Teacher Well-being during Lock down

   

         Teacher Wellbeing During COVID-19 Lockdown

Schooling during lockdown constitutes some unique challenges for teacher wellbeing. Teachers are now working in a way in which they have never had to before—at the same time, facing anxiety about the current situation and uncertainty about the future.

Teaching is inherently social and communication is fundamental to everyone working in schools. Stay in close touch and share your fears and concerns openly and honestly with friends, partners, colleagues and managers to get some perspective.

At the same time, think about others you might be able to help in some way – in your school community, at home or in your other networks. A phone call, text, Zoom get-together – whatever the medium, it can make a difference to how you and others feel.

If working and delivering lessons remotely, make sure you keep in close touch with your teams who can be a great source of support in themselves. If you have worries, problems or anxieties in or out of work that will not go away, then talking to someone outside your situation can make a huge difference and can help you to find a way through.

“SMART teachers (Self, Motivation, Activity, Relationships, and use of Time) appreciate the tight connections between physical and mental wellbeing and the benefits of being active in this regard. 

"Engage in professional learning and adaptively apply this learning in practice."

Yr 9Ttt-Reflection(Genomics)

SEASHORE ANIMALS

This week we continue Genomics with yr 9. Last week, students enjoyed the origin of life and tree of life. They decorate the tree of life and fill the gap by pasting animal belong to that gap. That was fun and enjoyable learning for students. This week, Dr Jannie nad Dr Thierry was with me in the class. Dr Thierry brought some sea creatures for students from Whanganui. 

He introduced himself and talked about Genomics and how it is related to our life. He also spoke about seashore creatures, and students participated in the discussion of rocky shore creatures and how they look like and who are dangers for them. Dr Thierry and Dr Jannie described seashore creatures like this: The rocky shore is a unique part of New Zealand's coastline and is a habitat which is home to many animals. The rocky shore is also at risk from human-made problems like climate change, pollution and loss of habitat.

Rocky shore life: Crustaceans: a group of animals that lots of different species belong to, such as crabs, crayfish, lobsters. Echinoderms: a group of animals that lots of different species belong to, such as starfish and sea cucumbers. Sea urchins/kina are echinoderms, though because they do have a shell they are also shellfish. Sea Slugs: live in rock pools. They are often grouped with seafood even though they have no tank. Shellfish: such as pāua, pipi, cockles (tuangi), tuatua, mussels (Kuku or kūtai), oysters (tio), cats eyes (pūpū), mud snails (wetiko).

Students observed sea specimens and drew a table and write down their behaviour, habitat and physical characteristics.

Male and Female Crab

"Seek and respond to feedback from learners, colleagues and other education professionals, and engage in collaborative problem solving and learning-focused collegial discussions."