Seeing the Wonder in us All
As an educator in today's learning environment, it can be really difficult to cover all the curriculum content in the way that we envisage it should and could be. The feeling of being 'swamped' and overloaded with the needs of each learner (both learning and behaviour), can make that tunnel appear darker, instead of showing any light at the end of it. On top of that is our own professional development, team inquiries and various meetings.
In my role as Learning Leader for STEM, I've been battling with how to incorporate STEM into our daily learning. The use of picture books appears to be an #oresome way to ignite discussion and develop questions which lead to STEM activities and learning.
The range of picture books available is over-whelming so a problem for me is to identify a starting point and then how to design the learning so that it's appropriate for learners from Years 0-6. After some timely searching through the labyrinth that we refer to as 'Google', I have come across a gem - Paula Jamieson's blog. The learners at Te Akau ki Papamoa School are very lucky to have such future-focussed educators leading their learning. I'll refer to Paula's blog as a means of providing me with the necessary scaffolding.
I've now found my guide and am ready to commence my STEM journey. Watch this space!
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