Hanga - Creativity Empowers Learning

Opportunities for kanohi ki te kanohi as a community of learning have been challenged during the past couple of years. We valued this opportunity to harness the collective creativity of our teachers this afternoon to connect with Create as a vital element of The Manaiakalani Programme. 

"The idea that creativity fosters wellbeing - and as a result improves learning - is backed by a large body of evidence" see recommended reading

Over the past three years our community of learning Create staff meetings have focused on reminding ourselves that creativity can be an opportunity to hook young people, to engage and awaken interest and curiosity. It need not be a Peter Jackson Production 😉

Plus we know opportunities to behaviourally engage our young people can be enhanced with digital technologies the ability to create with our heart, body and mind is not new.  

Thanks to teachers who have shared workshop resources online 

The Manaiakalani Kawa of Care

The Manaiakalani  Kawa of Care has been co-constructed between schools and whānau. This agreement covers the responsibilities of students, parents and schools. It ensures that students will get the best use of their device during their time on the programme, and that schools and families understand how they can best care for the devices.  

Being Cybersmart provides an authentic context for our young people to connect with  the elements of the Kawa of Care as a lived experience.  

Cybersmart learning is designed to engage our young people in online behaviour and thinking that elevates positive actions and the use of positive language, digital media and texts. 

How are you empowering your learners to connect with elements of the Kawa of Care and responsible use agreement? 

We recommend teachers take time to familiarise themselves with the Kawa of Care and identify how best they can empower their learners to make connections with  being Cybersmart.  

• Take time to familiarise yourself with the elements of the Kawa of Care of your school or cluster.

e.g Manaiakalani Kawa of Care

• Be cognisant of the vocabulary you are using to describe being a cybersmart learner e.g.

I will respect my chromebook by always looking after it and keeping it safe.

I will always be in the right place, at the right time when I am online. If in doubt I will ask my teacher or parent.

Tū Atamai i te Ipurangi

• Be consistent when using cybersmart vocabulary and empower your learners to do the same.
• Focus on elevating the positive i.e. korero that describes/highlights what we would see and hear from cybersmart learners.

Smart Parents

Summer Learning Journey Prizes

View outstanding blog posts and prize winners from the 2021-22 Summer Learning Journey 

Well done to everyone who contributed and participated this year.

The Summer Learning Journey activities remain accessible on the blog and can be shared with learners who have not yet tried. Great for holiday blogging and for learners to actively pursue topics of interest.

 

Bursts in Bubbles

Each year our Kāhui Ako Teachers model an exemplary Teaching as Inquiry cycle and share their progress publicly on their blog, at regular intervals throughout the year. 

In November we come together for our annual Bursts and Bubbles where their Inquiry is shared as Impact Bursts in a panel setting.  

As we were unable to meet kanohi ki te kanohi this year. Our teachers recorded their impact bursts which was broadcast at the scheduled time.

We recognise both the challenges and the efforts of all our teachers. Their impact bursts represent a three minute summary with more detail shared on their blogs. 

Blog Links Teachers' Inquiry 2021 

This slide deck which accompanies the streamed presentation includes links to teachers'  professional blogs where you are able to explore their Teaching as Inquiry in more detail and connect directly if you have questions or feedback. 

Manaiakalani Cybersmart Challenges

Check out the Manaiakalani Cybersmart Challenges.

Cybersmart challenges to help you Learn, Create, and Share on your device in smart and clever ways.

New challenges posted each week

Create to Learn

Manaiakalani Class OnAir connects audiences with the Manaiakalani pedagogy, Learn-Create-Share by offering an authentic window into the classroom. From learning design and lessons on demand, plus teacher reflections and learners' blogs, the Manaiakalani Class OnAir site provides a unique perspective beyond that of a classroom visit.

Listening to Manaiakalani Class OnAir teachers, Charlotte Gaston and Clarelle Carruthers yesterday, I was reminded of John Dewey's quote from our Create to Learn Staff meeting last year.

Additionally the opportunities to collaborate and share, and how this is planned for and practiced, have been generously shared during this Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Meet and via the Class OnAir Site.

Each episode includes an extended plan, lesson video, learning content, teacher reflection and learner generated content.

Thanks to Charlotte, Clarelle and all the teachers who have contributed to the site. Highly recommend taking some time out to explore using the new navigation links that have been added to the home page.... Thanks to Anne Sinclair and Matt Goodwin for curating.

All On Air Teachers' pages include links to their learners' blogs and I encourage everyone who visits to take some time to comment.

Yesterday's recording is available on demand including links to the Manaiakalani Class OnAir site.

Look out for further Meets later this term including Secondary and Te Reo Māori.

Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Teacher Meet May 13th 2020

Side by Side Images in Blogger

Small images can be placed side by side in a blog post (see above). However when the image size is increased it can help to use an invisible table to position your images side by side (see below).

The following html adds an invisible table in your blog post to position two images side by side.

<br>

<table><tbody>

<tr><td>photoa

</td><td>photo b

</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Check out this episode Getting Geeky with Blogger for more tips

Interactive Poster for a Blog Post

Using a Google Slide to create an interactive poster for our Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Teacher Meet today. Content can be included in the poster that remains interactive when you embed in your blog e.g. hyperlinks, sound files and video.
Instructions to create and share

View all episodes OnDemand including Getting Geeky with Blogger

Tip: Blog posts with a Google Slide only embedded, do not display preview images in a feed e.g. Blog gadgets, featured post, Twitter Feed. Including an image in the post will make it stand out in a feed. Insert an image from your slide at the end of the post so it is picked up in a feed. See example below.

Blog Gadget includes image preview

Difference between posts with images and without

#mtfbwy

Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu Teacher Meet Wednesday 6th May

Shout Out - Connected Learners Share

Manaiakalani Mail Out Term 2 Week 3

This week I invited educators from across our communities of learning to shout out and shine a light on a Blogger.

Based on the numbers from our Twitter feeds we barely broke the surface.

Catch Up On Demand and explore the links to some awesome blog posts, from our young people sharing their learning to some inspiring teachers reflecting on their experiences teaching online.

Show these bloggers some  ❤️ and leave a comment.

Tuhi Mai Tuhi Atu