Thinking about learning

 Peter was the Keynote speaker at the Teacher only day, His main theme was creativity/ He made us warm up our hand and put it on where we think our creativity lies. Most people were placing their hands on their head . He said the problem with the new curriculum is it is too muck inteletual  and knowledge base . He is awake . Learning happens when you use feelings, your brain and movement. Other people put one hand one their head and the other on their heart, One boy thought creativity is in his knees . When Peter asked him why he touch his knees he said  he was  a dancer.His creativity was in his legs Students bring their brain, mind and spirit, body  and culture to the class He keep wonderfully refering  to the Kapa Haka  and Samoan group performances  during the talk.Imaganation is when memory meets ............ .Music brings back memory. His favrioute  teacher was in sister ..Philapobus . She was as wide as her name was long ............wh...

 New curriculum workshop Many new ideas were raised during the workshops- the first is that students are ready for learning or not. This must be done on a cellural level, acording to research. The first 5 Minutes must be spend on relation building to open the gateway to learning.This is being done with Moari inititive games and activities to create a connection. The lecturer said we rush to finish the curriculum and cover the material. Relationship building is more important. The curriculum is pie in sky idea and will not raise the achievement . You -the teacher can make a difference. When people ask you what you do and reply-I am sucked at Maths or I hate maths or it was my worst subject at school , you can change the next generation attitude  we are gap fillers show the material in different ways-models, digital, paper, picturesm, words, numbers, graphs We make fraction mistalkes because we use whole number rules Use the Feyer model and tip charts and vocub list in the class...