Our team has been focusing on whanau engagement for our inquiry.
We have looked at the definition of whanau engagement, not involvement.
Team 2 Spirals of Inquiry document
What impact has this had on me as a teacher?
Working with a team of collaborative thinkers, has encouraged me to put myself in the learning pit more frequently. It has been challenging and successful to develop this Inquiry.
I have seen the positive effect of engaging with whanau to help their learner grow emotionally and academically. Taking the extra time to contact whanau has been very rewarding.Using the text for photos has helped me get to develop deeper and stronger relationships with my learners. This has allowed me to connect their home life to our rich tasks, writing and inquiry.
Looking forward I will continue to develop these relationships in a similar way in 2018. Targeting 3 families for a short time will keep me focussed and clear about what i am wanting to achieve.Using the parent interview questions to meet the whanau early in the year, will help whanau feel comfortable and enable me to get parent voice for those who dislike coming to school.
I want to try using class dojo to help make the contacting easier for all. This has come from a parent with a child who is moving to Team 2 from Team 1.
Using te reo phrases weekly has helped the children of different cultures feel more comfortable and connected.I believe the children feel more valued when different phrases are used. I will continue to develop my te reo in 2018 to fortnightly phrases. We will link this with Team 1 and 2, so all teachers are making cultural connections.Even thought I felt uncomfortable initially I am enjoying the challenge. I especially like it when the children correct my pronunciations and see me as learner.
I want to grow as a more culturally aware teacher and learner.
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