This blog contains many ideas and resources for talking about the curriculum in your school. Click on the find more link to see the full blog posts.
18/05/08 | No comments
Visit the planning for better student outcomes site to access further resources focused on goal setting. This site has review questions to help guide staff discussions around identifying your priorities for improvement.
16/05/08 | No comments
The planning for better student outcomes site has a series of review questions to help guide discussions around devising a strategy for school improvement.
14/02/08 | No comments
Secondary Futures provides a toolbox of resources for thinking about the new curriculum. The toolbox comprises trend cards, scenarios, wildcards and storycards. There is also a virtual tutorial to show you how they can be used. This site states it will help people "work out what their preferences for education in the future might be.
12/02/08 | No comments
It is clear that the New Zealand Curriculum is stimulating both hope and excitement as well a sense of challenge and concern. How can we navigate past and through the challenges and enable the spirit of the curriculum to live?
02/06/09 | No comments
The Leading Learning online module is facilitated by the ICT PD team. The module allows you to engage with key thinking in leading learning, reflect on your practice in relation to the research, and engage with others online. There will also be the opportunity to explore new online tools.
10/03/09 | No comments
The New Zealand Curriculum Exploratory Studies examine schools' experiences as they explore and implement the revised New Zealand Curriculum. The report raises some areas of debate which would make interesting staffroom discussion points:
21/11/08 | No comments
Michael Wesch discusses a common statement made by teachers that 'some children are not cut out for school'. He then makes the point that School is Learning and therefore is it fair to say that 'some children are not cut out for learning'?
18/09/08 | No comments
Swell is an EHSAS cluster of schools 'working together on a project to establish the swell network of learning communities as a vehicle for raising the tide of achievement in South Wellington schools.'
26/06/08 | No comments
Here are two online resources you could use to spark ideas and discussion on the importance of visiting other classrooms, sharing ideas and learning from each other.
27/05/08 | No comments
The time 4 innovation online conference facilitated by the ICTPD team runs from 26th May to 13th June. The resources are still available online once the conference is finished and well worth having a look.
