Being Creative

 

Well what a week!

I've realised my own 'need' to complete tasks - the destination; as opposed to 'learn'  through the tasks- the journey; is a bigger issue than I had thought.

I completed the task for this week and posted it on 24 February only to find my slides did not work. So being the 'precise' and 'task completion' person that I am I tried to FIX the problem. 

What did I learn?

That once you delete a post - it's gone and so too is the feedback and wonderings you place in it. Heartbreaking, considering I felt very pleased with myself for initially completing, sending and then receiving feedback.

So here I go again....

CREATE

 - a foundation goal of the Manaiakalani way, emphasises the belief that creativity empowers learners.  "Creativity is as natural and necessary for children as fresh air..." Kohl 2008. As educators it's important we recognise what this could look like in our classrooms. Creative skills help learners to become better problem solvers, communicators and collaborators. This can be strengthened in classrooms by teachers supporting learners in the process of forming original ideas through exploration. This 'exploration' needs to be within purposeful, rich, multi-modal, connected contexts that are meaningful to the learner with in time and on time teacher feedback. It needs to be deliberate.

New Learning

The new learning using google slides was amazing. I regularly use slides to create presentations for the work I do with Leaders, Teachers and Boards but have grown a real appreciation for slides as a teaching tool in this workshop. MY 'Safety near the water' slides were fun to create and hopefully work this time.🤞.

Giving learners time to play and explore the tools available to them is vital to their growth. The teacher's role is to be available to support when they are needed with clear and relevant feedback to support the learners growth 

H