Colleen's Mind lab Journey

Culturally responsive pedagogy is a student-centered approach to teaching in which the students’ unique cultural strengths are identified and nurtured to promote student achievement and a sense of well-being about the student’s cultural place in the world. Culturally responsive pedagogy is divided into three functional dimensions: the institutional dimension, the personal dimension, and the instructional dimension. The institutional dimension of culturally responsive pedagogy emphasizes the need for reform of the cultural factors affecting the organization of schools, school policies and procedures (including allocation of funds and resources), and community involvement. The personal dimension refers to the process by which teachers learn to become culturally responsive. The instructional dimension refers to practices and challenges associated with implementing cultural responsiveness in the classroom.  The biggest obstacle to successful culturally responsive instruction for most...

Looking back it is unbelievable how much I have learned and the different things that I have tried. There are so many different changes that it is hard to narrow it down to one change in practice. Step 1 (What): Identify one key change in your professional practice To make learning personalised and implement at a deeper level and to continue to use technology to enhance the implication of 21st-century skills and to measure units against the samr model. My focus: Child-centred Building strong relationships Integrate technology seamlessly. self-regulation  authentic learning . Learners with voice and choice. Collaborative learning. Using the spirals of inquiry in my appraisal. incorporating our teaching code with Tū Rangatira and  Learning-focused culture - Develop a culture that is focused on learning, and is characterized by respect, inclusion, empathy, collaboration, and safety. Design for learning - Design learning ba...

What is a “trend”? According to Visser and Gagnon (2005), the term “trend” refers to the statistically observable change or general orientation of a general movement (Visser & Gagnon, 2005; Karataş et al,2016).Its trajectory is likely to continue in the near or medium immediate future. Wilson (2012) notes on “trend” is that the changes it brings would have impacts within the field or wider environment (Wilson, 2012). There are trends taking place worldwide that would have tremendous effects on every aspect of the society and its citizens. In this globalisation and interconnected era, hardly any country can be immuned from the impact of trends such as climate change or digital technology ubiquity (National Intelligence Council, 2017; KPMG International, 2014). Looking at the list of trends listed on page 6  (National Intelligence Council, 2017; KPMG International, 2014).I would like to focus on the first trend: The rich are aging, the poor are not.   Using ...

Step 1 (Descriptive stage):  Briefly describe how social media is being used in your teaching or in your professional development. When I started I thought that I wasn't using any form of social media in my teaching as I perceived this as Facebook, Twitter etc and as I have discovered I am a very private person and I try to keep my life separate Family / Work.  I look at others and  I think I don't want to be them. We laugh at the coke ad but this is so much our life. I sat in the staffroom and watched half the staff pulled out their phones while others read out the local news headlines from their phone. Our PD this year is all online, flipped learning where we do readings/ videos then respond in our google drive. How have you used social media tools in your teaching/professional development? I thought that I wasn't really inclusive. But looking at the model below which was found on Education council site https://www.teachersandsocial...

what is ethics? It  is  the   rules   of   conduct   recognized   in   respect   to a   particular   class   of   human   actions or   a   particular   group,   culture,   etc.:  medical   ethics;   Christian   ethics. It is the  moral   principles,   as   of   an   individual:  http://www.dictionary.com/ It is here tha t the   conundrum   starts. Our code and standards clearly state" We have agreed to uphold high standards of ethical behaviour.... If one of us breaches the code, it can affect us all, changing how others see us and how the profession is valued. (2005) I am going to use Elrich, Kimber, Millwater & Cranston model(211, p.178) To analyze my ethical dilemma.  The critical incident: One morning it was brought to my attention that one of the girls i...