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Reflections from DFI - Day 9

Today we focused on the revision of the content we learned and tips on Google test. It was a good opportunity for us to revise what we know and add another certification that would be great on our CVs. If we passed, great. It will look great on our CV, with something different to add to my profile - not many teachers have those kind of certifications for professional development. If we didn't pass, it is 10 US dollars gone, but we still have done a 9 week course, and we now have a lot more tools on our hands that would help us. Whether I have passed or not, it was still a great learning opportunity, exploring different learning tools and creating things with it. 

Overall, I have found Create activities quite fun to do, and that was the most memorable as well. This gave me chance to think about what could work or what couldn't work with my own class. If I already knew some things, I could always use that time to extend myself abit more, if not, I could do things on my own pace, learning as I used it. The small bubbles we were in were useful to get personal help. I usually found it hard to ask questions when we are in a big group, and being in a small bubble made it much easier for me to ask questions. 

There are things I still haven't had chance to practice, and there are things that I know quite well. Maybe in the coming holiday I'll have more time to play with those as things have been busy since lockdown. I will continue to use these useful tools whenever needed.
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  1. Vicki @ ManaiakalaniSeptember 20, 2020 at 8:34 PM

    Kia ora Gabrielle,

    Congratulations on completing the DFI! It was great to have you in our bubble group. I'm glad you enjoyed the create activities, they are such a good opportunity to put your new learning into practice.

    Enjoy your well earned break at the end of the week!
    Vicki

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