Reflective Practice
Week 17 My
Reflective Practice
Well after much procrastinating I am finally writing my
first blog.
I have decided to use the Jay and Johnson’s reflective model as it is very
understandable.
1. Descriptive
Where to begin?
At the
beginning of the year we introduced sewing / technology into our weekly
teaching subjects. Two of us drive this
subject and neither of us really knew where to begin although we are both
sewers.
Firstly we
needed sewing machines and a space to teach sewing. Parents kindly allowed us to use their sewing machine, we also purchased a few more. Still
not enough machines as children had to share the machines which meant children standing
around waiting, not very stimulating.
The biggest problem was our space was also the art area, therefore after
the last sewing lesson we would have to put all the machines away.
Our first
project was a bag and because the school has been doing a major focus on
looking after mother earth, so to support the kaupapa bags were an awesome
start.
Is this
working? Yes it is in terms of
awareness. As for the sewing we need to
find a better way to present instructions so children are not standing around. I did not understand that for the children
needed more guiding in the art of sewing, it is apparent that not all children
come with back ground knowledge of a sewing machine or how a garment is put
together.
2. Comparative
After looking carefully at the survey I am relieved to see I am not 1 in
a million. Talking with co-workers is
always good, they offer their views and support when needed. It is always good to have support. It is also good to know they often feel the
same way you do. Communication is a definite
must.
3 Critical Reflection
Looking at the hiccups from term 1 & 2 my peer and I one Sunday went
through the whole procedure of making a bag, taking photo’s of each step and then
organising a board just like a sewing pattern.
I still see room for improvement in our plan. Things can only get better,. More organisation and thought into how things
can be laid out to make it easier for the children is a major must. So I think I need to go back to the drawing
board and find an even better strategy for teaching sewing. I see many areas in which improvements can be
made.
I know this can be done better.
Ka pai Koka Iwa me au nei mahi rangatira kua whakaaturia e koe i enei wahanga o te tau. Kua kitea he mahi motuhake e ngakaunuitia ana, a, kua tuari atu ki nga tamariki o te kura. He wheako enei akoranga mo nga tamariki, na wai ra kia puta atu ratou i te kura me te mohio he haepapa ta ratou ki te tiaki, ki te whakatikatika i a ratou ano. Ki te taha hangarau, kua kitea mena he aronga nui ki te tutuki he mahi, ka riro hoki nga taputapu mo te kaupapa. Ahakoa te taumaha o te rirotanga o nga taputapu, ka whatoro atu ki nga wahi whai take, a, ko te hua, ko nga mahi tuitui mihini nei. Tau ke!
ReplyDeleteKōkā, kātahi te whakaaro rangatira ko tēnei kaupapa tuitui! He rawe rawa atu, a, ko te mea tino pai ka tino ako e ngā tamariki tēnei mahi nui hei āwhina atu i a rātau hei tōna wā. He tino pukenga tēnei mahi. Kei te hoki ngā mahara ki te wā o tōku kuia, ko ia tērā e kaha tuituhi i ngā kākāhū mō māua ko tōku teina, tē aro e māua tana mahi, a, inaianei kei te utu au i te tauiwi kia whakaako mai i āu ki te tuitui, kāti. Ahakoa he kaupapa hōu, nā te aro ki ia akoranga ka tino mōhio pai koe he aha ngā mea hei panoni māu, hei whakapai ake rānei. Ko te mea kē kua whai wāhi tuitui motuhake inaianei, kātahi te kaupapa ātaahua ko tēnei. He mahi whai pukenga tēnei kaupapa ka tika!
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