WHAT: What is the learning/teaching experience? Staff meeting with John Parsons on cyber safety and providing advice and direction on the safe use of digital technologies as well as how to protect ourselves as teachers.    SO WHAT: What did I learn? I was a part of two sessions with John the first with my… Continue reading WEEK ONE AND TWO TERM TWO REFLECTION: CYBER SAFETY

WHAT: What is the learning/teaching experience? Reading: Benefits of Coding for Kids and Students Reading by (Raise Smart Grade Schooler Articles) SO WHAT: What did I learn? Students develop cognitive skills and coding gives them the opportunity to learn a problem solving process that resembles a computer. Through coding students learn pattern recognition and to… Continue reading WEEK SEVEN AND EIGHT TERM ONE REFLECTION: USING SOLO IN READING

Name of Course/Programme/Seminar: Solo Professional development Term One Provider/Presenter: Julie If I was to summarise the key things I took away from this Professional Development what would they be and why? The integrated plan on Systems for term 2 school wide gives lots of variety for teachers to work with and go in many directions.… Continue reading WEEK FIVE AND SIX TERM ONE REFLECTION: SOLO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT