My notes / reflections / learnings from Manaiakalani Facilitators Hui
Thursday 11 April 2019
“I don't think..." then you shouldn't talk, said the Hatter.”
― Alice in Wonderland
LEARN:
Digital is foundational to sound teaching practices. Teaching reading is still supported by quality shared and guided reading practices. There is nothing digital about this. It involves deliberate acts of teaching.
My questions:
- Is this fully understood by teachers embarking on the changes brought about by the digital world?
- Are we making strong links to the proven, and often traditionally effective teaching practices, with what we intend to do with learners in a digital world.
- When teachers think about moving from CREATE to LEARN do we need to be careful not name or even suggest the "road" to be taken?
- How much does "CREATE" need to be "COLLABORATIVE?
Create to Learn
In making a short simple video clip with mobile phone camera three of us created a scene where LEARNING happened. Showed that LEARNING happens whole CREATING . ie CREATE to LEARN. It is, however, very intentional not a free-for-all.
“Give the pupils teachers something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”
Creating provides students with an opportunity to reflect on, synthesize, and come to a deeper understanding of what they read and know – or think they know.
In making a short simple video clip with mobile phone camera three of us created a scene where LEARNING happened. Showed that LEARNING happens whole CREATING . ie CREATE to LEARN. It is, however, very intentional not a free-for-all.
“Give the pupils teachers something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”
John Dewey
Creating provides students with an opportunity to reflect on, synthesize, and come to a deeper understanding of what they read and know – or think they know.“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'' That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.'I don't much care where -' said Alice.'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.'- so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.'Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, 'if you only walk long enough.”― Alice in Wonderland
LEARN - CREATE - SHARE linear or integrated??
Kia ora David,
ReplyDeletehow great to have you at this hui with all the Manaiakalani crew this term. You have such a lot of experience and a sound vision of what inclusive education should look like to bring to the hui. Having you as part of the team in our schools will assist the cluster schools to join the dots as you work with the principals.
Ngā mihi
Cheryl