I really struggled today, maybe it’s mid-term-itis? I enjoyed the day but felt anxious here and there while exploring and creating. But, I got there in the end!
Manaiakalani
I really enjoyed this talk, as a parent and a teacher – Making teaching and learning visible to the learner, the whānau, the teacher, the colleagues. Talking about whether learning has been hidden from students and how this has affected students learning and if it has caused our learners to fail. I know as a parent, it is much easier to help my struggling child when I know what is happening in the classroom, what they’re looking at in maths, writing etc. It means we can give them extra support at home. When you’re in the dark as a parent, we can’t support them at home. We’ve often asked teachers what area they are focussing on in curriculum areas to help support our child at home. Not all parents are comfortable doing this so to have learning available to all parents means they can access it without feeling uncomfortable about asking. Equitable learning at its best.
The intentional use of technology to display the learning is important – the whole learning journey being visible, every part of the learning process – planning, outcomes, the process, WALTs, reflections, and assessment process’. I believe it is very important for there not to be any surprises in learning, that it be accessible, available and there in advance will help many learners.
Sites
This is the first year we have been doing sites. My original slides were very boring but just this last week the slides I have been making have been much more visibly appealing due to the learning I have had on DFI; changing backgrounds to images, using bitmoji etc. I’m much more excited about making slides now. My biggest hinderance is time, as it is for all teachers. I enjoyed creating the site today with Phil and look forward to continuing to up my game with making my site engaging and exciting for my learners. Here is the link to what I created today, keep in mind it is a work in progress!
I loved the multi-text database and I am looking forward to accessing this and adding to it over time. I want to create one for our inquiry (early settlers to NZ) to begin with and then go from there.