Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
1. Efficacy - to build teacher & leader capabilities, through collaborative inquiry and effective teaching and learning.
2. Learner Agency - to grow learner agency through culture and identity, partnership, voice and ownership.
3. Powerful partnerships - to recognise and strengthen powerful connections and transitions with parents, whaanau, community
and other organisations.
4. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies - to value diversity; and validate culture, languages and identity.
Term 1
Principals Meeting
Date: 27th February
● Rochelle and Shirley to share Beginning Teachers 2019 CLG Overview with Principals Group on Wednesday 27th February
Mentor Teachers day: What makes a good Induction & Mentoring Program?
Date: 29th March (need to change date - maybe 22nd March?)
Venue: Te Kowhai School
(Strategic Goal: 1 & 3)
Purpose: This session will allow mentor teachers an opportunity to connect with each other, share the processes and resources they currently
use and learn from each other.
This session is for all Mentor teachers, whether you are experienced or new to the role. We will look at the Teaching Council’s Guidelines, and
explore what makes a good induction programme.
This will be a collaborative sharing session. Please bring along examples of documentation or templates you currently use with your PRTs.
● Be tailored to individual needs and agreed with the PCT, mentor teacher and professional leader
● include regular observations of teaching practice and opportunities for the PCT to observe their colleagues, including the mentor teacher
● have time for ‘learning conversations' where the mentor provides feedback and facilitates critical reflection by the teacher on their practice
● be part of wider professional development and learning available to all staff
● include access to external networks and professional development opportunities
● provide opportunities to collect evidence of progress towards meeting the registration standards in the Standards for the Teaching Profession
● be resourced appropriately and meet the contractual obligations of the employer
● have formal written records documenting professional discussions, observations and feedback, critical reflections on data by the PCT and any
other professional development.
Outline:
● How are BTs implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi?
● Improving Te Reo Maaori,
● Improving cultural capacity to improve teacher practise and students’ learning?
Term 3
Intro into Spirals of Inquiry
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
(Strategic Goal: 1)
Blurb
Work with Gill to create a blurb
Are you new to Spirals of Inquiry? Is your school already working with Spirals? Come along to this workshop and get up to speed with what it
means to inquire into your teaching practise to meet the diverse needs of your learners.
Blurb:
Teacher Wellbeing (9.30-2.30pm)
Personal and Professional Wellbeing! What does this mean and why is it important, especially for our Beginning Teachers? This day will explore the
notion of wellbeing, stress and burnout. We will provide you with some tangible, practical tips to take away from the day. This will be a fun hands-on
session. We will explore mindfulness and yoga as we work towards improving our personal and professional wellbeing. Please wear comfy clothes
and If you have a yoga mat please bring it along.
Outline for the day:
● Regulating our emotions
● What is wellbeing?
● Managing stress and burnout
● Nicki Grey and Esther Wilson (Te Kowhai School) - Mindfulness, Oils and Yoga - Peaceful Hour
Term 4 - Options
Unpacking Formative Practice
Date: TBC
Venue: TBC
(Strategic Goal: 1 & 2)
Blurb:
Come along to our POP UP workshops and dig deeper into our Learner Agency Strategic Goal. We will explore what deep, meaningful learning
opportunities for students could look like in your classroom. What does student directed / initiated, project based learning, inquiry learning,
authentic learning, conceptual learning and key competencies look like in action and how can we get there? This day will allow you to opt into a
range of hands on workshops.