FM to GM

This morning we made some inferences about 

FIXED MINDSET

Then we discussed these FIXED MINDSET statements we hear from people sometimes...

Then the kids set to work in groups to come up with some alternative GROWTH MINDSET statements we want to make sure we are using instead!

If we want to embed this mindset into classroom these need to be heard regularly... and I already hear it happening amongst the learners. (They keep saying 'sorry' when they hear themselves commenting in a 'fixed mindset'!) and then change what they have said! 

Nice work today theONE6 whanau...AND a Tweet Task which wrapped up our learning today! I loved their summary of Growth Mindset in 140 characters! Here is the Storify of their tweets...

GrowthMindset 2016

This morning we started our conversation about 

GROWTH MINDSET

The whiteboard tables come in handy for those kids who like to 'draw' as we are discussing! I kinda liked this:)

I put the question on the board...

What do you already know about Growth Mindset?

Mostly my kids from last year all ran to the board to add their 'bits' - mostly quotes which have resonated with them. I was pretty happy that this learning had not been forgotten!

After some discussion which got onto those horrible 'fixed mindset' statements which all of us hear every now and then... I set the kids off to look up some Growth Mindset quotes and to pick one which really means something to them. So we are using pixteller.com to create a poster.

Here are the first ones in...

Digital Citizenship

This morning we continued our discussion around 

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

On Tuesday I had the kids write down what they THINK ... anything and everything that they could think of when introduced to these two words. Having explained the SOLO thinking structure, the kids put their sticky notes at the stage of thinking they thought they were at.

After reading their responses I added the MAIN things to our board...

then we discussed Digital Footprints...

and will continue talking about the 5 P's of our FOOTPRINT!

Tuesday 9th February...

This morning we chatted about 

Privacy * Protect *  Permission * Profile * Positive

We finished with the THINK mantra... is it

True

Helpful

Inspiring

Necessary

Kind

Now the kids are off to 'summarise' Digital Citizenship their 'own way'!

Some are sketchnoting, some are drawing pictures, some are writing a rap, some are creating a comic... we will share of course!

#Sketchnoting

SKETCHNOTING

Today theONE6 viewed these two 'sketchnote' videos to learn a little bit about what sketchnoting is. As the kids did this we took note or tried to remember some KEY ideas.

The kids then shared the ideas which they remembered about sketchnoting and I proceeded to 'Sketchnote' these on the board!Not an overly great example but the best I could do in the time frame!

We then set the kids off to complete their sketchnote and add more detail, colour, and 'fix things up'. The results were awesome... for a first attempt I was very impressed... 

So after we had finished I asked them "do you think this was a better way to remember what sketchnoting is than me handing out a piece of paper with it written on?"

YES YES was the reply!

What do you think about the kids first attempts? They would love some feedback!

#GSPD2016

Global School Play Day 2016

The scene was set! 

The class were told on Tuesday afternoon that we would be participating in #GSPD2016 on 3rd February. This happened to be the third day of our school year! 

By the looks of what went on throughout the day... I think it was a great success.... as well as some interesting observations!

 Throughout the day the kids added their answers to the question...

Some thoughtful responses to the question... 

negotiating * giving instructions * patience * basic money management * teaming up * confidence * problem-solving * communicating * 

swagg!

Here are some photos of what happened throughout the morning of 'indoor games'

Here are theONE6 whanau BEFORE heading out for 'outdoor' games!

And some photos of our 'unstructured' games from the afternoon...

The afternoon 'unstructured play' resulted in games of soccer, rugby, netball, handball and bars. 

What a great day we had. "Learning through play"

They were all red-faced and exhausted after an afternoon in the hot sun!