Today started like any other day, I woke up, kissed my wife and children good morning, got ready for the day and jumped in my car. That was just the beginning Of my nine weeks journey that I embarked on with 3 of my colleagues. Intros done and dusted, protocols ticked one by one. Powhiri by TE TOKA WHAKAKOTAHI Marae in the Bay of Islands College. Back to the classroom, little nerves as I haven't been in a classroom as a student in over 20 years, great start and great support from the Manaiakalani team. A good attitude and openness to my questions created a relaxed environment for me to learn.
This journey will take me all over Te tai tokerau up and down we go!
The day was packed with activities and new knowledge as well a couple of laughs and some serious moments. Great start all over!
One of the many things we learnt during this session was “How to erase backgrounds from pictures to be used across google platform, brilliant little (huge) gadget to have handy at all times. Working collaboratively as well across docs and assigning tasks in google docs was very helpful.
Utilizing the Explore tool from docs is a fantastic tool, also using the quotes tools will be of huge benefit for senior students
I think that it will be difficult to narrow it down to one thing, this is the beginning of my journey and this is just the intro to more aspects of the Google life.
Kia Ora Ron,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you found so many little (huge) things to takeaway from your first DFI session. Referring back to the prompt questions, was there anything you learned about Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedegogy as well? I enjoyed your writing style, and am curious about the 'couple of laughs' too. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your DFI journey.
Nga mihi
Stef
Ron,
ReplyDeleteWas great to meet you last week at Bay of Islands college and enjoyed your introduction, sharing your own culture and language. It's great to experience just how our students may feel when we introduce them to new learning. You have taken away many ideas to support your students. I'm looking forward to seeing how this is implemented within your classroom and the responses you get from you students.