A great first activity done at the VPLD Hui 2016.
After meeting a buddy we drew around each other feet and named the feet VPLD and ME.
Then joining with a group we gathered ideas and found similarities.
Am i courageous enough to abandon a practise that has made me successful in the past?
I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 days at the VPLD Hui - I am very sad that this was the last one and also very sad that I missed the two years before this. What I enjoyed the most was hearing about everyone's journeys, how they were so willing to share their knowledge with others, and how great it was to talk to like minded and passionate people. The connections that I made was just amazing. The reflection that I did throughout the whole 2 days was priceless. Someone would talk about something and I was constantly thinking - Would that work for me? Would that work for my students? How could I adapt that to make it work in our class? By the end of day of day 1 I was exhausted - brain drain - and by the end of day 2 I was dreading the drive home. However, the drive home provided even further reflection and thought.
I was pleased that I was able to share my journey, resources and knowledge with many over the 2 days.
How lucky am I to be on such a great programme. I started to think about what a wonderful opportunity it would be for our Taumarunui teachers to have mentors like Merryn and Hazel.
The mentor presentation got me thinking that this is a role that I need to step up into, especially if we are wanting to keep the VPLD going. Over the next few weeks I will go back and relook at the Virtual Mentoring Rubric and will discuss this further with Merryn at our next meeting.
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