KEN - Manaiakalani Orientation
The KEN - Manaiakalani Orientation contributes to a programme of professional learning that supports teachers within the Kaikohekohe Education Network to confidently deliver lessons fit for purpose in a digital 1:1 learning environment.
Goals of the Manaiakalani programme
To motivate our learners to engage with the curriculum
Provide a model for 21st century teaching and learning
Work with learners to establish an authentic audience for their learning
Empower learners with an evidence-based belief that their personal voice is valuable and powerful
Raise achievement outcomes
What to bring
Laptop - Windows or Apple
Bring you own lunch or there are plenty of cafēs in Paihia a short walk away.
Visible TEACHING AND Learning
Visible learning means that what you teach and what students learn, create and share is accessible online by anyone via your class site. Think of your class site as your virtual extension of your classroom. It's where students go to 'rewind' previous lessons for deeper understanding, to know what's coming up, and to access learning resources. Students away on school trips or family holidays, or sick at home, can still see exactly what's going on, and can catch up. Importantly, in these disruptive times, visible teaching will ensure your students can seamlessly access their learning via distance.
Teaching as Inquiry -
'Learn Create Share' is central to teacher practice in the Manaiakalani Outreach programme. Expect to develop a professional blog (publicly visible) to share your inquiry work. When we share our own learning digitally and publicly, we are modelling the digital immersion learning process that we are asking of our students, and students are better able to value and make sense of their own learning in a future-focused context. Explore the links below:
Manaiakalani Innovative Teachers - Links to professional inquiry blogs
Manaiakalani Class on Air - note that this is a specialist funded programme for expert digital immersion