MIT 2019 at KPMG

Today's session began by connecting with one another and checking in as to where we were currently. We discussed things that were working well and what was challenging us. I felt encouraged that we are all at different stages in this process, however I must admit I am feeling a little worried that I am not as far into this process as I would like to be. However I am going to use this as fire in the belly to ensure I get things up and running as soon as possible.

After the check in we moved on to:
CATALYST - THE COLLABORATIVE INQUIRY GAME
This was a collaborative game that involved taking on different roles so that we could dig deeper into our inquiries.

Roles:

1. Summariser synthesises the common facts, quotes and themes from the story and the data. Records the focus question. Has this changed?
2. Assumption Tester What assumptions have you made? What’s going on for our learners? How do you know? Have you  made enough of a difference? 
3. Perspective Seeker uncover teaching practices that may contribute to the learner’s problem, opening up thinking about practice. What practice do you need to do more or less of? How will you test this? What does the research say?
4. Inquirer gives a rundown of where they are in their inquiry. What is happening?
5. Learning Coach Which areas do we need to consider in order to develop the Thing? Are the learners at the centre? What’s going on for the learners?  Is the thing making a difference? What do we need to do to adapt/change or rethink our practice? What is the assessment showing? What data do you still need? How is your ‘team’ going?

The seven principles of learning:

1. Learners at the centre
2. Social nature of learning
3. Emotions integral to learning
4. Recognising individual differences
5. Stretching all students
6. Assessment for learning
7. Building horizontal connections

For me this activity sparked some possible avenues for my inquiry including having a teacher portal and student portal so that I could remain true to the storytelling method and give some background knowledge on the benefits and reasons to do things certain ways.

This was a great process which has left many thoughts around my where to next.

We also had a look into who our teams were. I need to touch base with John Leonard as well as Lis Swanson as these two will play a pivotal role in the development of my project.

The afternoon session was looking forward to the Ed-Tech Summit in Sydney. There are going to be a few considerations heading into those teaching sessions. 

1) Presentations will be 90 minutes

2) Be aware of my audience (Use of Te Reo, NZ teaching acronyms)

3) Having a support person for the session so we can support one another (Sandra)

4) The session will need to blend teaching / knowledge and doing something. The theme for the Summit is 'create'

My goals are to get my story/ stories sorted that I would like to use in my project, put my Ed Tech Summit presentation together, make connections with my tribe, get my site up and running and start playing around with ideas in my current Storytelling Programme.