DFI Day Three- Collaborate

We began the day discussing whats on top, I talked about how helpful I have found Google Keep and Toby Mini. We then had a hangout with Dorothy all about create and the importance of creativity. 

The HeART of the matter is a documentary about creativity and how to use that to not only help with children's learning but also how to hook them in.

Multi modal- Today is all about multi-modal learning. Clarelle is an expert in multi modal learning and brings a lot of ideas to the table that I wouldn't have thought of alone. 

Multi modal is the design for learning that hooks students in. It is the thing that makes the children want to go deeper into their learning. We want them to be thinking deeper and pushing them to be thinking outside the box. First we start with behavioural engagement and then it shifts to cognitive engagement. 

For the afternoon session we then created our own multi modal sites. Over the course of the last week I have been thinking about homework for next term. I had been wanting to do an optional project style homework which was choice based. By using the multi model site that I have created today I have been able to successfully create a site that should not only engage my students but also help them to build on exisiting knowledge and to start to think out of the box. 

Overall I have found today extremely useful as it has not only helped me to improve on my current classroom practice but it has also helped me to implement something that I have been thinking about for a while.