I have taught Reading Recovery and Quick60 at Pt England School for the last six years and I love being part of the incredible learning environment that makes Pt England special; Manaiakalani. However, sometimes I have had to call on my talented colleagues or students to help me with the digital side of things. It is my hope that this course will increase my understanding of the Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy that make my learning environment so special and give me the digital skills to improve my teaching in my specialist context.
Hearing the Manaiakalani story told this morning gave me much to think about. Teaching at a Decile1 school was not new to me, I taught in Porirua East for 15 years before making the move north so I was well aware of the needs my students and families had, however, learning about how the area I teach in grew in the middle of a very affluent area made me think about how different their needs actually are.
Today I learned what the Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy might mean to me and the programme I teach, how I can use the Learn - Create - Share pedagogy in my own teaching to extend the children's learning and be a more effective teacher. I gained new skills for organising myself in my workspace, using Google Groups, Drive and Docs in a way that is efficient. I am looking forward to using these skills in my teaching soon, in particular working in Google Docs to improve reading mileage, fluency and accuracy with my higher level groups.
Hi Irene,
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful blog post. I love the way you have reflected on your teaching journey and the areas you are still developing skills in. I am sure you will learn load in the DFI, I always walk away learning something new. What was one thing you learned today you think everyone should know?
Have an amazing journey. I can’t wait to hear all about your learning.
Hi Irene, it is great to have you on the DFI, and ~I am sorry we can't be in the same room. Pleased you are saved a commute though :) I love your graphic. What a great concept.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing how you develop that Eyes on Text template with your learners to increase (and monitor) mileage. I have seen some great results.
Dorothy
Kia ora Irene,
ReplyDeleteI love reading blog posts and making connections with teachers. Which school were you at in Porirua East? I did a placement at Cannons Creek when I was studying and have several friends who have taught in the area.
Looking forward to continuing to support you over the next 8 weeks.
Vicki
Hi Irene, your blog is a very interesting one to read. Your blogs are full of interesting stuff and I can see your are learning heaps of stuff, as am I. Nice to have you in our little bubble
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