Key change in my professional practice

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 based on curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, assessment information and an understanding of each learner’s strengths, interests, needs, identities, languages, and cultures.
    Both of these two standards are key to running a successful personalised learning environment.
Now What:
From participating in the Mindlab course I have been able to reflect and analyze my practice more thoroughly. My focus was to integrate ICT into an MLI using the Samar model and also 21st-century learning rubrics. This was important because our school had been on a personalized learning journey for several years and with the new classroom with break out spaces this was timely. Through my new learning, I was able to assess progress against achievement data, observations and also students voice. A lot of the learning was new or more detailed the students need time to consolidate these skills.
(What next) 
Share your next plan(s) regarding your future professional development or your future practice.
Where to now? I have found that learning cycle is a spiral that we need to continue building on. Some key areas for future development are Collaboration, Reflection, giving feedback and feedforward as well as lifting my own ICT knowledge( Implementing seesaw and also blogger to my class) Continuing to build on the usage of the google doc's suite. 

Mindlab has been a fantastic learning platform and I'm sad to say goodbye but reports and assessments are waiting for me.



 References:
Education Council, New Zealand, Matatū Aotearoa.  Our Code, Our Standards:  Code of Professional Responsibility and Standard for the Teaching Profession.

 ITL Research. (2012). 21CLD Learning Activity Rubrics. Retrieved from https://education.microsoft.com/GetTrained/ITL-Research

Osterman, K. & Kottkamp, R.(1993). Reflective Practice for Educators.California.Corwin Press, Inc. Retrieved on 7th May, 2015 from http://www.itslifejimbutnotasweknowit.org.uk/files.

 Puentedura, R. (2010). SAMR and TPCK: Intro to advanced practice. Retrieved from http://hippasus.com/resources/sweden2010/SAMR_TPCK_IntroToAdvancedPractice.pdf.

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