Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Just for you Kerry:)

Wednesday, 12 September 2018

Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Day 7 - DFI

Today we had the pleasure of meeting Clarelle from Pt England School who had a wealth of experience and knowledge about creating effective class sites that engage the students and are easy to navigate. I learnt so much from her today. Please check out my slide show below to see what some of that learning was.

Wednesday, 29 August 2018

Day 6 DFI

We spent a most amazing day today at Paihia School. Khismira is the guru for ipads and today she showed us how to make a simple animation using reading resources. What a privilege it was to share with her. Thank you Dianne for the delicious homemade carrot cake. Check out my slide show below to see some of the learning from today.

Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Day 3 - DFI


Here is my first attempt at Google Draw.

My Bee Animation


Day 3: DFI
Today I used google slides to make this very basic animation, but you get the idea right!

Wednesday, 1 August 2018

Day 2, DFI-Northland College

Day 2, DFI-Northland College

Time to reflect and share with colleagues

  • What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
That the Learn is about Effective teaching and accelerated learning! Recognise- Amplify-Turbo!
  • What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
I learnt how to organise my folders in Gmail and how to filter sender emails so that the important emails are at the top and the starred emails follow and all other emails are in another list under the first two.
  • What did I learn that could be used with my learners , capability or workflow in my personal life?
I will utilize the google calendar so that I can see what needs to be done in my school life as well as my personal and business lives.

Wednesday, 25 July 2018



Time to reflect and share with colleagues

What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? 

I learnt that the name Manaiakalani was given to the Trust because it was the name of the stars that our ancestors used to travel back and forth across the Pacific Ocean.

The Four Goals of DFI
  • Our teachers are supported to acquire fluency using the basic tools our young people use for learning 
  • Our teachers are supported to acquire fluency using the basic tools required for effective teaching, planning, assessment and professional learning 
  • Our teachers are supported to understand how digital technologies used effectively can have a significant impact on accelerating achievement outcomes 

Our teachers are supported to understand how the Manaiakalani pedagogy and kaupapa has been co-constructed over more than a decade to maximise the impact of effective teaching and learning in a digital learning environment.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
I have learnt how to use google keep to keep track of notes and things to do, which will help organise and manage the things I have to do.

What did I learn that could be used with my learners? 
I have learnt how to show the students how to organise and save their work in a way that will assist them to find documents in their drive as well as using the chrome books to engage writers and readers.

What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
I have access to tools that can assist me with my personal life as well as my professional life, these tools will give me the confidence that although I feel like there is never enough time in the day to do everything! Google keep will help keep track of what you need to do and remind you!

DFI Week 1

I had an awesome day today with Dorothy and Kerry learning about the Google world.  Felt the pressure when we had to complete the scavenger hunt.  Felt really great to complete it and share it with Dorothy.  I really enjoyed hearing about the great changes and improvement in the school from my the neighborhood that I grew in.  I am really looking forward to filling my kete of skills, knowledge and experience in this digital society.