It was lovely to meet Stef today. Always great to put a face to the name behind the emails. It's a shame we weren't able to put on some sunshine for you! Seeing's we are the "first to see the sun" and yet today, we were the last.
Dorothy's focus on "Connected" was an interesting learning curve for me. I needed the reminder to "be visible" and "give as well as take". Quite often, and not on purpose, I forget to make myself visible as an individual or stay connected. I particularly enjoyed the statement "Connectivity is a way of life for our students. Take it away from them and they will check out". This is so true and to be taking away their connectivity we will be doing our tamariki a disservice. It has been difficult to change my way of thinking and in turn to change my pedagogical practice.
I made my first Google Form today (yep I'm forever playing catch up). Here is the link to my Form . I decided to create a form that I was actually going to use in school with our tamariki. For our older students this will be a great way for them to feedback their ideas around Cobham School. I do thank everyone that completed my form (and for your kind words Sharyn). As with all I have learned in the past, I will pick up the ball and sprint with these Google Forms. They are a quick, efficient way for me to gather information when I need it. It will be a great tool for community consultation, staff feedback, student engagement in learning. I giggle because I know when I find something I enjoy creating my staff, board, students - all get bombarded!
