Day 9 DFI Manaiakalani

DFI Cohort #3 Recount


We're done! Success! Congratulations to everyone in our DFI who passed the Google Educator Level 1 exam we've been working towards.

• What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?

In terms of this DFI & Manaiakalani's kaupapa & pedagogy, this DFI helped me to relate more to the idea of a digital classroom and how the development of such will aid my students to further their knowledge and give them that extra chance for success later on in life.

"Teaching and learning is clearly the umbrella mechanism to activate and sustain the pedagogy, which is essential for learning, whānau engagement, and device readiness. There is an expectation that participants will constantly reflect on how well they are doing in relation to the Learn Create Share pedagogy. This pedagogy drives toward visible and ubiquitous learning, strong learner agency and connectedness to grow knowledge." - Manaiakalani.org

Elements of Learn, Create, Share from Manaiakalani.

• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?

Personally, much of the information we gained throughout the DFI has helped me through many aspects of creating resources as a new teacher. On top of this, it has helped my students to learn, create & share their own assignments. Though much of the add-ons & applications were familiar to me, it was useful to become more adept & confident using the software.

The big idea of this DFI was to obtain the capabilities of combining the pedagogy & kaupapa of Manaiakalani with the digital tools to invigorate learning amongst our students. I feel that this 'journey' has aided to bring a shorter end to the prolonged inevitable of teachers having difficulties with the incorporation of a digital classroom.

• What did I learn that could be used with my learners?  

Before this DFI, I felt that my learners knew more about the software than I did! Luckily, after completing this, I will have the opportunity to transfer my knowledge to them to incorporate in their work & their personal lives.

• What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?

In general: ORGANIZATION! Going into this DFI, I aimed to be more adept with the software so that it would be easier to locate/ organize my work & data. Especially during this time of year with assessments.

Goodluck to everyone on the rest of their term!