Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Intention: In previous years, assessments had often been stand alone tasks which often seemed devoid of context or relative to students’ interests. In discussion with a Digital Technology teacher at Tikipunga, Excellere College and...
My subject goals for Digital Technology in 2017 are to give students more choice and to work towards personalising their learning to suit their interests and ability. Develop senior DTY assessments Integrate a Robotics...
Today at our staff meeting colleagues shared teaching practices they are using in their classes to help students improve their literacy. One teacher gave an example of a group task. Students within the group...
One collaborative strategy I have used which is proving to be quite effective is getting students to create a vocab list in a shared document. We’ve been focusing on creating two lists, one of...
To support my Year 9 English class I’ve decided to trial Education Perfect. Mitchell from Northland College brought my attention to it last term and I’d have to say first impressions are impressive! I...
I’ve been waiting for a while for the right opportunity to find out what all the fuss is about Arduino so when a workshop came up at MindLab in the last holidays I...
My husband, son and I were having a conversation the other day about which was going to be bigger Virtual or Augmented Reality, we were split. My son (a Virtual Reality developer) went for...
Use critical inquiry and problem-solving effectively in their professional practice Key Indicators i. systematically and critically engage with evidence and professional literature to reflect on and refine practice ii. respond professionally to feedback from...
Show leadership that contributes to effective teaching and learning Key Indicators i. actively contribute to the professional learning community ii. undertake areas of responsibility effectively Lecturing at the University of Auckland The first semester...
Demonstrate commitment to promoting the well-being of all ākonga. Academic Counselling At our school we are lucky enough to be a part of the Star Path programme which includes students being involved in the...
I am proud to be working for Manaiakalani as one of their Outreach Facilitators working in the Far North of New Zealand. Through the Manaiakalani Outreach Programme we’re making a difference to the lives of young people by providing teachers and their schools with professional development to support them in a Learn, Create, Share world.
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