| The
Arts/Ngā Toi |
The Ministry has funded a professional development
project over the last two years to introduce teachers to the
requirements of The Arts in the New Zealand Curriculum. Colleges
of education were contracted to deliver professional development
programmes that include workshops and work with teachers in
schools.
Professional development programmes based on Ngā Toi
i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa have been implemented
this year. These professional development programmes have focused
on the new teaching and learning materials, on TKI resources,
and on the National Exemplars, which can be viewed at www.tki.org.nz/r/assessment/exemplars/index_e.php
The Arts Online Professional Development is a web-based professional
development programme available at www.tki.org.nz/r/arts/artspd/index_e.php
It is particularly valuable for teachers in isolated and rural
areas. Teachers can use The Arts Online to connect with each
other and for online support in improving their capability in
delivering the four arts disciplines.
In 2003, the professional development contracts in the arts
will be delivered by the School Support Services, supporting
continuing in-depth work in schools and running hui and workshops.
The national co-ordinators in dance, drama, music, the visual
arts, and ngā toi will support the School
Support Services facilitators.
The professional development strategy to build a strong base
in this curriculum area will help schools to grow from "emergent"
to "confident". With support, teachers will develop their skills,
knowledge, and confidence in teaching the arts and be able to
create rich learning opportunities for their students. Individual
teachers or schools should contact their closest School Support
Services to ask about programmes in the arts/ngā toi in
2003. |
| Secondary
Arts Coordinators |
The Secondary Schools Arts Coordinators project
has been established to encourage students' participation in
the arts and to stimulate and enhance their learning through
opportunities that draw on the wider expertise of each participating
school's arts community. In 2002, 280 schools are taking part
in a pilot project that employs a person to co-ordinate activities
that help teachers and students to meet the achievement objectives
of the four disciplines of the arts curriculum. Such activities
were previously regarded as extra-curricular but are now seen
as integral to the new curriculum. These might include gallery
visits, itinerant performances, theatre shows, and cultural
and artistic competitions.
The Ministry is also contracting organisations to source,
coordinate, and disseminate information that will help teachers
to find additional expertise for curriculum-based arts programmes.
All state and integrated schools with students in years 9 to
13 are eligible to apply for secondary schools arts coordinators.
Applications for the 2003 academic year were advertised in September. |
| Health
and Physical Education |
A two-year pilot of a physical activity project
for primary schools will begin in the Auckland and Canterbury
regions in 2003, co-ordinated by the Ministry of Education and
Sport and Recreation New Zealand. The purpose of this project
is to increase young people's understanding of the benefits of
physical activity to themselves personally and to society and
to build their lifelong involvement in and commitment to physical
activity. An external evaluation will be conducted alongside the
project. |
Mental
Health
|
Professional development will be available in 2003
to assist with implementing the Mental Health key area of learning
in Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum. |
| Language
and Languages |
| Pacific
Languages |
Professional development for teachers of Sāmoan
will be available nationally in 2003, using the Sāmoan materials
developed in 2001, which have also been made into an online resource
on TKI. The draft Cook Islands Māori language curriculum
will also be available nationally, and professional development
and support will be given to teachers in 2003. The draft curriculum
statements for Tongan, Tokelauan, and Niuean will be developed
in 2003. |
| International
Languages |
Seven national language advisers are managed
by the Association of Colleges of Education in New Zealand (ACENZ).
Additional advisory services are managed through special focus
contracts and School Support Services. These advisers provide
support for specialist languages teachers in secondary, area,
and composite schools as well as for teachers in primary and
intermediate schools with programmes in international languages.
French in the New Zealand Curriculum and German in the New
Zealand Curriculum will be released to schools late in 2002.
A package of support materials for each curriculum will be published
in 2003. Details of the professional development opportunities
for teachers of French and German will be announced in 2003.
The Second Language Learning Proposals Pool (an ongoing contestable
fund) will continue to provide additional opportunities for
professional development and support. Applications close in
July 2003 for proposals for setting up programmes that will
be implemented in the 2004 school year. |
| Māori-medium
Teacher Professional Development Programmes |
| |
Professional
development programmes are planned to help teachers implement
the curriculum statements for ngā toi, tikanga ā iwi,
and hauora and to increase the proficiency in te reo Māori
of teachers in Māori-medium schools and classrooms. |
| Ngā
Toi i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
Rāwiri Hindle is the national co-ordinator
for this programme. Eighteen lead teachers and advisers were trained
in 2001 and are working in 36 kura and schools in 2002. The
24 facilitators who are being trained
in 2002 will provide professional development to 48 kura and
schools in 2003. 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 Rāwiri Hindle, National Co-ordinator 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 |
Sixteen lead teachers and advisers completed their
training in 2001 and are now providing professional development
to 32 kura and schools. Twenty-four additional facilitators will
be trained in 2003. 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 Walton Walker, Project Director Tikanga
ā Iwi (telephone (04) 471 5543, email: walton@learningmedia.co.nz). |
| Hauora
i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
A national co-ordinator 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
20 teachers and advisers will be trained during 2003 and will
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 to be developed during 2002. The national
co-ordinator position will be advertised in the Education Gazette. |
| Te
Poutama Tau |
Karen Pewhairangi will continue to co-ordinate
this pilot project in 2003. Pāngarau facilitators employed
by the six colleges of education will deliver this programme to
teachers in immersion settings. The Rōpū Whaiti will
continue to support this project. |
| Te
Whakapiki Reo |
The Māori-language programme for teachers
Te Whakapiki Reo is currently under review, and all Te Whakapiki
Reo programmes offered since 2000 will conclude in December 2002.
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. Advertisements
for providers and teacher participants in 2003 programmes will
be published in the Education Gazette early in term 4 this year. |
Pāngarau
i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Pūtaiao i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Hangarau
i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa |
In 2003, the School Support Services will continue
to provide support for pāngarau, pūtaiao, and hangarau
programmes in Māori-medium settings. In pāngarau, the
focus will be on supporting schools and kura kaupapa Māori
and making links to the numeracy professional development projects.
In addition, locally identified needs in pūtaiao and hangarau
will also be addressed. |
