DFI - Day 9. That's a wrap!

Well...after 9 weeks of DFI, we are done and dusted. Over the term I have learnt many valuable skills and gained plenty of knowledge from those of you in the know. Much of this will be if it hasn't already been, taken directly into the classroom. Undoubtedly I am more competent and more aware of the tools available to me, and my students.

Having been given the time that we have had, based at home, and during class time has been invaluable. I appreciated that the agenda was shared two days before so I was able to get my head around what was coming up. I enjoyed how sessions are organised with regular breaks and the different types of learning (chalk and talks, deep dives, bubble groups, create, share, etc).  I appreciated how the bubble groups remained the same so we got to know each other and felt comfortable asking questions. This all added to a productive and comfortable learning environment.

Having started out on a DFI journey face to face pre-COVID, I was more than anxious wondering how I would get on doing it online with no support around me. However, I learnt very quickly that this process was going to work just fine. A supportive bubble group as well as all the facilitators that I encountered have made this recipe work for DFI online. 

While I didn't complete the external recognition by choice (with the support of the school), I can honestly say this would be the best professional development I have been part of in my nearly 30 years of teaching. So to everyone involved - thank you.