Organising my ideas / tool

I feel like I know what I want to put into my tool, yet need to think about the components of the tool and how I can make it user friendly for not only the students but for the teachers as well. There is a risk that I can overcrowd the site I create as I would have too much information on there. That information could overcrowd the aspects that I want students to be able to access.

I know that there needs to be each of the storytelling process steps. HEAR, MAP, STEP and SPEAK. But I also want to be able to encourage blogging throughout the process as well.

Some things I have been thinking about and need to learn more about are:
* Podcasting- how do I create a podcast? Would this be useful as an avenue to 'HEAR' the story? Not in the initial part of hearing the story, as I know that the human connection and seeing someone 'telling the story' is crucial.
* Is there merit in having generic 'templates' that teachers can adapt as they go?
* Should I model with one story the process and then have generic of the others?
* Where would the aspects of 'imitate', 'innovate' and plot, mood and character matrix fit in?

I think looking at different layouts of sites will certainly help with this.

Coromandel Retreat- MIT

The first session was great, getting to know the other MIT's for 2019. We heard more about Manaiakalani and why they do what they do. It is evident that behind the scenes, there are some very passionate and inspiring people. The data and evidence behind it proves it works, so it is important when designing my tool, that the Pedagogy of Learn, Create, Share is evident and that blogging is part of the process.

I came away very excited about what the future sessions were going to hold for me.

Day two and we had a very confronting session which was actually really good. We really had to look at the problems we had posed and refine and make them explicit. What actually is the problem that our cluster of students or schools hold?
From this process, my problem was defined and made clearer. In our cluster:
'Maori at most levels ended 2018 below the National norm in Writing.'

The crazy 8's activity allowed for us to come up with any crazy ideas that we could come up with, when thinking of a tool to create. Using these ideas, the other MIT's and facilitators voted on the ideas they thought might work or that had merit. This process has shaped my potential tool as there were many things that could fit within the tool that I am going to create.
We also looked at the 'WHO.' We are not going to be able to do this alone, so who do we need to have in our corner?
A very beautiful retreat which enabled us to focus on what we were there for. Creating networks and relationships with our fellow MIT and facilitators, refining and defining our tools and gaining a better understanding of Manaiakalani.

Get NZ Writing

School Kit do an amazing job supplying Kits to Classrooms throughout NZ. We were so fortunate to be a part of Get NZ Writing 2019. We are hoping to develop connections with our buddy class at St Josephs School in Pukekohe, not only through NZ Post, but also through the digital format. Here is Room 14, working collaboratively to complete their postcard puzzle!

Pass the Action

Room 14 did a warm up game as part of their circle time. Just like Chinese whispers, but with body actions, we needed to pass the actions from one person to another. Could we get it all the way down the line? Watch and see!


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hpdbY_w-Ji0gPl1oU0x5Hog_WvAyG73O/view?usp=sharing

PB4L Learning and Revising

As part of today's TOD we did some work on PB4L, looking at systems that we had in place and revising and tweaking where we are on our PB4L journey. Richard Busfield shared some valuable learning and reflection around Active Supervision and Gail Porteous looked at the functions of behaviour, of both children and teachers in their responses to their behaviours.

Google Tour Builder

This is a fabulous tool to be able to track your journey and add detail and images about each place along the way. Here is my wee play at using the tool. My model for the students.

Tour Builder- Miss Wing

2019- A New Beginning

As I head into 2019, I am full of excitement and inspired by what I have experienced over the last couple of days, with yet another two TOD's ahead of me today and tomorrow. On Tuesday we attended the Te Ara Tuhura Cluster Power Up Day. It was a great day, being able to hear some inspirational speakers and hear more about Manaiakalani and where we are headed on this Journey. I liaised with staff from across the schools to put together a Slam Session, presenting and sharing a part  of it on Google Drawing and Sumo. I finished up with Harry's Screencastify and he stole the show. It was fabulous. It really demonstrated why we are on this journey and the doors that will open for our tamariki.

Link to SLAM Session here:

Link to Power Up Day Agenda here:


Yesterday's session was around partnerships with whanau on a deeper level and not just surface feature relationship stuff. How do we engage our whanau more, how do we give them more of a say? How do we ensure everyone is actively participating and that whanau have more opportunities to connect with the students learning.