Wow 9 weeks done and dusted. What a journey we have had and what great things we have learnt.
I remember a few years ago- our first staff meeting that James Hopkins held, he talked about Learn, Create, Share and ubiquitous learning, among other words that made me think he was from another planet. NOW it all makes sense. How I wish I had known that then. The Manaiakalani journey all makes so much sense and I really have enjoyed learning about the why and how.
Our last session was about ubiquitous learning- which is about learning any time, any where and any place. No longer is learning only inside the 4 walls of the classroom and between 9 am and 3 pm. By using digital devices and wonderfully teacher, created activities, students can learn anywhere and at anytime. The beauty of it is, if the child has forgotten some part of their learning, they can go back and access it again and again.
I am so ready for our next parent session where we will be talking to our parents who will have children in the digital classes and about digital learning, next year. I now have the knowledge, understanding and passion to give an informed session.
As far as my own digital learning- I have learnt so much about the google suite and how to use them to improve my planning, teaching as well as giving my students the skills they need. Watch my children soar.
I am excited about using my class site and creating multimodal learning activities for my students.
Although this part of my learning is over for the time being, I will use what I have learnt to become even more confident and be able to help other staff members when they need it.
I just want to say a huge, huge thanks to Gerhard, Dorothy and the crew, it has been a really great PD.
My next goal is not to have such a big gap between the next post, but you could always see what my children are blogging about- May Road School's Room 13.
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