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Started by Tessa Gray 04 Dec 2020 1:20pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayKia ora koutou ma, well here we are, nearly at the end of an interesting, challenging, at times stressful year and as a profession, we kept our heads up and continued with the mahi as best we could. We adapted fast to distance teaching and learning...Interactive forum: New codes and standards for teachers
Started by Tessa Gray 14 Nov 2017 12:49pm () Replies (4) Last reply by Jane Armstrong BosAs you know, the Education Council has updated the older Practising Teacher criteria to the new codes and standards for New Zealand teachers. Our Code Our Standards has been crafted by teachers, leaders and teaching experts to articulate...Digital resource: Collaborative teaching and learning for ākonga and kaiako
Started by Tessa Gray 18 Jun 2020 5:20pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayAre you working more closely with your colleagues during and post COVID-19? Have you found yourself taking feedback during this time and planning for improved practice going forward? Then you might be interested in collaborative teaching...DISCUSSION POST: What does new-age professional learning look like for teachers?
Started by Tessa Gray 20 Nov 2019 6:06pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayTeaching and learning is a life-long, iterative disposition and state of mind. We need to celebrate our wins (affirm our practice) as well as lengthen our stride (strengthen our practice); as individuals and as a collective. As part of our...DISCUSSION POST: Te wiki o te reo Māori 9 - 15 Mahuru
Started by Tessa Gray 11 Sep 2019 11:01am () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayKei te mihi nui ki a koutou i tēnei wiki, te wiki o te reo Māori. Whakanuia! We're already well half way through Māori language week 9–15 September. The theme for this year is, "Kia Kaha te Reo Māori"...FREE DT & HM Readiness Workshops in your region
Started by Tessa Gray 22 Mar 2019 4:36pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Tessa GrayKia Takatū ā-Matihiko will be in your region offering free workshops to support teachers, kaiako and leaders to better understand and implement the Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko curricula content. Ki te Ahikāroa or...Collaborative Teacher Inquiry
Started by Tessa Gray 11 Mar 2019 3:00pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayIn the latest Statement of Intent 2018 - 2023 published by the Ministry of Education, page 10 looks out over four years and acknowledges our education system is influenced by a variety of domestic and global trends, each of which presents risks and...Nurturing collaborative partnerships
Started by Tessa Gray 05 Dec 2018 11:49am () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GraySchools are continuing to connect and collaborate together (clusters, CoLs and Kāhui Ako) to address common goals; and focus on children and young people's learning pathways to help them achieve their full potential. This process involves a...Creating and nurturing social networks for leveraging improvements in Kāhui Ako
Started by Tessa Gray 06 Apr 2018 3:26pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayIn this video, Fulbright Global Scholar, Alan Daly talks about how to create and grow social networks within a community to create high quality impact in educational systems. Alan starts by sharing a portion of a Dr Martin Luther King...Upcoming learning opportunities not to be missed | March 2018
Started by Tessa Gray 09 Mar 2018 2:34pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayBetter Together: Creating and Nurturing Social Networks for Leveraging Improvement in Communities of Learning, Public lecture with Professor Alan Daly from the University of California, San Diego who is in NZ as a Fulbright Global Scholar....Appraisal, codes and standards and your e-learning goals
Started by Tessa Gray 01 Mar 2013 1:41pm () Replies (45) Last reply by Tessa GrayKia ora tatou, By now, you and your colleagues may be setting professional learning goals and these will undoubtedly align with the Practising Teacher Criteria. You will also be familiar with 'Teaching as Inquiry'...FORUM: Connecting Communities of Learning through technologies
Started by Tessa Gray 10 Mar 2017 9:31pm () Replies (2) Last reply by anne robertson...or cool tools for connected schools. Last year I published a blog post on Digital tools for connected schools. Thanks to digital data, I can link these ideas to this in this forum, but more importantly we’d love to hear how you and...What is collaborative inquiry?
Started by Tessa Gray 01 Jun 2016 10:45am () Replies (15) Last reply by Tessa GrayBy now, teachers in Aotearoa have become familiar with or are engaging in Teaching as Inquiry (NZC) - a process of reflection and action to improve outcomes for students. Some of us might also be more familiar with The six parts of the spiral of...Forum: How do schools ready themselves for modern learning pedagogies?
Started by Nathaniel Louwrens 03 Jun 2015 7:45pm () Replies (67) Last reply by Keriata KuitiAs schools look to not only continue bringing teaching and learning into the 21st century but also to focus on the future, there is a growing interest in both Modern Learning Environments (MLEs) and Modern Learning Pedagogies...When formal research meets informal networks online shifts can occur
Started by Tessa Gray 21 Sep 2016 8:59am () Replies (1) Last reply by Tessa GrayWhen formal research meets informal networks online, shifts in practice can occur This story is about the power and potential of an organised educational network to support and drive new learning for adult educators. Background Jacqui...New ways to reimagine PLD in 2016
Started by Tessa Gray 12 Feb 2016 12:42pm () Replies (6) Last reply by Tessa GrayWe all want personalised PLD! We're online more and using digital technologies to access social networks for professional and personal growth - anytime, anywhere, anyhow. Schools are also clustering into learning communities, so what does this...How to help the 'technophobes'...?
Started by Enabling e-Learning 08 Jun 2011 11:39am () Replies (41) Last reply by Tessa GrayThere was an interesting opinion piece on the e-Learning Stuff blog this week, about the resistance, in some quarters, to using technology for teaching and learning: '...but I'm a technophobe!' [e-Learning stuff blog] If you are involved in...FORUM: The power of networked organisations, June 17 - July 17
Started by Nathaniel Louwrens 17 Jun 2016 9:04am () Replies (3) Last reply by TaniaAs we start to focus more on the the pathway of learners from Early Childhood Education, through Primary and Secondary School and into Tertiary education, we need to be able to function, across schools and the sectors, as a collaborative networked...Personalising PLD using social networks
Started by Nathaniel Louwrens 12 Aug 2015 3:08pm () Replies (6) Last reply by Nathaniel LouwrensAs teachers we are always looking for ways to improve our practice. Every day we have opportunities to reflect and inquire further into our practice. We end up with many questions and often want a quick response or someone else to bounce ideas off...I missed out on PLD these last holidays...
Started by Tessa Gray 19 Oct 2015 5:20pm () Replies (8) Last reply by Tessa GrayFor some of us accessing PLD in the holidays might not be an option. We may be on holiday, on child duties or might not have access to PLD funds to attend conferences like Ulearn. Thank goodness for technology - now we can catch up with PD in our...
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