Feedback of Joanne’s Reflection One: 08/08/13
Jo, I really
enjoyed your reflection where the children experienced the typewriter. For such
an obsolete piece of technology, I think it is fantastic children are given the
opportunity to see different forms of technology that is not the ‘newest’ on
the market. I thought it was great how the parents, teachers and the children
collaborated to figure out how to get it to work! This extended to the younger
children learning from the older children, working in a tuakana/ teina concept
of learning and sharing knowledge.
As you mentioned
“exposure to different technology will spark their curiosity for
investigation”. This lead me to think of a learning experience where the
children can further their knowledge on where technology has come from. Maybe,
doing a project where the children can research the evolution of the
typewriter, and how it has progressed into the computers that we use today. I
think this will further children’s understanding of how technology begins and
evolves. As you mentioned, when children can see the changes in technology,
they are building the foundations for future learning and understanding. Feedback of Joanne’s Reflection Two: 23/08/13
Jo, I thought it
was fantastic that J made the decision for herself to collect and utilise the
pencils. When children are able to make choices for themselves no matter how
small they seem, they are taking ownership and responsibility for their own
learning. I believe this develops their confidence in their own abilities to
make decisions and become independent. I enjoyed reading how while she was
creating her artwork, she was explaining what she was doing and how she was
going to convey this to her Mum. Through such a simple tool as the pencil she
is learning how to express her thoughts, feelings, ideas and to tell a story. J
is also learning to recall her experiences and knowledge by taking home her
artwork and re-telling this to her whānau.
I love how you
conveyed through your reflection that developing skills such as communication
is not all about digital technology, and some of the simplest resources and
tools can create so much learning. To further extend her learning she could be
encouraged to incorporate other mediums to add to her pencils, such as crayons
and chalk, to explore with different textures and outcomes. Although this is
entirely up to J to decide!
Feedback of Joanne’s Reflection Three: 20/08/13
Jo, what an experience
for the children to be welcomed by when they arrived at the centre in the
morning, the ground covered in a sea of pink. It surprised me to hear the
children talking about the mess, and how it needs to be cleaned up. This made
me think of their connections and past experiences outside of the centre, maybe
parents have cleaned up leaves etc. at their own homes. Maybe it was these
connections from outside and also within the centre that enabled them to recall
the purpose of the brush and shovel to clean up the leaves. In using this
simple tool the children as you mentioned are learning to care for their
environment. This early learning of respecting and caring for papatuanuku will
set the foundations for the future. It is up to us to encourage our children to
care for their environment for the generations to come, and starting so simply
as using a brush and shovel will spark this learning.
To further extend
this learning of caring for papatuanuku, the children could start other goals
of cleaning up the environment. Such as rubbish collections and learning about
and using technology to research forms of recycling.
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