DFI - Day One (Take Two)

So this is my second attempt at DFI - as I started the face to face version in Term One last year...and then came lockdown. At that point this was all new to me, as I had just returned to the classroom after 15 years part time. However, along with lockdown, came my steepest learning curve I have have experienced in my teaching career. Teaching on-line! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Dorothy Burt speak about how Manaiakalani came to be. Such passionate educators and advocates for their learners and whanau. Sharing this and their reasonings behind the setup, along with their challenges, was actually quite inspiring I thought. Just doing the DFI will help both my confidence and capabilities. While preparing work for school, and navigating my way around the digital world - I get there, but very slowly! I am hopeful/certain that this PD will up my game in all areas digitally. I will definitely be using Eyes on the Text with my students, as well as the Scavenger Hunt. Both useful ways to incorporate a wide variety of tools. Already from the two days I did last year, I incorporate quite a few 'housework' ways of doing these and navigating the students around their drive. Organising my drive will be the biggest positive flow on effect on my professional and personal life without a doubt. The skills revisited today do need to become part of everyday so I won't forget them if I am using them regularly. My own kids will probably appreciate me doing this the most - as I won't be asking them 'How do I....?' every two minutes.