Design for Learning

Design for Learning

Following on from a previous blog I thought I would add more thoughts on the design for learning process. After reading this article:  designing learning that offers a reason for being. I was reading a comment and this person discussed Project Wayfinder so I followed this link:   https://www.projectwayfinder.com/

Unfortunately it is an overseas provider and it costs to do the training and buy the toolkits. I really like the concept of a wayfinder and I wonder if we could develop our own Haeata model.

This is what I discovered from their site:

I feel like I have made a start with this by using a few pages from my drawing book. I used these on Wednesday's workshop "Creativity through design". 






Ākonga were able to either use the google form I made (using the questions/activities in the book) or write directly onto a photocopy of the book.  

After the ākonga completed this task I shared their answers and discussed having a growth mindset e.g. it's okay to say you don't know! One of the most powerful things about this was that the kids seemed to find it empowering. I believe they found it engaging which helped them with the next part. 



One of my successes from this workshop was also having 3 students who started with wanting to be outside the classroom and then make their way into the room to use the hot glue guns.

Earlier this week I wanted to stop this series of workshops as I felt the structure was too loose and I felt out of my depth. However doing these tasks first helped provide a direction for solving student problems at Haeata.                                                                      

I think this is where I want to direct my teaching as inquiry. This relates well to my assignments through Mindlab as well as the Mental Health Education book we are reading as part of book club.

I am going to start by reading this chapter: "Wayfinding our Purpose" by Patrick Cook-Deegan. 

It's from: "Purpose rising: A Global Movement of Transformation and Meaning" (2017) Emanuel Kuntzelman (Editor)