Baby steps to blogging!

Kia ora and welcome to my blog! My name is Sally and I am a teacher in Auckland, New Zealand. I have always wanted to have my very own blog but was never confident enough to actually create one. Before this, the furthest I'd been was selecting a blog theme! To be honest, I have the post-graduate course to thank for making this a requirement and giving me a good reason to start blogging. I have always been on the other side of the screen, reading blogs of other experienced teachers. Watching successful bloggers being invited on TV shows to share their experience was like watching celebrities on TV- a different world from mine. But here I am, attempting to blog for the first time in my life, hoping I will be on TV too one day! (Just kidding, although I would like to star in a movie).

This year, I am undertaking a post-graduate course at The Mindlab by Unitec called The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice (Digital and Collaborative Learning). I was first introduced to this course by my senior teacher and soon made up my mind to give it a go. I have to be honest, it was the 3D printing that really got me hooked. Luckily, I was granted a scholarship and that made me pretty happy- because that's one less thing to worry about on top of my student loan!

Yes, I have a student loan. I graduated from The University of Auckland in 2013 and was fortunate to find a job straight after. I am currently a second year Provisionally Registered Teacher (PRT), teaching a class of Year 6 students. Although the school isn't a 'modern learning environment', we have modern furniture to foster for different learner types and to help personalise their learning. I support inquiry learning where students drive their own learning and their voices are heard. I place great emphasis on the key competencies and life long learning skills.

So it is here at this blog where I will share my thoughts on the last 24 weeks of study at The Mindlab. I hope you enjoy it, find it interesting or even useful.

So here starts my journey on becoming a master blogger!