My insight

The morning session reinforced the importance to know the ins and outs of the internet to be an informed educator. One can stay ignorant but he will become irrelevant and disconnect from his students. Educators function in an ever-changing context and profile of students. Hence teachers' professional development should include digital competency too. 

Lily's Reflection for Morning's Session

This morning's session reminded me the importance of making things concrete from abstract for our students. The challenge we face is how to equip teachers to with the skills  to facilitate this. 

I like the example of how teachers need to explain the concept of internet through a simple analogy of a city ie how it is connected, with good and bad people, with places are like cinema and different norms. 

This really makes it relatable and easier to understand for the students.  It is good reminder for us to consciously role model this for our teachers in our PD sessions.

What is professional is also personal...

Always believed that you can never separate your personal life from your professional life. It is impossible to split the person unless you are not fully immersed in it.

Reflections from XT

We tend to be overwhelmed by big stuff that we have to tackle on a daily basis that we sometimes lose sight of our purpose. It is always easier to go with the flow of things rather than to challenge the assumptions. Do we still dare to dream as we once did as a child? Have we truly made meaning out of our purpose as an educator in school or in the headquarters? How connected are we to the ones who truly matter - students?