So today has been a really interesting day and great to get some history on the empowerment aspect of Manaiakalani.  I really enjoyed Dorothy's presentation where we worked through some examples of just how empowering the ability to access information is.  Students who are able to take responsibility for some of this accessing for the whanau and even teaching their whanau is incredibly exciting - an authentic example of tuakana-teina relationship working in reverse.  The accessing of all devices and making this possible for all socio-economics within our communities is also an amazing advantage for our tamariki.  It allows for equality, which although should always be the case in education, is certainly not.  I loved the quote that Dorothy shared with us along with her wero...

Based on what we have been learning about today, my statemnt would be as follows: 
The greatest joy comes from Empowering students to....allow them to follow any path they may want to.  
So often, our learners can be restricted by their circumstances beyond our school gate and although we will never be able to control this, equipping them with the knowledge and skills is so empowering and offering them the most potential.  

Kerry's presentation on the digital curriculum was informative and then with all our follow up opportunities was great.  It was awesome to have a look at various ways


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  1. Amy Tofa6 July 2021 at 01:57

    Kia ora Cindy, there is a great joy in giving students opportunities to grow and learn through creativity. There are so many opportunities for learning, creating and sharing using digital devices but we as teachers also have to plan for these opportunities to happen. If it is not planned, it might not happen. There are more opportunities for whanau to be part of their child's learning by looking at the class sites and also student blogs, leaving comments and encouraging students in their learning. Thanks for the reflective post. Nga mihi. Amy

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  2. professional practice #202010 April 2024 at 23:08

    That's cool, sounds like it's going to be some great learning.

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