DFI 9: Revision

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

Being in the learner seat today was insightful. I can see the value in having a go and can relate more to my students put in this position. It was challenging coming from a position of not knowing and finding out as opposed to my usual knowing and doing it or teaching it.

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

Practice...practice... practice and become familiar with using the tools will improve my confidence and there fore enable me to use more digital tools in the classroom. I am also aware that learn... create... share is not confined to technology and need to celebrate the GOOD things I am doing in my learning environment.

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

My learners would really enjoy using Google Forms to create a quiz highlighting their learning.

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

I learnt to take it as it comes. Challenges are not always easy and that the winning is in the trying to... and retrying to... and that is what we ask of our students so I have recognised that I am not used to getting it 'wrong' so to speak.

I am sure I will continue to reflect on the DFI sessions and all that they have exposed me to... taught me... challenged me... frustrated me and enlightened and strengthened my practice.

DFI:8 Computational Thinking

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

Learn Create Share

is becoming more evident for me. I have experienced this pedagogy across a number of settings and in many forms. It does no necessarily have to be digital but can be.

Practical application of digital tools today has been rewarding. Lightbots and the coding was fun and I am sure I will be able to engage my students with these tools.

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

To just have a go and if it is wrong or doesnt work try again or rethink my approach or understanding.

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

Coding and lightbots... I can totally see this being inegrated for my learners. I can also see how it will assist learners of differing abilities to shine.

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

That there is no shame in getting it wrong ... in fact there is no wrong it is just that I havent learnt that yet.

DFI 7: Enabling Learning

DFI: 7 - Enabling Learning

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

By preusing other Teachers sites I found that I gained a deeper appreciation of the visible learning idea and the rewindable learning idea. I put myself in the shoes of the learner - consequently I now have many things to add and change on my site.

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

Making my planning visible and accessible to learners will give them more control over their learning pace and I am hoping that it will cater for the 'go getters' who want to fly faster than others.

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

Linking to the timetable with explanations of the learning tasks will make my planning mutli use and save time with constant student questioning where if they had the link to rewind they could self manage most of the time.

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

Organising my planning to be multi purpose will save time and the templates will be able to be used again.