Rāmere, te 4 o Hakihea The time has come to farewell our tumuaki, Kate Shevland. Kate was the major driving force behind the development of the Kāhui ako, back in 2016. Her big picture planning and analytical approach meant that we were able to get going with our focus groups in 2017. We started with …
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Rāmere, te 27 o Whiringa-ā-rangi Building connections Last Thursday we met with leaders from the Pupuke Kahui Ako to look at our journey of moderation across our Kahui Ako. Collaboration of kura, within our own Kahui Ako and across other communities, is a defining characteristic of the initial goals and vision when Kahui Ako’s were …
#35 Weekly Update
Rāmere, te 20 o Whiringa-ā-rangi Five Ways to Get the Most Out of Student Portfolios The following information comes from John Spencer’s fantastic teaching website. The full article can be found in this link. Student portfolio projects are a great way for students to own the assessment process in virtual and hybrid learning spaces. The …
#34 Weekly Update
Rāmere, te 13 o Whiringa-ā-rangi Pāngarau- Maths Because maths is a core subject and taught daily, we could fall into the trap of trotting out the same lessons year in and year out. Of course, if this works for your students, keep going. But it can be useful to add a number of strategies to …
