We were all arriving at different times. Finally Tuesday I landed in the beautiful Rarotonga. We gathered for a quick debrief about what could be happening - don't forget we are in Raro and wonderful things can happen and do when like-minded people gather.
Wednesday morning we were up and at it. Arriving at school we were welcomed like treasured guests. It was a privilege to be receiving such a formal welcome. As you can see in my previous post, MIT - Workshops in the Cook Islands.
After the welcome and workshops, it was time to return to the resort and prepare for the evening presentations. We had a small quick bite to eat due to the large morning tea provided after the welcome and knowing snacks were available at the presentations. This is the order we were to run through:
My presentation was similar to that I had done and prepared for the Principal's Wānanga in October 2020, with a few small tweaks, due to the change of audience and developments with the tool.
Please visit the site
Creating Writers and use or modify to use in your teaching.
School Visits
The following day we had the pleasure of visiting 6 schools to see how they work and integrate technology.
It was very interesting as 20 years ago I visited schools in Fiji (it was their school holidays) and there was a few single-cell classrooms that catered for multiple school years, old textbooks and furniture, it was an eye-opener.
And although this is a different island in the pacific I kind of expected something similar, so was very pleasantly surprised how adding students and their work brightened the learning spaces. Each school we visited even though in their own village had many multiple rooms to cater for the different levels and a wealth of books and resources, with teachers modifying their practice to include digital technology where they could.
We visited Tereora College that is well set up with dedicated teachers who were willing to embrace the development of technology. St Joseph's was next and we enjoyed joining in with their singing, it was peace filling and inspiring.
After our flying visits, we were able to freshen up back at the resort before heading back to
Te Uki Ou School for a lovely feast and final gifts.
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