iDevelop Time

iDevelop

We used to have our iDevelop with our hapu. We did our reading, writing, handwriting, phonics and big book within our hapu. We were designing our program for all the learners who are at different levels.
This term, we decided to collaborate and connect with our other hapu learners. We divided the learners based on their reading and maths levels and they went to different learning coaches for it.
As I have come from an early childhood background, iDevelop was always a challenge for me. Rotating the hapu gave me an opportunity to build relationships with other hapu learners and talk to other learning coaches about them. I was able to see the different perspectives of the learners from the parents and learning coaches.
Designing the program made it simple because I had to focus on the learners who are at the same level.

Spiral of Inquiry

Scanning: What’s going on for our learners?

“To create powerful learning environments for ALL learners, we need to weave indigenous ways of knowing, with strong evidence-informed practices, and innovative and imaginative approaches. In scanning, we want to find out what is happening for learners in each of these areas.”

• Wide perspective on learning

• Inquiry and evidence-seeking takes a lot of time, surfaces assumptions & surprises
• Focus is learners and families; the individual, not LC perspective
  Do the learners have:
• Connections with others and environment
• Belief that LC/SLT see success in learners
• opportunities to express in a range of ways eg. express why, where, and what they are learning
• Feedback is focused and directive & Prior knowledge of L recognized and valued
• Culture recognized in curriculum and language
• L self-regulating, involved in cooperative learning

So what?

Learners are not able to express their views, most of them are pretty brand-new, as I have the emergent group

Next what?

Build relationship with them, so that the learners feel the sense of belonging in our habitat and feel the confidence to share their ideas

Give them some clues/ speaking frames like "I feel maths is...."so that they will start talking about what they know

Understand their non-verbal communication and record it

LH2 Puppet Show

LH2 Puppet show

One of my goals is to learn how to use technology with the learners. I wanted to have a go first to learn how to use it. I tried to play around with different buttons but still, i was hard to use it. So I decided to have a purpose so that I will learn it a bit deeper. I have decided to video the learners when they were doing puppet show during iExpereince. It was a great experience for me to video, all different buttons gave me some understanding and purpose behind it. This is what I did with iMovie and I learned how to upload on youtube.

NZSL Lesson

NZSL Lesson- I am capable and connected with deaf learners

5/5/17

I started Ormiston primary last year. Sometimes I had to interact with deaf learners. I was really challenged talking to them. Most of the time, the deaf learners misunderstood what I was trying to say. I used to get frustrated and I used to look NZSL online but still, it was not very clear for me.

The last term, it was a wonderful opportunity for me to attend the NZSL lesson. Shona taught how to get the learners attention first before you sign it to them. I also learned how to greet and have small conversations with others. I started practicing whenever possible with the learners. I started teaching my hapu as well so that I could gain confidence in using sign language.

Last Monday, I had a chance to talk to one of the deaf learners during iBreak. First, I tried to get his attention, then I started signing. He started looking at me signing, even thoughIi was super slow, he was very patient and responded to my question with a wonderful smile on his face. Some of the words I was not sure, so i tried to do the sign alphabets, the learners was very supportive to me and helping me to say it in a different way. I felt like i was capable to interact with deaf learners and connected to their world.