We landed in Auckland ready to pick up the rental car. Anna and I had been on a number of digital technology courses before so we were busily catching up when we missed our turn off, out of Auckland. Once we arrived in the beautiful coastal town of Kuaotunu I knew this was going to be a special place to be able to take the time to think and reflect, and it was.
I was attending along with four other colleagues from around NZ the Manaiakalani Innovative Teacher initial hui in Kuaotunu, 24 - 26th February 2022.
We started the Saturday with Dorothy (Board Chair) and Jenny (the Principal) acting out our identified problems, we took on different roles representing the parent community. This helped to clarify how different people viewed our individual problem. For me I realised I was too critical of teachers and reframed my problem from the point of view of the students.
