Virtual Learning Network

I have just finished a TLIF project and am about to share findings at a conference and with a few interested groups etc. But as innovators I wonder if there are other ways of sharing our learning and also if there are ways to let projects live a...

Hi my name is Kerri Thompson. I have just joined this group. I am wondering - are the next applications for the Teacher Led Innovation projects not open till November 2016. Is this correct?   Thanks Kerri

About now, some of you will be thinking about your applications and maybe even about the TLIF panel. And about now, you may be thinking of them as a selection panel but - you know - they are a whole lot more than that :) These folks are some...

Kia ora ngā kaiako, hi to all the folks out there flying headlong into another year of teaching    Thanks for all you do!! Below is a 'sneak preview' of the Ed Gazette content about TLIF that will be published next...

Hi folks, I thought this blog post might interest you. It's a 3 minute read that has had me thinking for a lot longer than 3 minutes. The author, Tom Vander Ark, invites the reader to: "Think of a kid you care about....

Our TLIF project is focused on raising student achievement in literacy using a structured approach to teaching Phonological Awareness (PA).  It's innovation lies in the implementation of latest research findings into practice in order to...

Kia ora, Our kaiako (teachers) are very much in the initial stages of pulling together all of our 'whakaaro' (thoughts/ideas) and had a couple of questions: 1) Is there a cap on what we can apply for and what does it not fund? 2)...

Hi folks, I'm pleased to let you know that the Teacher Led Innovation Fund is open now for "round two" !              Looking forward to your applications, your...

Can people please tell me what schools/ groups are working on in the first round of funding as we would like to apply with a MLE idea. 

Hi there, I'm sure I read somewhere in the Teacher led Innovation Guide there is a template document for the concept stage, would anyone know where I could get hold of one if there is one?   Also, what are the opening and closing...

Kia ora tatou, I am a PLD provider working in a particular school and have identified a real puzzle of practice in relation to raising the achievement for Pacifica students through more culturally responsive pedagogies. While we cannot initiate a...

Tiffany Ottley asked the question above, to help her think about refining her ideas for a Phase Two application. It seems like the kind of question that quite a few people might have, especially if they are thinking about applying...

Last time I looked we were up to 89 members in this group, it is great to see it steadily growing. Today, my colleagues in the TLiF team have also sent an invitation to join this group to all 40 teams in the 2015 TLiF cohort I...

We have completed the first term of a 3 term innovation. We are working towards using online supports such a google doc and wiki to support teachers to deliver inquiry style PE programme. The innovation is in the delivery method of the PD and the...

Kia ora folks, Given that it is now lunchtime on the 2nd last Friday of term, this might be 5 pages of holiday reading ... when you've caught your breath after a full-on 3rd term! Or, the idea of having your own TLiF project might be...

Hey TLIFers, I want to take responsibility for acting on your views about how I/we can make this VLN group more effective as a space that supports your TLIF involvement. I don't know what you need, and I want to find out. Would you...

Hi all, We have begun work on the Checkpoint One Project Plan for TLIF but we are unsure just what a project plan looks like or how we go about making one, how do we link in the cycle one intervention and also what supporting data might need to...

Kia ora koutou katoa What types of application concepts/proposals have you all heard of to date in the field of second language learning / bilingual educational theory etc. namely te reo Māori?   I would be most eager to know - being...

Kia ora folks, I've been fairly quite on here recently. First up welcome to the new memebers of the group. I hope you find here the connections and information you are looking for. Please feel free to ask for the stuff you need, from...

Hi TLIFers Our team is looking at using new approaches to coaching in order drive improved student success. We are focussing on our Pasifika group. We are targeting literacy as an area to focus on.  I was hoping to open some conversations...