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News of November 2019
He Māpuna te Tamaiti: Supporting Social and Emotional Competence in Early Learning
18/11/2019
He Māpuna te Tamaiti is a new resource designed for kaiako in early learning settings. It promotes proactive, intentional approaches to supporting the development of children's social and emotional competence.
An online version of the book and a self-assessment tool are now available in the self management and regulation section of Te Whāriki Online.
The book is being distributed with a set of cards for use in daily practice and during professional learning conversations. The cards are based on the appendix of He Māpuna te Tamaiti.
The material is relevant for all types of early learning services including home-based care, playgroups, and early childhood centres, as well as for junior class teachers in schools.
Guide to Behaviour and Learning - updated
18/11/2019
The updated and revised edition of Guide to Behaviour and Learning is now available on the Inclusive Education website with practical approaches to strengthen behaviours that promote learning, and minimise behaviours that disrupt and inhibit learning.
The guide illustrates how to ensure students' strengths, interests, learning needs, and preferences are considered in the design of learning environments.
Strategies in the guide:
- promote inclusive, culturally responsive practices
- are learner and whānau centred
- support schools to take a reflective, problem-solving approach
- promote self-regulated learning behaviours
This guide is a companion resource to Teaching for positive behaviour: supporting engagement, participation and learning.
The Same Game - new resource
18/11/2019
A new resource for years 1-3, The Same Game, is intended to help foster the curriculum principles of diversity and inclusion.
The resource comprises a big book, audio, and teacher notes, and is intended to support students to recognise and appreciate their similarities and differences.
The book is being distributed to schools, and a PDF version, audio, and teacher notes are available on Social Sciences Online.
Webinar: Navigating Assessment Online to get the best from the site – Wednesday 20 November 2019: 3.45 pm–4.45 pm
6/11/2019
Can you easily find current information and resources about assessment?
Do you know how to keep up with what’s relevant in times of “continuous disruptive change”?
Look no further, it’s time to visit Assessment Online on TKI!
This webinar will help build your capacity to access up-to-date and relevant assessment tools and resources designed for use in NZ classrooms.
This free online webinar will be hosted by the Assessment Online team, Brenda Crozier and Debra Ryan.
Register now >>
Webinar: Strengthening Local Curriculum – Wednesday 27 November 2019, 4pm–5pm
5/11/2019
This webinar will guide schools and kura on topics such as:
- how to use the national curriculum to design schools/kura local curriculum
- designing and developing effective local curriculum
- how to develop and strengthen relationships – including with mana whenua - to co-design local curriculum
- lessons learned from the Local Curriculum workshops in the first half of 2019.
A guest principal will also share how their school is designing local curriculum that meets the needs and aspirations of the learners and whānau.
When you register, share 1–2 questions you have on local curriculum.
Registrations close Tuesday, November 26.
This webinar will be hosted by CORE Education on behalf of the Ministry of Education.
Teaching and learning Gagana Tokelau – new resources
4/11/2019
New resources to support the teaching and learning of the Tokelau language (gagana) as an additional language for Years 7 to 10 are being distributed to schools.
The Tokelau storybooks and teacher support materials support the Learning Languages area of The New Zealand Curriculum.
The teacher support materials can be found in the Pasifika languages section of TKI's Pasifika Education community and include activities and an English version of each story.