Primary Teachers

Professional Development

Study Awards and Scholarships:

MOE Study Awards

Applications for Ministry of Education-funded Primary Teacher Study Awards, Principals' Sabbaticals, and AP/DP Study Awards together with Fellowships for Teachers will be available from March 2009.

MOE Study Awards (www.minedu.govt.nz)

Beeby Fellowships

New Zealand-based educators working in early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, or adult and community sectors, or educational researchers may now apply for the Beeby Fellowship, given jointly by the NZCER and UNESCO. The Fellow will research an innovative programme they are involved in, with a focus on aspects that have enhanced practice and students’ learning.

Beeby Fellowships (www.nzcer.org.nz)

Courses:

Teacher Refresher Courses

The Teachers' Refresher Course Committee (TRCC) was set up education visionary Dr Clarence Beeby back in in 1946. The aim is to :

Improve the quality of teaching and learning in New Zealand education.
Provide quality professional development for all New Zealand educators.
Deliver national courses ‘for teachers by teachers’.
Take account of research, and model best practice in education, in course planning.

Teachers Refresher Course Committee (www.trcc.org.nz)

NZASE Primary Science Conference 2009

A TRCC conference for teachers who are motivated and interested in developing active learning strategies to enhance children’s learning, the importance of providing contextual science experiences, and reflecting on current trends in science teaching. 14 - 15 April 2009 in Dunedin, 16 - 17 April 2009 in Christchurch, 20 - 21 April 2009 in Wellington, 23 - 24 April 2009 in Auckland.

NZASE Primary Science Conference 2009 (0.7mb pdf)

Inquiring into Practice (Years 5 – 10)

Improving student outcomes through formative assessment

This TRCC course will challenge and support you to share and reflect on beliefs and practices, consider ‘big ideas’ and their implications for practice, and utilise practical suggestions for implementing the ‘big ideas’. 13-16 July 2009 in Wellington.

Inquiring into Practice (0.3mb pdf)

Expressions of Culture: Dance in Education

This TRCC conference is for Primary and Secondary teachers, tertiary dance teachers with an education focus, and graduate or third year dance degree students wishing to focus on dance in education careers. 13 – 16 July 2009 in Wellington.

Expressions of Culture: Dance in Education (0.3mb pdf)

Students of Promise: Beyond the gifted stereotype

This cross-sector TRCC course will provide opportunities for principals and teachers (Y0-Y10) and RTLBs to engage in professional learning, networking and discussion about current issues and topics in gifted and talented education. 7 – 10 July 2009 in Wellington.

Students of Promise: Beyond the gifted stereotype (0.3mb pdf)

Uplifting Shakespeare

A TRCC conference to encourage student discovery of Shakespeare and creative approaches to learning by lifting Shakespeare’s words from the pages and invigorating them! 13 – 16 July 2009 in Wellington.

Uplifting Shakespeare (0.3mb pdf)

Links and Resources:

Teaching in a second language

All teachers currently teaching a second language (other than ESOL) at any level (Years 1-13) are invited to participate in a research project that will examine the nature of second language teaching in New Zealand schools. This research project is being conducted as a requirement for a PhD student, Adele Scott, who is a senior lecturer in education at Massy University. It has been approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Committee.

Teaching in a second language survey (www.nzalt.org.nz)

BES (Iterative Best Evidence Synthesis) Programme

BES is a collaborative knowledge building strategy designed to strengthen the evidence base that informs education policy and practice in New Zealand. NZEI supports this Ministry of Education programme which is designed to be a catalyst for systemic improvement and sustainable development in education.

Education Counts BES Programme (www.educationcounts.govt.nz)

Teaching Research Funded

The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) research fund was established by the government in 2002 to ensure ongoing investment in knowledge of best practice in the education sector. Six new research projects will look at teaching practice in the early childhood, school and tertiary sectors. The projects will receive $1.2 million and will each run for one or two years.

Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (www.tlri.org.nz)

Secondary Futures

Secondary Futures - Hoenga Auaha Taiohi is a project set up to encourage discussion and debate about the role and purpose of secondary education in New Zealand, twenty years from now - creating a mandate for change.

Secondary Futures (www.secondaryfutures.co.nz)

Graduating Teacher Standards

The Graduating Teacher Standards aim to ensure that teacher graduates in New Zealand are of a consistent quality. The New Zealand Teachers Council developed the standards in response to a call from the teaching profession for more certainty in the quality of all graduates from all teacher education programmes.

Graduating Teacher Standards (0.6mb pdf)

Guidelines on Physical Contact with Children

NZEI has released its new guidelines on physical contact with children, to assist its members who work as teachers and support staff in schools and early childhood education centres.

Physical Contact with Children (0.2mb pdf)