Another great day of learning. Once we got the technology working it was a lot easier and less tiring than I anticipated. Good to have the small groups online.
I found the presentation by Dorothy about create food for further thought as we are in the process of refining our local curriculum. The following points are what stood out for me...
To create is to empower. I think empowered learners are engaged and will succeed. Creating often involves problem solving, effective communication and collaboration. These are essential skills for our students' future opportunities and employment. At primary school we sometimes lose sight of the fact that the NZC is not just about preparing our students for secondary school but to be active citizens of Aotearoa.
Teacher mindset when planning needs to be providing opportunities for create through the learning regardless of the year level. Are our students truly being exposed to creative opportunities or just digital sharing activities? I understand that the digital world is new and so teachers may think they are being creative by allowing students to create a digital object or presentation. I believe there is a lot more to it. Teachers need to be thinking about the body, not just the mind.
The new addition of the digital technologies to the Technology curriculum is great to move us from not just being consumers but also creators. SISOMO is worth exploring.
I am going to visit the Exploring Create in Manaiakalani with my staff to see if we can be inspired by it and add to it.
I enjoyed learning about YouTube. I will use it more now that I have my own channel - it will make it easier to locate key presentations and videos.
Am going to investigate live streaming. Our whare is a classroom at the moment as our school is a building site and so we have been having our hui a kura outside. The weather is becoming too cold to do so. During Covid Level 2 we used to have Google Meet assemblies but think they can be improved by going to live stream.
I enjoyed the learning around Google Draw - this is not something I had used very much before.
The learning is great and I am wondering how far behind my staff I am and if what I am learning are things my staff have been doing for years. I aim to find out so we are all paddling our waka together.
Kia ora Jane,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this reflection (and working with you last week!). You are so right about preparing our learners for beyond the education system. Such a key part of what we are doing, yet often forgotten. I would love to hear how you have got on in talking to your staff around the content from last week.
Vicki
Hi Jane
ReplyDeleteI've been reading a few papers and articles about creativity and how to maximise digital technologies to engage students.
Take a look at this one that Anne Sinclair shared with us Ten Things Pixar Can Teach Us About Creativity. Creative organisations like Pixar are collaborative places that encourage play and taking risks. I’d like to think that is a given for our schools, but with the immediacy of technology, we sometimes find students stumble when they don’t get the expected results and give up. Taking risks, building resilience and troubleshooting is all part of the creative process.