| Curriculum Implementation |
| The Arts/Ngā Toi |
The Ministry has a strategy in place to ensure that, over the next four years, there will be a growing capability in the arts within schools and communities. A key component of this strategy is the professional development programme for teachers.
Programmes for professional development based on The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum will continue throughout New Zealand in 2002. Professional development programmes based on ngā toi will commence in 2002. These programmes will include a focus on new teaching and learning materials being published by the Ministry for the arts/ngā toi. For secondary teachers, strong links to the NCEA will be established.
The national coordinators of dance, drama, music, the visual arts, and ngā toi will help to implement these contracts. They provide specialist advice and support where required, as schools' kaupapa move towards adopting the new curricula.
Contact details for the coordinators are:
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| Health and Physical Education |
The initial three-year professional development programmes for this curriculum area have been completed. In 2002, the Ministry will provide additional support through School Support Services to assist teachers to use the framework of Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum. The aim of this support will be to:
- improve teaching and learning related to this learning area;
- develop school-wide approaches that support students' learning and well-being.
Priorities will be:
- support for schools that have not yet been involved in any professional development relating to this learning area;
- additional, ongoing support for schools;
- assistance with mental health and sexuality education;
- assistance with physical activity and sport studies.
Wherever appropriate, links will be made to new Ministry publications such as the series The Curriculum in Action. For secondary teachers, strong links to the NCEA will be established. Contact your nearest School Support Services for further details.
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| Mental Health |
Professional development will be available in 2002 to assist with the implementation of the Mental Health key area of learning in Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum.
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| Language and Languages |
| Pacific Languages |
Professional development for teachers of the Sāmoan language will be available nationally in 2002, using the specialist materials developed in 2001. A Cook Islands Māori language curriculum is under development, and professional development and support are planned for 2003. |
| International Languages |
Four regionally based advisers complement the skills of the seven national languages advisers managed by the Association of Colleges of Education in New Zealand (ACENZ). As well as supporting specialist languages teachers in secondary, area, and composite schools, these advisers support primary and intermediate teachers using the Ministry of Education International Languages series in Spanish, Japanese, French, and German. A Chinese programme will be developed in 2002. For further information contact ACENZ
telephone: (04) 472 9562
email: contact@acenz.ac.nz
The Second Language Learning Proposals' Pool (an ongoing contestable fund) will continue to provide additional opportunities for professional development and support. The next round of this pool will be advertised later in the year.
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Māori-medium Teacher Professional Development Programmes
Professional development programmes are planned to assist teachers with the implementation of the Māori curriculum statements for ngā toi, tikanga ā iwi, and hauora, and to increase te reo Māori proficiency of teachers in Māori-medium schools and classrooms. |
| Ngā Toi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
Rawiri Hindle has been appointed as the national co-ordinator for this programme. Eighteen lead teachers and advisers are currently being trained and they will start to work with thirty-six schools in 2002. The national co-ordinator, lead teachers, and advisers will identify and develop materials to support the introduction of the curriculum statement for ngā toi.
For further information contact Rawiri Hindle, National Coordinator Ngā Toi, Wellington College of Education
telephone: (04) 476 1084
email: rawiri.hindle@wce.ac.nz |
| Tikanga ā Iwi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
Katarina Edmonds has been appointed as the national co-ordinator. Eighteen lead teachers and advisers are being trained in 2001, to begin to work with thirty-six schools in 2002. The national co-ordinator, lead teachers, and advisers will identify and develop materials to support the introduction of the tikanga ā iwi curriculum statement.
For further information contact: Katarina Edmonds, National Coordinator Tikanga ā Iwi
telephone: 025 286 3194
email: hakoni@xtra.co.nz |
| Hauora i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
A national coordinator for hauora will be appointed later in 2002 and will be responsible for planning and developing a training programme for lead teachers and advisers. She or he will also organise the development of support materials. About twenty teachers and advisers will be trained during 2003, and they will be ready to work with teachers in 2004. Each of these teachers and advisers will be involved with at least two schools and will be equipped with a training package that will be developed during 2002. The national coordinator position will be advertised in the Education Gazette. |
| Te Whakapiki Reo |
The Māori language programme for teachers, Te Whakapiki Reo, is currently under review, and all Te Whakapiki Reo programmes offered during 2000/2001 will conclude in December 2001. The Ministry of Education will continue to provide professional development programmes specifically designed to increase teacher proficiency in te reo Māori. The structure of future programmes will depend on the outcomes of the current review. It is envisaged that advertisements for providers and teacher participants in 2002 programmes will be published in the Education Gazette early in term 4 this year.
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Pāngarau i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Pūtaiao i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa
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In 2002, the School Support Services will continue to provide support for pāngarau and pūtaiao programmes in Māori-medium settings. The focus will be on supporting schools and kura kaupapa Māori, with links to the numeracy development projects based around Pāngarau i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa. In addition, locally identified needs in Pūtaiao i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa will also be addressed. |
