Keeping Up with Mrs Faalili

  If I was to summarise the key things I took away from this Professional Development what would they be and why? The adaptation of traditional Maori Kemu in an educational setting isn't as hard as I think it is. Kupu and tikanga can be practised in all learning settings and that we shouldn't be afraid of getting it wrong. How has this professional development challenged my thinking? That I may be overthinking Maori Tikanga practises in regards to Maori kemu - the 'Oh, I shouldn't do this because ...' or 'I don't think this is culturally appropriate' but this PLD was permission in making adaptions, however, paying the respects and acknowledging the change/adaption in the teaching of the kemu.  What aspects of my practice would I consider changing as a result of this professional development and why? The sourcing of resources, encouraging the use of traditional resources over store bought and encouraging sustainability in the creation and maintaining...

PLD 02.02.2021  If I was to summarise the key things I took away from this Professional Development what would they be and why? The question - Am I a  learner  or am I a  knower ? is what I still remember from this PLD. With the 'green' section outlining the behaviours of a learner - I sit here thinking about how many of the 'red' I am. The goal is to operate from within the green (radical candor). I know that there is a time and place for behaviours in the red - but as a professional, I will aim to operate within green. How has this professional development challenged my thinking? Thinking about myself and experiences in the past where I have been operating in the red. With a new role and working within our Manaiakalani cluster this gives me a chance to operate freshly within the green. What aspects of my practice would I consider changing as a result of this professional development and why? With new role, responsibilities and a mindset of 'be prepared to be disli...

Click on image to Personal Notes from PLD  Provider/Presenter: Workshop 1 - Sue Pine  Inquiry Based Mathematics: It’s just effective pedagogy! Workshop 2 - Lucie Cheeseman  Mathematical Discovery - exploring visual mathematics and the art of “Make and Create” If I was to summarise the key things I took away from this Professional Development what would they be and why? The need to think about the DATs in my teaching of maths and how I can use this to further support the learning of my students. By being deliberate I am maximising this window of learning for my students. The need to 'make and create' for mathematical learning, that it's not just about Using Materials to support their learning of concepts. Students should be given opportunities to make choices of which materials and also to physically or digitally make and create a visual representation of mathematical concepts. The importance and need for low floor, high ceiling type of number problems, problems that encou...

  Click on image to open up Personal Notes from PLD Name of Course/Programme/Seminar: Boys in Literacy - Cracking the code Provider/Presenter: Marshall Diggs If I was to summarise the key things I took away from this Professional Development what would they be and why? You can have  control  or you can have  growth  - but you can’t have both. Position myself to fit the needs of my boys. Make myself uncomfortable so they don’t have to be. Greatest contribution is not what you teach, but who you teach Boys will not invest into learning until I invest into them Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind Boys like competition but not when it exposes their inabilities Light fires not fill buckets It’s not what you teach but who you teach Interest based - not curriculum based Repeat, restate - but don’t rephrase How has this professional development challenged my thinking? Didn't really challenge, rather affirm what I'm doing with my boys. - Experiences to build language for wr...