Early learning kaiako from across the Kāhui gathered to learn from Impact Ed’s Rachael Williams about ways to explicitly integrate this computational thinking into their practise.

Rachael is a wealth of knowledge. She is experienced kaiako with practise in new entrant classrooms, Te Whariki, the transition process and is culturally competent in te reo and tikanga Māori. Using this impressive skillset she was able to give relevant examples of how our amazing Kāhui teachers of our littlest tamariki can learn computational thinking. With the highly relevant example of Matariki she was able to demonstrate plugged (with devices) and unplugged (without devices) activities to assist with processes like sequencing, problem solving/debugging which link to the DDDO.

 
Participants of the hui listened to The Seven Stars of Matariki pūrakau online, then practised activities for the akomanga (classroom) which involved questioning, sequencing and problem solving. Rachael also provided the Hungry Caterpillar as an example of this sequencing activities with numbers/days of the week. She then shared useful resources for more activities, including excellent ideas for learning to integrate more Te Reo into our practise.

 
Thank you to those who attended, we know it is a big commitment to attend PLD, and we hope that this new learning can easily fit into the already wonderful and rich learning opportunities our tamariki are lucky enough to experience in your spaces. For those who want to check out the examples, the slides are shared on the kāhui website, and you can contact Mel, Rachaelle or Nadene if you have any questions. It was so nice to be able to learn together in person, and we look forward to hosting you all again soon.