TBCS - 2019 Planning - Judy-Anne

Following on from play centre training when my children were young and the readings, research and observations I have undertaken recently I know I want to focus on learning  through play. My question all year has been how to do that well in a single teacher classroom.

I have now discovered Number agents for maths - using drama and play for maths learning so will read that ASAP to get help with maths ideas.

We have discussed what to do about iPads in the class as they are due to be updated. We are debating whether to just have about 4 available for a group or maybe start the year without devices and then either earn the right to use one, have everyone start on devices in term 3 or leave devices until their second year at school.

Easy enough to use The Daily 5 for reading and writing.

Possible Big idea for 2019 could be related to The World, giving us the ability to study different cultures. Tonga would be a good start as Tim is Tongan, also Australia as Louise and Keith lived there and France as Sarah lived there. Lots of art opportunities there! Could also look at places where different stories in The Bible took place. Lots of options.

Having wandered down to the area where we planted natives when I first arrived at Tasbay I think we should do some weeding in there and then use the area. It would be a great place for huts and reading for instance. Eli loves reading so I can see him enjoying that. He has been enjoying the animal encyclopaedias I recently put back in the classroom. I wonder if he would like to look for bugs too - William certainly would.
Apparently Karaitiana doesn't-need to check with him on Monday if that is why he didn't help weed, he didn't want to feed the eels either.

Start PMP term 1. It has been suggested that we purchase a container, insulate and power it and make it our library. Hopefully we can use the library for PMP next year.

Wonderings?

How does the idea of less devices or starting with devices later fit with the work we have been doing with Rob and Learning Architects?

How do I set up enough provocations or react to children’s interests in a timely fashion without burning myself out completely?

TBCS - Teacher Only Days 9/10 July - Reflection - Judy-Anne

Teacher Only Days - 9/10 July 2018

Reflection on progress

What learning was useful/significant for me

It is always useful to spend time actually trying out stuff we are learning about so it was useful for me to spend some time playing with the long term plan template, merging cells, changing headings and titles etc. Still lots to do on it but have made a start and Steve knows what he is doing with it so help is readily available.

It was also good to have a look at photos and how they are stored in the two different places- so all of them should be in one of those places.

A little extra playing also got photos I wanted into blog posts - it appears I should needed to go further into the web pages to get to the actual picture.

It was interesting to go further into sites to increase what I had started with the songs for assembly. Hadn't really considered it being a web page so quite exciting to think we have made a web page!

What am I finding challenging…

I found the comments bit challenging as I don't do this very often and part way through a comment my cursor moved so I was in the wrong place. I didn't notice so it became difficult to fix.

Time to play is always a challenge.

Tend to feel 'behind' so mindset is a challenge

What are my and/or my class’s next steps...

Play further with the long term template
Figure out how to get my videos to work on blogger
Add more videos to the Hui Songs site

• Attending and contributing to PLD opport
• unities within and beyond my school.
• Reflection on how aspects of PLD have been enacted and the impact on ākonga learning.
• Professional learning and development that aligns with the goals or next steps identified in the appraisal process

TBCS - Craig - Reflection Day 1 PLD - July 2018

Reflection on progress

1. What learning was useful/significant for me

• Organising photos and sharing photos from ipad and making a shared Room 3 Google Photo site that gives everyone access.
• Commenting on Google Docs which will be really useful when I am helping my students in their writing.
• Lock certain docs that I share with people so they can only comment and not change. Wont work if it is in the team drive so not helpful with the class as we are only using a team drive.
• Suggestion mode and how it is different to commenting which can be really helpful if students are working together or helping each other..
• Planning template from Rod which keeps all planning in one Google sheet. Long term, Terms, Weeks etc with with links to everything else.
• Community of Learning and Member Hangout which I have just been added to and look forward to doing the courses and becoming more confident.
• How to change profile picture.
• Google sites.
• Make collage or animations from Google Photos.

1. What am I finding challenging…

• The idea that nothing is well done. There is always something you could have added or done better, or extended etc.

1. What are my and/or my class’s next steps...

• Use commenting to help my students when I am helping them with their writing.
• Do the courses in Rob's Community of Learning.
• Teach my students how to access and use photos.
• Keep imputing on the Tasman Bay Christian Resources site to make Assembly easier.
• Use and prepare the planning sheet.
• Have a play and make another Google site.

• 2  Undertaking PLD and further professional reading.
• 2  Reflection on how aspects of PLD have been enacted and the impact on ākonga learning.
• 2  Attending and contributing to PLD opportunities within and beyond my school.