DFI Day 6: Enabling Access

DFI  Day 6:  Enabling Acces

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy and Visible learning?  

Today I learnt that being VISIBLE is the kaupapa and if students and whānau don't know what the learning is, then you need to do something about it. Visibility is the game changer... the whole journey being visible and the learner being at the centre.  Our transparency keeps us safe. If we lay it out, we empower our learners.  What needs to be kept genuinely invisible? Bio data, disciplinary data, personal data. Barriers - passwords lock out others. Make sharing easy so take away passwords whenever possible. Hapara created a dashboard visible to the teacher and parent portal gives whānau access to track their child.

Hanging out with Julien, Darren and Dorothy

 What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
Teacher planning and outlines should also be visible.  I need to include these in my website so that information is accessible to all.  Today I pimped my website so that it includes my timetable with the hyperlinks to different lessons. I am developing greater knowledge to set up my website.

Boom... check out my pretty buttons!

What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  

Navigating my website is a biggie which means that I need to dedicate time to set it up simply.  Looking at other peoples' sites have shown me what kind of layout I like and I can now go about my business creating a website that requires 'LESS CLICKS' to get around. 

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

I learnt more about creating a website that is easier to navigate.  I have lots of work to do so hope that I can continue to build it and make my programme visible to my students, whānau and whoever else wants to see what we're doing in each of my classes.  

DFI Day 5: Devices

DFI Day 5: Devices

Manaiakalani Kaupapa and Pedagogy:

Today was based around being CYBERSMART.
Smart Learners LEARN - Smart Footprint CREATE - Smart Relationships SHARE
Each part is so important for us as teachers to learn, create and share so that we ourselves understand how to be cybersmart. There is a lot of information to sift through and I need more time to LEARN so that in turn I am able to CREATE & SHARE.

Improving my Confidence, Capability and Workflow as a Professional:

This is our fifth workshop and I am improving and get most of what we are doing.  I am constantly thinking about how the things I have learnt today, can be added to my current programs.  Confidence is building.  Capabililty will only improve in time.  Workflow as a Professional, well that is something that will improve over time.  For now though, learning my way around programs and creating worthwhile resources will contribute to a more efficient workflow.

Sharing my learning with my learners:

I created a Screencastify that had way too many ummms!  I will re do this but need more time to be specific so that I am prepared in the bits and pieces that I want to appear in my presentation.

Improving my Confidence, Capability and Workflow in my Personal Life:

Personally, I really do struggle with time... there is just not enough of it.  I probably need to reassess my responsibilities and what I put my hand up for.
I hope that I am able to manage my time better and get what I need done at school so that I do not end up working too much at home.  Teaching is my job... not my life and family must always come first!