What did I learn that increased my understanding of Manaiakalani kaupapa and pedagogy?
It was good to get a further understanding of the background of Manaiakalani, seeing where the schools started from and the mahi the initial teachers completed to start the process.
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow as a professional?
There have been a number of hints and tweaks that I can use in daily life, as well as share across the kura to help teachers make changes.
What did I learn that could be used with my learners?
Using the headings in Docs to auto create tables of contents will save many hours a year!
What did I learn that could improve my confidence, capability or workflow in my personal life?
The use of tables in docs to align and create static layouts, improved my confidence to create a more professional layout, The product can be found here
Kia ora Shane, and thanks for sharing this post about your first day in the DFI. It's wonderful that you can see where some of the tips and tricks you learned about will come in handy to enable you to work smarter. Google Docs certainly have options into the way we use them and tables do make the presentation so much tidier. I look forward to seeing other ways you incorporate your new learning into your school. See you next week - Nicola
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