NZC spotlights are mini professional learning sessions that focus on a specific aspect of The New Zealand Curriculum. Presented on Google Slides, NZC spotlights include short readings, videos, and follow up activities. Further resources are suggested at the end of each session for those who want to access more information.
NZC spotlights are designed for teachers and leaders in primary and secondary schools. They can be used during staff meetings, department or syndicate meetings, Kāhui Ako / Communities of Learning workshops, and teacher only days. Individual teachers can use NZC spotlights to reflect on their own learning journey and to support teacher inquiries.
NZC spotlights can be led by an external facilitator or someone from the school. The sessions are scaffolded and include speaker notes to grow teacher capability around workshop facilitation.
A NZC spotlight is designed to take approximately 45–75 minutes to work through. Schools may choose to download and personalise the slide presentation to suit their context and needs.
Strengthening your local curriculum and bringing The New Zealand Curriculum to life for your students.
Explore ways to bring the cultural diversity principle to life at your school.
Build positive and coherent transitions for your students.
Explore ways to build a key competency rich curriculum in your classroom.
Encourage all students to reflect on their own learning processes and to learn how to learn.
Explore the revised digital technologies curriculum and understand the changes and support available.
Understand and better support future focused education at your school.
Explore the principles of Universal Design for Learning so that you can design learning that meets the needs of all students from the outset.
Build a growth mindset in your classroom and school.
Understand and better support learner agency at your school.
Explore how Māori achieving success as Māori can be brought to life at your school.
Explore the NZC principles and decide which require greater consideration at your school.
Updated on: 01 Nov 2019
