DFI Day 9 - Final Reflections
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Wow! I did it! I just completed the DFI course! 😇 Before I began my DFI journey, which was strongly recommended by my Principal and staff members, I was a bit apprehensive about having to organise my family around an extra full day of work. However, I quickly grew to look forward to my Friday Fundays doing the DFI. It was a good blend of big picture thinking by exploring the Manaiakalani kaupapa as well as picking up new technical skills with the Google Suite. It was also an interesting experience putting myself into the shoes of my students by experiencing my first ever online test. Learning about Manaiakalani's pedagogy and kaupapa of Learn, Create Share has given me a fresh lens to explore my personal pedagogy. It is so simple and yet so effective. I now intentionally plan my lessons and RE support for my team around these three words - What are we learning? What can we create? How are we going to share our learning? This helps to focus our discussions and planning m