good one, especially for those reluctant writers.
I'm looking forward to hearing back from you how this app goes with your students when you're back in the classroom :)
Kia ora Jessica! I too am a member of the Term 4 DFI cohort. I enjoyed reading your reflections about the first session and like you I gained particular insight into the background of the kaupapa through Dorothy's recount. I particularly appreciated hearing about the consultation with kaumātua and the community. As you say, Manaiakalani is a special name and I like that we have our parts to play in goals that hook students into learning, innovation and growing cultural identity. Look forward to seeing you online. Naomi
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your comments. I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to take this course as it's so relevant and useful to aid learning and teaching in my kura. Yesterday I had my first google meet with students which was very successful. I'm looking forward to practising using Hāpara and the various google apps to maximise student engagement and accelerate learning. Ngā mihi nui, Jess.
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