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Manaiakalani Wananga 2020

Fresh out of the Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning, I was not prepared for the 1:1 digital immersion classroom I was in charge of as this transcended anything that we covered at uni!The first staff meeting with the Manaiakalani Outreach teacher challenged my thoughts about the importance of using pen and paper before moving onto a device, and I think I argued with him about children being unable to write!

However, through the weekly Outreach Support sessions, my teaching philosophy was pulled apart, challenged and questioned. I realised that a teaching philosophy is never set in concrete - it is always changing, always evolving and always up for revamping. So I learnt alongside the students.

The Manaiakalani Pedagogy is so much more than a cybersmart session - the kaupapa and affordances that are offered to all students allow for success on different levels.

Five years later, I am a Leader of Learning.. who is doing the most of the Learning! And today, I am sitting with a group of 150 other educators who have been a part of this journey for varying numbers of years. The MIT presentations are inspiring and the dedication shown by the teachers is admirable.

To be part of an educational movement in New Zealand is something I am immensely proud of and look forward to where this journey takes me next!





(I was very interested in the presentations, despite what my expression may show!!)

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