Add caption Change Leaving a city and a life you created, is hard but it also offers choice and change. The choice I had was to take the chance of a change to alter direction and vision in my learning. This has been a test of resilience and courage to step away from all things comfortable and walk a lesser-known path. A new year, a new beginning has its challenges but unless we expose ourselves to these 'blips' we may never know what we are capable of. My move to Wellington has offered me a different direction, but also new opportunities. From a house to an apartment Adjusting to a different living situation is also a challenge, having no garden and much less room to store years of 'stuff'. But it also means I can spend more time doing the other things I enjoy taking part in.
Manaiakalani Google Class OnAir Manaiakalani Google Class OnAir started in 2016 and has grown exponentially since that time. The team are contracted to share their teaching from the planning of a lesson, to the actual teaching of the lesson (filmed by them) to the experience the students engage in, to the teacher reflection of the lesson to the student content captured on their Blogs. What exciting and truly inspiring episodes have been coming on stream from our innovative teachers. We have maths (DMIC teaching), science (Squid dissection and DNA Murder mystery), literacy ( vocabulary in abundance, writing (how to change a tyre on a real car), reading (exciting stories) and design, to share, all of which have been done in an engaging and innovative way. Our teachers are sharing the ‘visible’ kaupapa and creating lessons, which show enjoyment and learning with their learners. Great to see the tech...
Growth Mindset Revision 'Focus on learning processes and show how hard work, good strategies and good use of resources lead to better learning' Helping children confront challenges requires a more nuanced understanding of the “growth mindset.” CHRISTINE GROSS-LOH DEC 16, 2016 This interesting article unpacks a growth mindset, so it becomes a more complex process, rather than I have it, or I don't have it. It is argued that we don't have it all the time, as we have both fixed and growth mindsets, in all sorts of areas at different times. So we have to look at our fixed mindset triggers and when we are falling into that mindset and what that means for us as effective teachers. It is like getting stuck in the 'Pit'. We need to support children's learning strategies and processes and developing a ...
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