Education going forward

DFI 9 Revision.

Well the DFI programme has finished today but the digital journey will continue with enhanced skills and understanding of Manaiankalani.

Today we covered ubiquitous, probably never before in education has the need been so great in this time of our nations lockdown.

The last 7 weeks has truly proven the value of this, our pupils have had opportunity to genuinely choose where and when they studied, this is empowering agency for them, and also for the teachers to see how a new normal could look like.

Educators now have the chance to adapt and incorporate the online environment and skills both in the classroom and beyond.

At NBC we have already started having this conversation with our teachers, what we have learnt and will continue but one positive now is that we know we have the community with us as they have witnessed first a hand the power of Manaiakalani pedagogy.

 The ability to rewind learning was one aspect that wasn’t explored enough in the classroom, with teachers having to remove barriers to learning  online through many means  it enabled more visibility with the documentation  enabling rewindable learning to seamlessly happen.

So what am I proud of?

·      The whole staff, not just teachers but also the teachers aides, and the ancillary staff who were quickly added to our system to allow them access to pupils’ learning on line, another barrier gone! And everyones confidence and skill level rising above all expectations.

·      The consistent approach through out the school, that daily that gave students and whanau sense of continuity.

·      The relationships that were kept nurtured on line with daily meets , which hopefully will enable a smoother transition back on Monday in level 2.

The challenges now:

·      To keep the momentum going of learn create share.

·      To capture all the positives and apply them.

·      In the light of our experiences to explore Manaiakalani pedagogy with renewed clarity.

   

 Succinctly summed up below

A huge shout out to the Manaiakalani Team and especailly Mark and Sharon, who have not only supported me during the DFI but all the NBC staff  on our digital journey together with all the extra support during lockdown. Thank you.