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Week 32 Changes in Practice. What has the Mindlab experience given me? When I reflect on my mindlab experience  I have to admit there were many times where I thought “What have I done?” and was often feeling I had taken on too much. There were many late nights and weekends at school working on assignments. On a personal level it was a massive commitment, I missed family outings and times of fun with my two children. On the flipside to these disadvantages of taking on the  extra commitment of study are the positives and rewards. So what have the benefits been for me? Awareness is what comes to mind, awareness of the future of teaching and learning. Osterman and Kottkamp quote that Awareness is essential for behavioural change     (2015) The mindlab experience has made me aware of the need to critique my teaching practice and to shape my pedagogy into a teacher of 21st century learners . I have been given the knowledge, empowerment, confidence and teacher agency which
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Week 31 Professional context crossing boundaries

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Week 31 Professional context crossing boundaries. “The  interdisciplinary approach has become an important and challenging technique in the in the modern curriculum.  The interdisciplinary approach synthesizes more than one discipline and creates teams of teachers and students that enrich the overall educational experience” ( Casey Jones, 2010) One of the potential interdisciplinary connections from my map as my near future goal. I have chosen to focus on the upcoming COL (community of learning) which is starting to take shape for my school and others in the community. “ This learning community cluster includes three state primary schools, one state intermediate school, two state secondary schools and nine early childhood education providers” ( http://shapingeducation.govt.nz/guiding-the-process-of-renewal/find-my-school/linwood-learning-community-cluster ) . If, like all things this is planned well I see a wealth of advantages for the children, parents and staf
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Week 30 The use of social media in my teaching. Being a learner at The Mindlab has allowed me to be a part of a community of practice which has given me the experience and opportunities to learn with other professionals. It has most certainly highlighted the need to move my teaching practices in the direction needed for our students. A large component of this 21st century learning involves social media as a learning tool. Being fairly new to the use of social media within my professional life, means that its use in my teaching is in its very early stages. From my research for this blog I have summarised the following benefits of including social media as a everyday learning tool in the classroom. Understanding what students are actually thinking. Communicating online is usually very different from the way we do it in person. Those learners who  are reserved and shy in the classroom often communicate and contribute openly through social media Easy access to real
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