Manaiakalani Staff Hui

Mapic with Dr Naomi Rosedale

Students have access to range of new tools and skills which they are able to use to transform their knowledge, rather than just acquiring it. Important here is for the students to be able to get their own voice across - What is the students lens when they are creating? This is where they are able to include their own identity, culture, etc to share their learning in their own way!	The most magic happens here when students create their own DLO's, rather than being direct by the teacher - Teacher created DLO's. Here we want to focus on the students transforming their learning to further develop language, literacy and learning.

From Dr Naomi Rosedale research's, she has highlighted that these are the five elements that make the most difference to students acceleration of their learning.

How can we put more ownership on our students to learn more deeply creating through the process of design for learning? Students will need to think about the modes when sharing their learning. What mode will enhance this sharing of learning more? Video, audio, visual, written... Highlight of key vocab has shown to have a greater impact on overall DLO.

This is the MAPIC framework. I would be very interested in unpacking this further, and perhaps have this re-written into child speak. Use the middle section to question my thinking to nudge our students learning further in create.

Using the information shared by Dr Naomi Rosedale, as a teacher/facilitator,

• How could we use MAPIC to ‘nudge’ our create pedagogy?
• How can student design-for-learning offer a springboard to HLPs (including T-Shaped literacy)?
• How can the ‘new’ modes hold transformative ways of create-to-learn (and share) such as student voice over, podcast, screencast, group discussion) in everyday teaching & learning?

Reflection of DFI to date

DFI Session 1

During our first DFI session, we had Dorothy come to deliver the Manaiakalani Kaupapa and share some of the founding research behind this great initiative. Although I have heard the korero before, it was lovely to listen to it again, and just remind myself about the importance of the teacher within a digital classroom.

It was a shame that I couldn't share my section of our agenda that day, as I didn't have an adapter for my computer. Straight after our session, I ensured  I went down to the nearest Noel Leeming to pick up my adapter, in preparation for the following week.

The delivery of the content went really well, with the participants all keen to give their new learning a  go during the 'create' session of our day. What made it hard, was that many people has their blogs set up differently, were saving things in different places and naming documents differently.  It emphasised the importance of teaching students structure and routine at the start of every year to make life easier. 

DFI Session 2

The session started well. We covered the Manaiakalani Kaupapa, and then got into our deep dive with Kerry. I ran the 'chalk and talk' sessions about Gmail and Calendars, but realised that I spoke way to fast. I think nerves got the better of me, and then I rambled. I lost a few of the participants, and had to cover some ground again when they were all having a tutu.  Goal for next week; slow down, deep breathe, make sure everyone understands.

Then in the afternoon we had a few technical issues. Hangouts kept disconnecting our participants, so we weren't able to show them how to successful participate in a hangout. We tried many different work arounds, but with no success. They were all very patient, and were happy enough to schedule their own Google Hangout during the week within a small group. It was very clear that both the coaches and the teachers were getting a bit frustrated with the issues, showing just how behavioural issues can happen within a classroom if things do go the way they were planned. It's always a good idea to have a back up plan, just in case everything turns to custard. 

Manaiakalani Facilitation

Day three of Manaiakalani facilitation, done and dusted.

It impresses me how much students already know regarding technology, and how quickly they pick up the new skills taught.

What went well?

All the students in each of the classes that I have been in to this week have been focused and engaged. I have expected that students that don't have posts of their blogs, post one before my session was finished - most of them achieved this.

In classes where students were well on their way with blogging, we focused on creating positive, helpful, thoughtful comments to leave other students on their blogs.  This was a very positive session with the two classes at Pompallier Catholic School.  The students enjoyed looking at other school blogs, and finding people they may already know outside of school.  The comments they were leaving other students showed depth and thought, and fit within the Manaiakalani kaupapa. 

What needs modification?

As this is my first week, some things have been less organised than what I would have liked it to be. For example, not having access to class sites to be able to upload work I would like the students to have access too.  This is now sorted at Pompallier School and some of the teachers at Ahipara School. Allowing me this access will make life easier when sharing documents to students. 

I'm also very used to have my own projector and being able to display the activity I would like the students to complete. This allows me to show them exactly what I would like them to do.  This has been a little bit more challenging as the different schools have different systems in their class for projecting student work. 

Next goals/steps:

I would like to get all the students in the Far North cluster collaborating via their blogs.  This has started successfully already with some students from Pompallier commenting on Paparore School Blogs and on Ahipara School blogs. I would like to match all the 'like-aged' classes together to increase their audience they already have on their blogs.

I would also like to comment on every student's blog that is in the Far North cluster Pilot classes. So far, Ahipara school blogs have been commented on - as long as the students had a post.

I look forward to extending my knowledge of Manaiakalani and building relationships with all the students I have met and will be meeting.  This is a great opportunity, one that I will embrace while I can.