In Term 3 we have been working on supporting ākonga to build ownership of their learning.

A part of being in Harakeke Hub is developing skills to support your transition into Pōhutukawa Hub. One part of this is an increase of independent learning.

We decided that a good way to do this was through iTime. iTime is what we call independent time where students have tasks to complete by themselves. We provided them with a checklist and would ensure that we went and provided feedback. 

Our Journey of Growth and Development on Hero has a section called continuous learning, within this is a goal; Focus on my learning whether and adult is present or not. We have found iTime to be a successful way for most students to take ownership of their learning and are looking forward to seeing how this continues throughout their learning journey. 

Please click here to find our iTime tasks on our Harakeke Website.