Manaiakalani DFI Week 7 - Reflections

Unfortunately, due to our current situation with Lock Down at Level 4 and 3 and then moving into Level 2 in Week 7 I was unable to attend my DFI, PLD as I was back in the classroom teaching. As this was my first experience working during a Lock Down period I found the whole process quite unnerving. Providing old school hard copy Home Learning Booklets for my students was easy, the rest of the online teaching and learning not so easy. So on my return to school, I was still feeling uncertain and worried about the situation of entering the class in Level 2. At the same time I couldn't wait to get back to some normality and familiarity. I realised I enjoy the face to face aspect of teaching young people. I thrive on the 'hands-on' approach to teaching, however, I appreciate and understand more than ever the ubiquitous nature that Manaiakalani pedagogy promotes.  For me as a teacher I really get what it means now, to have that ability to reach our tamariki no matter what life may throw at us.