Effective pedagogy

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• Blog General
  21st Century Schools - Pedagogy Must Give Way to Andragogy

  "One of the more interesting discussions taking place among technology experts is the need for teachers to move from a pedagogical focus to one that features an andragogical approach. The shift comes in direct response to the greater push to implement technology in today’s classrooms."

  http://www.openeducation.net/2008/10/18/21st-century-schools-pedago...

  
• Multimedia General
  Kim Hill interviews Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach

  Podcast of the interview between Kim Hill and Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach about 21st century learning and teaching.

  http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/sat/sat-20081011-0940-Sheryl_Nussbaum-...

  
• E-Curriculum General
  Enquiring Minds

  "Enquiring Minds is an approach to teaching and learning, developed by Futurelab, that takes students’ ideas, interests and experiences as its starting point, and provides them with more responsibility for the direction and content of their learning."

  http://www.enquiringminds.org.uk/

  
• Resource General
  Communication and relationships

  Reinforces the importance for ISTEs of treating educators and learners with respect, of valuing the knowledge that they bring, of regarding their own knowledge and theories as tentative, and of building purposeful relationships focused on shared goals for teacher learning and desired student outcomes.
  

  http://instep.net.nz/communication_and_relationships

  
• Resource General
  Knowledge and theory

  Each educator’s expertise and understanding develop through the course of their professional lifespan and across all aspects of professional learning.
  

  http://instep.net.nz/knowledge_and_theory

  
• Resource General
  Inquiry and evidence based practice

  Two established ways of thinking about inquiry are recognised and embedded in these learning materials: inquiry as a series of learning cycles and inquiry as a “way of being".
  

  http://instep.net.nz/inquiry_and_evidence_based_practice

  
• Resource General
  Learning cases

  The six learning cases provide examples of ISTEs inquiring into their practice and encourage users to examine their own knowledge, beliefs, and practice in relation to what they see in each case.
  

  http://instep.net.nz/learning_cases

  
• Resource General
  Conducting inquiry

  The INSTEP project provides practical guidance on “how” to inquire: describing each phase of the inquiry cycle, discusses meeting the needs of diverse learners within inquiry, and outlines some of the approaches an ISTE might use while engaging in inquiry learning.

  http://instep.net.nz/conducting_inquiry

  
• Resource General
  INSTEP

  "The INSTEP project set out to investigate gaps in our knowledge about effective ISTE practice; these learning materials embody the understandings developed through the research and development activities of the project."

  http://instep.net.nz/

  
• Reading General
  21st century learning

  This paper asks, "what is the difference?"

  http://www.shiftingthinking.org/21st-century-learning/

  
• Blog General
  The ties that bind and the links that set us free

  Jamie McKenzie looks at infowhelm and how to help students navigate the "information tsunami" through authentic learning.

  http://fno.org/sum00/links.html

  
• Book General
  Catching the knowledge wave? The knowledge society and the future of education

  In this book Jane Gilbert explores the ways our schools need to change to prepare people to participate in the knowledge-based societies of the future.

  http://www.nzcer.org.nz/default.php?products_id=1215

  
• Reading General
  How school leaders make a difference to their students. Keynote address to the International Confederation of Principals

  "The focus is on pedagogical leadership, and five dimensions of effective pedagogical leadership in schools are presented. Robinson makes clear that underlying each of the dimensions is the need for positive relationship skills, and the interrelationship of each dimension with the others."

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/how-leaders-make-d...

  
• Reading General
  Meet the changemakers

  This succinct, practical, and relevant article, by Angela Spencer provides ideas for schools thinking about environmentally sustainable issues.

  http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/leadership/articles/meet-the-changemak...

  
• Reading General
  Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment

  By Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam discuss what is happening within the 'black box'. The article discusses formative assessment and its place at the 'heart of effective teaching'.

  http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbla9810.htm

  
• Reading General
  Learning: The treasure within

  Report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-first Century.

  http://www.unesco.org/delors/

  
• Reading General
  Bridging the gap between standards and achievement: The imperative for professional development in education

  This article can be downloaded from the Albert Shanker Institute site and is reprinted in Elmore, R. (2005). School reform from the inside out: Policy, practice, and performance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

  http://www.shankerinstitute.org/education.html

  

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