Category: Professional Standards Framework
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Key Takeaways from the Tapatoru Ako Professional Practice Award: Elevating Teaching Excellence
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in Education, Ako Aotearoa, career and professional growth, Cultural values, Educator Professional Development, Learner Centred, Learner-centric approach, Professional Development, Professional Growth and Career Development for Educators, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework, Teacher professional development, Teaching ExcellenceThe Tapatoru Ako Professional Practice Award, part of Ako Aotearoa’s commitment to New Zealand’s tertiary education, enriches teaching practices and embeds cultural values. The award attracts diverse educators aiming to improve teaching methods, professional values, and earn recognition. Awardees witness significant changes in teaching methods emphasizing individual learners’ needs and cultural values. Also, despite challenges,…
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How do you become the best kaiako (teacher) you can be?
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in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, Indigenous education, International education, Job Profiles, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Profession, professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework, Tapatoru, Tutor ProfileIn my work in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand, I spend a lot of time thinking about this question and what the possible answers are. One of my jobs is to help develop professional standards for kaiako (teachers and tutors) and others, including support staff, working with foundation level learners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Ako Aotearoa Professional Learning & Development Workshops
Here’s something new below for this year from the team at Ako Aotearoa. I’m involved with Ako Aotearoa as a contractor in relation to the Tapatoru framework. Have a look and see if there is something there for you.
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Tapatoru – The Foundation Learning Professional Standards Framework
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in Education, Adult Learning, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Framework, Frameworks, Improve learning, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, Learning, Learning Outcomes, learning plans, Learning Strategies, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework, TapatoruTapatoru framework for Foundation Learning This has been a long time coming… However, I’m very pleased to share the new Tapatoru framework with you. I’ve been working on this for the Tertiary Education Commission and Ako Aotearoa since August 2018. This framework is for you if you work with learners, workers or clients who need…
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#1 New release in Study & Teaching and now Literacy
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in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Export Education, Improve teaching practice, Indigenous education, inform teaching, International education, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach bettermy short new eBook is currently the #1 new release in Literacy. Yesterday it was #1 new release in Study and Teaching.
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Niho Taniwha: A Framework For Educational Resilience And Capability
An exploratory Niho Taniwha framework for thinking about educational resilience, sector capability, professional standards, practical tools, and support systems.
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Tuakana-teina: What is it? 4 Different Ways You Can Use It Positively In Education in New Zealand
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in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Aotearoa, Approaches, Collaboration, Concepts, Cultural Competency, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, edupreneur, Embed literacy and numeracy, embedded, embedding, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Framework, Frameworks, Good ideas, How do I, How do I get started, How do I improve, How do you, How to, Improve, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Instructional, Instructional Strategies, Intensive, International education, kaiako, Knowing the demands, Knowing the learner, Knowing what to do, learner, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Strategies, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, Professional Standards Framework, Should we teach, Success, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, This Is Graeme, THISISGRAEME, Tikanga, tuakana-teina, Tutor, Tutor Profile, Tutors, Uncategorized, Wananga, Whare Tapawha, You can teach betterTuakana-teina refers to the relationship between an older person (tuakana) and a younger person (teina). It is specific to teaching and learning in the context of Māori. In a more traditional Māori setting, the meaning is literally “older sibling-younger sibling”.