Sam Weepers 
Brief description:
Location:
Dunedin North Intermediate School
Interests:
Skills:
Contact email:
sweepers@cortlb.school.nz
Telephone:
(03) 473 9027
Mobile phone:
0274688605
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About me
I am a Resource Teacher: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) in the Coastal Otago Cluster and based at Dunedin North Intermediate School. Particular areas of professional strength and interest for me include:
- Restorative Practices
- Circle Time
- Positive Education (strengths-based approaches)
- ICT: iPads and Google Apps for Education
- Te reo me ōna tikanga Māori
- Professional learning and development for teachers and teacher's aides
Social Behaviour Mapping Planning template and Consequences Flow Chart
By Sam WeepersBased on principles of Functional Behaviour Analysis, Social Behaviour Maps are used to educate students about the chain reaction of interpersonal behaviour, emotions and consequences. Attached is a planning template and flow chart, produced by...UDL Principles Diagram
By Sam WeepersUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) principles are represented in the attached diagram: Representation (presenting content in a variety of ways); Action and expression (varying the ways in which students are encouraged to respond and...The Non-linear Interactive Narrative Framework (NINF) in building Home-School Partnership through...
By Sam WeepersThe attached image illustrates the cycle of narrative guidance and narrative construction across school and home through the medium of digital technology (adapted from Plowman et al., 1999). The attached document is a research paper...SOLO Taxonomy (thinking framework and interventions)
By Sam WeepersSOLO Taxonomy (Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes) provides a simple, reliable and robust model for three levels of understanding – surface, deep and conceptual (Biggs and Collis 1982). The attached document illustrates...Token Economy incentive systems
By Sam WeepersTwo tip sheets are included here to support those students (including students with ASD) who require tangible rewards to motivate them to complete learning tasks.LEGO Therapy
By Sam WeepersA social skills group intervention that aims to support participants to develop cooperation and role-taking skills. Written guidelines and visuals of participants' roles during LEGO therapy sessions are included here.Problem Solving STEPs
By Sam WeepersDeveloped by the Committee for Children, this is a visual resource to support students to independently or codependently problem solve in various situations.Explicit Teaching / Explicit Instruction
By Sam WeepersExplicit teaching or explicit instruction has strong evidence of effectiveness in various curriculum areas, especially to support students who struggle to retain information and are at risk of underachieving. The files below are: 1. A...Multisensory Teaching and Learning
By Sam Weepersa 'sensory imaging' graphic organiser to support multisensory planning and learning Kolb Learning Theory diagram 8 multisensory teaching and learning strategies for ReadingMā te Tuakana/Teina ka Ako
By Sam WeepersTwo resources related to implementing this Māori approach to teaching and learning in the school setting. Modern understandings of this ancient indigenous pedagogy are presented.Collaborative Learning
By Sam WeepersThree BRIEF research articles outlining what Collaborative Learning is, how it supports student achievement and the various benefits of this approach to teaching and learning.Games-based Learning (GBL)
By Sam WeepersA New Zealand based research article that outlines barriers, enablers and next steps for educators in using various types of games to support engagement and achievement in classroom learning in relation to the New Zealand curriculum. A...Teaching Strategies for Students with FASD
By Sam WeepersOne page pedagogy tips sheet for teachers who have a student with diagnosed FASDSelf-regulated Learning Plan
By Sam WeepersA brief explanation of the Self-regulated Learning approach.Kia Tau te Wairua
By Sam WeepersThrough the lens of pepeha, we can learn to regulate our emotional responses to various situations.Mana Potential
By Sam WeepersAn assessment and intervention tool to support people to understand and regulate their emotions and behaviours, using Atua Māori as reference points.Hohou te Rongo (Restorative Practice)
By Sam WeepersIntroductory information for school staff to inspire the use of Hohou te Rongo to support people to make peace with each other after harm has been caused.
Approaches and Strategies that Work for Almost All Kids
Shared by North Dunedin Schools Kāhui Ako
Ka Hikitia Treasure Hunt
Shared by Christine Dennis, Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (Te Horanui RTLB Cluster 36 www.rtlbcluster36.co.nz).
Read Together Cartoon Strip
Shared by Christine Dennis, Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (Te Horanui RTLB Cluster 36 www.rtlbcluster36.co.nz).
Paired Reading Recording Chart
Shared by Christine Dennis, Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (Te Horanui RTLB Cluster 36 www.rtlbcluster36.co.nz).
Paired Reading Chart
Shared by Christine Dennis, Resource Teacher Learning and Behaviour (Te Horanui RTLB Cluster 36 www.rtlbcluster36.co.nz).
A PowerPoint presentation to support school staff to introduce Restorative Practice to their school community.