Orientation with Manaiakalani

 It was wonderful listening to Dorothy talking at the Orientation about how Manaiakalani started and then grew from a Cluster to a Network.

Teacher PLD Slides

The Manaiakalani Film Festival enables every student to see themselves on screen (or see the movie they helped to produce - screen write, camera person starting from 5 years old) - many students are actively involved and they end up in media 

Manaiakalani - WHO

Started in 2006 to change circumstances for learners, whanau. The old saying it takes a village to raise a child is what they based their model on. They need to make the Village with all schools communicating with other agencies.

The Network began in 2015

TMP - PLD Community Buildings are all hugely important

Relentless focus of Achievement

Need to weigh the pig and feed the pig - if you don’t measure can’t support learning. This saying is about assessment, if you don't assess how do you know what they know and what is next?

A wave of technology in 2006 created the need to ensure equality and equity for all students and schools.

However, the community said you can’t be the next wave that comes and goes with the next new thing.

Manaiakalani - WHAT

A is built in a House/Whare model because needs

a framework and strong foundation to strengthen each pillar and the schools.

Creativity is in the centre (heart of it)

Sharing - such as film festivals, blogs, but not limited to online.

Walls/Pillars - framing to support the roof = 

Roof Shout - Cybersmart/Digital Citizenship

enabling and supporting learners and schools in the digital age

Pedagogy - 

Ako, Hanga, Tohatoha for your school, so each school will be different

Learn - general statement, engagement, creativity  and collaboration - enquire 

If not part of Learn Create Share - intentionally design lesson this way = part of TMP otherwise just part of a Chromebook learning - effective teaching practise Slides

Kaupapa -

Connected/Rangitaamiro - Learners are connected across school no matter where from - Rangitaamiro

Connecting teachers as all teaching the family village

Empowered/Rangituu - People who are disempowered lack control over the actions imposed upon them, a reality evident not only in education but also in medical services and the workforce. What actions can we take? Advocate for students to possess their own devices; shared iPads do not offer the same level of ownership and accountability as having a device specifically assigned to each student, such as a Chromebook labelled with the student's name.

Ubiquitous networking ensures coverage for all families, capturing their learning needs regularly. Whether in audio or video format, materials should be easily rewindable. Teachers should take pride in their teaching and be unreserved about capturing it, akin to the planning posted on walls in the cloak bay during the 1970s. Teachers who make their teaching visible facilitate achieving outcomes more readily, as students can refer to exemplars and create their own assessments. Blogging aids in this process by allowing teachers to document their progress, which becomes even more impactful when supplemented by comments from others, though it remains potent even without external visibility.

Part 2

Whare Footing - Legal Document

Meet with boards and community - Parents said, would be wonderful for students to have their own computers, not the traditional dial-up computers.

Boards held a combined forum making the community consistent.

Professor Stuart McNaughton - wanted to empower Manaiakalani over their own data, so we now have our own Research Team that Woolf Fisher oversees.

 

Teachers should be aware of how what assessment data is used for… not just individual teachers or senior leaders but across the community

Power is knowledge

We don’t focus on writing, with using a device. Why write on paper, Learners who use a device are significantly better off. 

Looked BYOD but found it was more Bring Your Own Disasters as teachers had to prepare for a range of formats that each device could use. Trialled tablets and iPads, but iPads were more consistent.

Relentlessly focus on being positive therefore tapping into emotions

Smart Learner

Smart Footprint

Smart Relationship

By Year 9 learners are brainwashed with these terms and what goes alongside them. This doesn’t mean they won't push boundaries but they will be snapped.

Iceberg - only have to focus on the tip - being smart, underneath is the security for School Leadership

Part 3

First Orientation 2015 

So people can connect with Manaiakalani, In-class Facilitation

Toolkits (class teachers also)

In-class Facilitation - The main idea is In-class with the teacher consistent with a time that works with you

Cybersmart Challenge (Blog)

They have their Class Sites day on a different day as it is a full-day workshop where teachers can construct a Class Site. 

It was wonderful to be part of this day. Watch this space to see what I use in the Ako Hiko Orientation.

Definitely many of Dorothy Burt's points about how it all comes about. - Thank you Manaiakalani for this opportunity. E.g the Whare and how it is and was constructed, and the fact it is all about building successful communities together!