Induction - Day Four

Throughout the day I have gained a lot more confidence and the pieces have started to fall into place a lot more in terms of how things will work in LH3.  The discussion we had this morning with the LH1 learning coaches was very useful and clarified a few things for me, such has what our focus might be for the term/year and how hapu groups will work.  It also made me feel a lot more comfortable with the level of freedom we have with topics.  I still have a long way to go before we're ready for learners to come in next week but I now have a clearer direction for what things we'd like to cover and the ideas and opportunities that came out of the discussion seem endless.  

We also discussed provocations which is something I've thought about before but never done.  I love the idea of generating interest and motivation in this way and leaving the ball more in the learners' court, this seems like the start of real inquiry and real thinking.  I found an amazing video clip this morning for Hit Record (https://www.hitrecord.org/) which could be extremely motivating for some learners who are more creative or who want to be creative but aren't sure how. The Hit Record idea encompasses the four Cs and the key competencies while allowing learners to go in a number of different directions (or not if they're not into it). I think it would allow learners who aren't naturally creative to experiment with the support of their peers through group learning. It would be exciting to introduce Hit Record to the learners at some point and see where it takes them (I imagine it could lead to amazing iExplore topics!!).

I really enjoyed the session on NZSL this afternoon. I knew the fingerspelling alphabet from uni but it was useful to get a refresher and to learn some basic words and phrases. I feel a lot more confident meeting the deaf learners next week, now I can introduce myself! I'm really excited to have the opportunity to learn more throughout the year. It was also really useful to learn some things about deaf culture so that I can make sure I'm doing the right thing for the deaf learners in LH3. There were some things I hadn't thought of prior to today, such as appropriate attention getters, the clothing that I wear and not standing in the sun. I'm keen to talk with the deaf learners and make sure they know that they can tell me what they need and let me know what I'm doing right and what I need to change!