Week 5 - What are some of the elements to be embedded into your teaching?

My personal element is Air and upon reflection this appears to definitely suit my mannerisms and personality. In order to ensure that I can accommodate for various learning styles I believe I would have to implement and embed a variety of aspects of all elements. I really enjoyed the tetra mapping elements and the meanings behind the connections to individual traits and preferred learning styles. I would definitely use this model however I do not believe that I have to limit myself to just one set of frameworks.

The Natural Ako Styles - Activist, Reflector, Theorist and Pragmatist have quite similar traits when compared to the interpretations of the tetra mapping elements Fire, Water, Earth and Air. My particular result was Reflector and when you look at the general descriptions and compare this to the traits of the Air elements there are clear and direct correlations.

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Week 7 - Find a whakatauki and kiwaha to explain your teaching philosophy

Ka mate kainga tahi, ka ora kainga rua I have chosen this particular Whakatauki as I have always believed that when one door closes another will open. With every death there is a rebirth, a new beginning. Every failure is an opportunity in disguise. While we sometimes associate death with grief and loss, death is also a reminder that it is an end of a particular moment or period in time but with every sunset there’s a sunrise, new horizons. No matter what stage you are in life there are always opportunities for fresh starts and new beginnings. Opportunities to put an end to things that don’t work. We may stray off our life paths but there are always opportunities to reset and start again. And that’s what this means to me. OPPORTUNITIES “when one door closes another opens”.

Ko wai ahau

Ko Mataatua toku waka Ko Ngati Awa me Ngai Tuhoe toku iwi Ko Patuwai toku hapu Ko Putauaki toku maunga Ko Ohinemataroa toku awa Ko Pupuaruhe toku marae Toroa te Tipuna whare Kia Whakatane Ahau References Link to marae https://maorimaps.com/marae/pupuaruhe-toroa Link to waka https://www.geni.com/people/Toroa-Captain-of-the-Mataatua-Waka/6000000013444444735 Link to awa https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2712/ohinemataroa-river Link to ngati awa https://teara.govt.nz/en/ngati-awa/print Link to ngai tuhoe https://teara.govt.nz/en/ngai-tuhoe/print

Week 8 - Before practicum how has some of your thinking around teaching changed or been further enhanced?

My thinking didn’t take into account my emotive feelings. Sometimes I build unrealistic expectations and overestimate my abilities and confidence so prior to commencing the micro lessons I felt quite confident. Upon commencement of the lesson I had a moment of fear, anxiety and panic mixed into one and felt quite overwhelmed. This experience was further enhanced due to having strong confident peers who picked up the deficit and helped set the platform. With regards to the actual delivery and planning of lessons I believe that it is really important for me to consider creating activities that are more challenging and can push a student to explore their potential. While considering the development and creation of more complex and difficult activities and resources I also need to keep in mind how I can nurture students at the other end of the spectrum to build their confidence and desire to learn.

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