DFI Term 2

DFI has just come to an end for term 2 which is sad as I really enjoy being a coach one day a week. I get to work with a great team of coaches that include other Manaiakalani facilitators and also teachers from schools. As a team we meet on a Wednesday afternoon for planning and had a reflection meeting after the day on a Thursday. This term I had a much bigger bubble group with a mixture of secondary, primary and junior teachers. I also had a wide level of expertise in the group. Just like in a classroom I had a mixed ability group of learners and just like in the classroom I spent more time with the lower level experts than with my top level experts. I was challenged regularly by the secondary teacher as there planning is done for them and their class site is set up for them so they did not have any input into that. Which I did ask how they differentiated the learning and catered for all the different learning needs in the class. Which they said was there job to do in the classroom teaching. As a primary trained teacher I strugle with this. But it was not my job to debate this kind of set up I was there to coach DFI. Some of the bubble group struggled with the blogging and reflecting on the day which we had to disscuss the point of us being role models for our students and experiencing how some of the students feel. Through ignoring the moaning, complainng and loud sighing they did complete their 9 blog posts. The one embarrassing moment that one of my bubble group got caught, (thought they had there camera turned off had told us they where not feeling well) was laid back in the lazy boy playing on the playstation. I was speechless (which does not happen very often) and didn't quite know what to say. But one of the others in the bubble group unmuted and loudly commented you forgot to turn off your camera and we can see you playing on your playstation Obviously not as sick as you said you where. Nothing else was needed to be said. The fun of working online in others houses. I also challenged myself this DFI round and had ago at presenting aspects I have not presented before. I am not part of the DFI next term as the day clashes with a busy day so I might be able to be part of term 4 DFI. Everyday on DFI there is always something new to learn and share. A new update or tip. Thanks Vicki and the team for another great DFI.