Lots of hard work put in by lots of great people. DTTA recognized by industry in winning the Excellence in Education award at ITx2018 (https://itx.nz). Great to see DTTA recognized by industry in winning the excellence in education award pic.twitter.com/cReaYzNDeo (video) — DTTA (@dttanz) July 12, 2018
This wasn’t planned and I had no idea I’d be doing this only last week… however, looking forward to participating with Helen Cooper, @jayeriki @FionaGrant “On the Sofa” for Digital Technology | Hangarau Matahiko session, Breakout 4 Thursday #ulearn17 https://e.core-ed.org/breakouts/ulearn17/view#/breakouts/421/ulearn17/view/1135
Māori language week is about getting all of us to use more te reo Māori on a daily basis. Twitter #edchatNZ has challenged us all to level up our te reo. What is involved? Sign up here for the #edchatNZ te reo Māori challenge. Collect evidence of your progress. (You can do this in a… Continue reading The #edchatNZ te reo Māori challenge
This has been happening for a year or two in the Digital Technology Externals, but looks like it will roll-out across all Learning areas of the NZC for the 2107 NCEA. NCEA assessment documentation warned Digital Technologies teachers in 2016 that externally assessed reports must be in a student’s own words and that suspicion of… Continue reading NCEA markers on lookout for memorised or plagiarised answers in 2017 school exams
With under two weeks to go until the closing of the Ministry of Education consultation on the Digital Technology Curriculum draft I thought I’d post this plea for anyone interested to make your voice heard. Here you will find links to: the Consultation Presentation from Tim Bell and Hinerangi Edwards (from the Rotorua meeting), three… Continue reading Digital Technology Consultation
A recent Newsroom article positing a very negative response to proposed Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko Curriculum has managed to gain a lot of traction on Twitter. I was actually really disappointed by the article, and it is unfortunate that the platform doesn’t allow comments so we can’t discuss the points directly. I believe the article itself… Continue reading Response to the Newsroom
Titiro whakamuri, kokiri whakamua Look back and reflect, so you can move forward Reflective practice is a challenging, demanding, and often trying process that is most successful as a collaborative effort. (Osterman, K. & Kottkamp, R., 1993) What? The most valuable takeaway from this course for me has been the depth of professional discussion and… Continue reading Week 32 – Changes in my Practice
Beginning the Journey Rouse (2016) defines social networking as the “practice of expanding the number of one’s business and/or social contacts by making connections through individuals”, using the analogy of six degrees of separation. My access to (digital) social networking or “social-media” has largely followed me throughout my teaching career, from playing GNE in 2002/3,… Continue reading Week 30: Using social online networks in professional development
Critically defining my practice with reference to Wenger’s (2000) concept of community of practice. Reading Wenger’s piece called to mind: Wenger, E. (2015) describes a people who ‘belong’, engaged in contributing, who “share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly”, a way of locating yourself… Continue reading Week 25: Defining Your Practice
I am always on the lookout for new opportunities for my classes. I recently (re)discovered P2PU (Peer-2-Peer University) an open education project is designed as a community where you can learn online, earning recognition and badges for completing set achievements. What a better way to ensure quality and usefulness of any resource than to jump in and use it… Continue reading P2PU School of Webcraft :: Webmaking 101
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