Thursday, August 30, 2018

Meeting with Manaia School - Curios Minds Project 2018

The meetings that are taking place for the Map of Stories/Curious Minds Projects need to be documented to record - there have been a number of meetings that are relevant to my PLD/PD.

I have had meetings with the Project Mounga Management (three) to varying degrees and lengths since last term.  I have had one of these meetings featuring Ngaruahine Iwi Management, and three meetings with Emma from School Kits NZ.  I have had meetings with the Kura at Mangatoki. I have had meetings with Department of Conservation. 

Today I travelled to Manaia Primary School to meet with management about their involvement in the project.  I was not concerned with the point that they had made it to with the project.  I thought that perhaps we would be somewhat ahead of them and able to offer some assistance.  They essentially have not begun the process but are going to in the future.  As such it was an opportunity to share what we are begun to do at Auroa Primary School and point them in the right direction for the future.  It was an opportunity to share professional practise and discuss ideas with someone who was not able as such to contribute to the project at this stage but may do in the future.

What is the Purpose of the Meeting/PLD Session?

What is the Purpose of the Meeting/PLD Session:
  • Information Sharing
  • Community/Team Building
  • To Learn Something new
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision Making
Adult Learning Principales:
1. Self Directing - they need to know the benefits, values and purposes of a learning programme.  They need to know why they are learning and what they're learning - the purpose.
2. Learn by Doing - Adults learn through direct experience; therefore 

Monday, August 6, 2018

Meeting with the local Kura - Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi

During Term Three I met with the local Nga Ruahine Kura.  The purpose of this meeting was to build a stronger relationship between the Kura and Auroa Primary School, and my classroom and look at ways in which we could engage the students and work together.   From what I was able to determine at the Kura I was the first visitor from Auroa Primary School.

I was able to open a dialogue with the Kura and look towards the possibility of working together in the future.   The Kura seemed receptive to this but it will be important to look at opportunities to work together in the future, such as hosting some of the students at some point.   We have already had an opportunity when we have a visitor to Auroa School from France, who will also be visiting the Kura as well to spend a day there and experience the Kura.

This needs to be the start of an ongoing relationship and one in which the Kura and Auroa Primary School learn from each other, have shared experiences and can work for the benefits of the students.