Day 9 - Sharing Reading

 Our final day! This professional development has been such a huge part of 2023, PD that I personally have gained so much from.

Today was all about sharing. Dorothy talking about the importance of blogging inspired me to make sure my blogs for 2024 are ready to go from the get-go. We have had a bit of a mare this year with blogs not working correctly, which in turn meant we lost our mo-jo with them. The major takeaway for me today: Get the blogs and blogging sorted for 2024!

Georgie's session on effective descriptive feedback was very useful. The prompts provided allowed for a simple, easy-to-use structure. 

Sharing and engaging with whanau around literacy was thought-provoking. We find by the time students are at Year 7/8 many parents have 'checked out' in some ways, certainly compared to parents in the junior/middle school. I think this will be another of my goals that I will get the ball rolling with, which lends itself to being a part of the participation in reading communities required in the new curriculum.

Thanks, ladies. This professional development would be one of the most effective that I have been involved in, in a very long time. 

Over and out.