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  What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? Empowerment - learners and teachers through the digital age. "The Maniakalani kaupapa of empowerment is about advancing Rangatiratanga: taking back control of their own lifes. Need to actively show teachers the power of a digital tool for their learners. Voice - choice - ownership: learning being exciting and engaging as if it isn't, students won't by in and complete it. Empowering students on digital devices so they can be creators and show their voice through their digital learning. A digitally fluent person can decide how to use digital technology in the most effective way to achieve tasks or solve problems. In order for teachers to teach in a digital way, they need to be fluent, confident, empowered and supported Digital technologies being used effectively can accelerate achievement outcomes What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professiona...

  What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? Why Cybersmart? - connection to one-to-one devices, digital learning was a way we could support and empower or students Cybersmart - acknowledges empowering people by being "smart". If we are encouraging them to connect online anytime anywhere it is our responsibility to support them to be safe and smart online. Enables students to be confident and safe when connecting online "It's about digital citizenship, it's about the do's and the don'ts". Need to be confident with the Cybersmart language you are using. Cybersmart learning is a whole school focus Cybersmart empowers learners to connect with their learning Involves images, media, text Want our learners while they are at school to share in some shape or form - exploring the digital footprint. Commenting: Being Cybersmart is a skill that they can take beyond their time at school.  Partnerships, participation an...

  What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? Connection: the importance of every day connection with people To make a connection with others, each party needs to share in some shape or form. Face to face connection is important for wellbeing and connectedness Sharing on class sites - power of children sharing their learning with each other When young people are learning and sharing with others, they feel a part of something and it brings people and children together. Class site - visually appealing so that the audience is hooked. What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional? Reflecting and analysing a classroom site - what works well, what doesn't, what's visually appealing. I can take this knowledge and apply it to my own site. Having my class site reviewed by my small bubble - great feedback! What did I learn that could be used with my learners?   Incorporating the importance of b...

  What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? Teaching and learning being visible - makes it available and accessible to both teachers and learners Cultural Capital: How the background you come from influences how you read and deal with certain situations Multi Modal - hooking learners into learning and empowering them so they are confident and successful Multi Modal - All about communicating information from one person to another Manaiakalani Priority Goals/Principles: engagement, personalised learning, acceleration, empowerment Giving them the skills to be a lifelong learner as they have the ability to access learning online - setting them up for life. Process of learning need to be exciting and captivating! Learners who are behaviourally engaged, excited and involved Site design: accelerating learning and progress, where students can be challenged and extend themselves If we can expose students to texts online, we are helping them be ab...

 A screenshot of the Google Site I created that allows learners to access an independent Inquiry Contract (on Google Sheets) through website buttons.  

  What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy? The importance of SHARE - how powerful it is for students to share their learning to their teachers and others so they can be recognised/celebrated. Sharing to an authentic audience. Face to face sharing vs. through a screen - missing the human connection/one-to-one Social media being the only platform where you can share with people you haven't met from all over the world. Important thought - how can we teach our students to be digital citizens who share positively and securely online. Blogger platform is teaching our learners to be cyber smart. Hard to teach students how to be digital citizens if they aren't engaging in it Share - a way in which we can show that I have finished a piece of learning work. Learning to finish and complete something is a life skill. Acknowledge the power of sharing is the starting place of new learning. What did I learn that could improve my confidence, cap...