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Week 19: ​ ​ Contribution of Teacher Inquiry Topics to my Communities of Practice A Community of Practice “ ​ provides an environment for people to connect, interact, build and extend the shared resources within shared learning goals. If a ​ community of practice is cultivated and effectively operates it can result in improved practice.....” ​ Cam ​ bridge, Kaplan, and Suter (2005). Inquiry 1: How would the use of the 21 s ​ t ​ century technological tools/apps improve the quality of students’ writing? Why this question: ​ After a discussion with teachers at the beginning of the year, we came to the conclusion that our students are confident in sharing and discussion of ideas about a topic but struggle to transfer ideas on paper. On the other hand, our teachers need fresh ideas to motivate students to learn and hopefully...

I refer to ​ Bolstad, Gilbert, McDowall, Bull, Boyd & Hipkins, 2012 “ ​ Supporting future-oriented learning & teaching —a New Zealand perspective” and select ​ Sub-theme 2: Role of collaborative practices as a focus of my reflection. ​ I will be using Gibb’s (1988) reflective model to structure my reflection. Description: My journey as a teacher was totally changed after I decided to join Mindlab this year. I wasn’t an advocate of using 21 s ​ t ​ technology in the classroom until I saw several programmes being demonstrated during the workshops. I was exposed to so many ideas and somehow thought of so many opportunities that we could use to upskill and inspire our learners to be part of the 21 s ​ t century learning, as ​ ( ​ Bolstad, Gilbert, McDowall, Bull, Boyd & Hipkins, 2012) stated ​ “ ​ Current and emerging technologies play an important enabling role in creating new learning opportunities and ways of learning. These technologies increase learners’ motivatio...

Week 17: My Reflective practice I’m using Jay and Johnson’s 2002 reflective model to structure my reflective entry. Descriptive: “Reflection is the deliberate, purposeful, metacognitive thinking and/or action in which educators engage in order to improve their professional practice. ( https://uk.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/59229_Sellars.pd ) Reflection is a vital part of my journey as a practitioner mainly because it assists me with thinking critically about my actions and the process I go through when working with students and teachers as well as whanau/parents of my team. The process of self-reflection that I use isn’t a pre-design or prescribe model but mainly self-reflecting in my head or sometimes recording in my log-book what my thoughts and feelings are with suggestions and ideas for future growth. Reflection helps me think back to my practice and trying to understand the process I have used, the success or disappointments and maybe ...