Day 8 Reflection

Day 8 Reflection 

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

This week we focussed on the Manaiakalani kaupapa of Empowerment which is about the advancing of Rangatiratanga (taking back control of our own lives). Digital technology assist the making of connections by enabling students to enter and explore new learning environments, overcoming barriers of distance and time. 

The greatest joy comes from empowering the students to discover the treasure that lies within them. The four aspects of kaupapa (connected, ubiquitous, visible and empowered) are like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle as they are interconnected to each other. 

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

The biggest learning for today was the importance of giving the power to the students so that they become the designers of their own future. It is important that students have opportunities to be innovative designers and creators of digital solutions. As shifting to Digital Curriculum, when introducing Computational Thinking we can use a variety of plugged and unplugged activities. 

Shama Mihi Maker by cool7 / Full screen / Remix in Gamefroot

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? 

Gamefroot was an awesome resource to use. Making Mihi would be a great way to start Term 1 where the students have to make their own Pepeha. Since my students have already created their Pepeha, Gamefroot would be a fun way to learn coding. I would like to try coding and programming with my students using minecraft as they enjoy minecraft. I also tried a bit of scratch so might try it out with my students. 

 

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

The blogging tip was really great. The importance of empowerment and having the choice of making decisions would be helpful in the personal life. 

Day 7 Reflection

 Day 7 Reflection

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

This week we focussed on Ubiquitous which means anytime, anywhere, any pace and anyone (A⁴).  According to the Manaiakalani Pedagogy and Kaupapa, if there is an access to a device and wifi, the learners have the potential to be connected to high quality learning experiences at anywhere, anytime and any pace.

Ubiquitous carries the idea that learning takes places outside of the traditional school/classroom in the digital era and there are no barriers where the child can do the learning anywhere, any time and any place. Offering Ubiquitous learning opportunities gives kids more hours to continue learning. Digital technologies have the ability to positively change circumstances and should not be dismissed as ‘just’ a tool. The Manaiakalani programme has embraced rewindable learning in 2020. Rewindable learning makes learning accessible to more learners and enabling young people to visit it over and over again.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

Using Explain Everything (EE) on ipad has really improved my confidence as my students use this device (ipad) and I could see how unfamiliar I was with the device. 

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  

I would love to try Explain Everything with my students as one of the creative activity and let them explore the whiteboard and the tools associated with it. 

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

Learning about Ubiquitous was really helpful. This made me realise that if I set some work for my learners, they can do it even without my presence. So in this way I'll be able to manage my time well.

Day 6 Reflection

 Day 6 Reflection

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

This week we focussed on connectivity as it is one of the Kaupapa Goals. Manaiakalani connects us to a powerful network, acknowledging the power of digital and it supports schools and teachers to connect with the learners and with each other.

Manaiakalani Programme is all about developing a learning community where all members are connected and empowered through a shared pedagogy, a shared understanding of the Manaiakalani Kaupapa and visible teaching and learning is foundational. 

With Manaiakalani's kaupapa and pedagogy of Learn, Create and Share, Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu empowers young people to be cybersmart and using our class blogging platform to build powerful connections across clusters. 

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

After exploring a selection of class sites and getting feedback from my group about my site, I was able to make my homepage more visual appealing for the learners. I was able to work on the layout of my site and add more resources for inquiry learning and maths.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  

Using the class class more often would be a great way to hook my learners for reading and inquiry. I would also encourage them to use the resources available on the site. Give the students an opportunity to explore the class site.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

I actually needed the time to work on my class site and now since it looks more visual appealing, it has reduced my workload.

Day 5 Reflections

 Day 5 Reflections

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

This week we focussed on the importance of making teaching and learning visible, accessible and available to both the learners, teachers and the wider community (whanau). This visibility contributes to a strong partnership with whanau. Having the teaching visible to our colleagues is a great way to learn from each other and share our ideas. Visible learning will lead to effective teaching and accelerated learning. 

Google sites has been considered as the best tool for visible teaching and learning. The most effective teachers use Learn - Create - Share pedagogy and their use of class sites to make teaching and learning visible further supported students agency. The Manaiakalani design which includes the partnership has been the major contributor of the acceleration. Blogger is also another great site to make individual teaching and learning visible. Manaiakalani programme ensures that success is available to everyone.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

Multi modal was something really awesome and inspiring as I learnt the importance of hooking the learners into learning. Multi text database is a very useful tool for the Reading Programme. Collaborative sites plan is a great idea and perhaps it could be used for our senior team to collect resources.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? 

I might relook at my class site and add some more complementary texts related to their main text. Encourage the students to use the class site frequently and link the texts to their personal life.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

I'll try to create multimodal sites for reading so it could help me later. Labelling the blogs is also very helpful.