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We have a wide range of workshops on offer throughout the morning. Choose two workshops to attend over two 45 minute sessions. Session One runs from 10.45am to 11.30am and Session Two runs from 11.45am to 12.30pm.
Alex Murrie, Ruakākā School
Session offered twice - select one
This workshop will focus on how to construct a basic mihimihi for use at hui or even in the classroom. We will discuss the structure of a basic mihi and I will provide some resources for creating a pepeha if you are a non Māori.
Erin Steel & Natalie Wilcock, Sport Northland
Session offered twice - select one
Erin and Natalie are Healthy Active Learning Facilitators who mahi throughout Whangarei and the wider region of Te Tai Tokerau. As educators we are experienced in the primary sector and bring a passion for kaiako wellbeing, play, active recreation and sport.
Healthy Active Learning is a nationwide initiative through Sport New Zealand and the Ministries of Education and Health.
We will share some of the mahi we are supporting in the primary sector and in our communities across our Sport Northland Healthy Active Learning team to bring Health and Physical education to the forefront, share some tips and strategies to support kaiako wellbeing and encourage ākonga led kaupapa.
Gail Thomson, House of Science
Session offered twice - select one
Shake, Rattle & Roll
For our tamariki, developing an understanding of why the surface of the earth is constantly changing gives them insights into the composition of our Earth and its crust.
This workshop focuses on the science of what can happen in an event of an Earthquake through a hands-on activity, using a ‘shake-table’.
This is one of the latest kits developed by House of Science and now available in the Te Tai Tokerau region.
Come and check out all the exciting tasks in the kit.
Helen Kinsey-Wightman, Ruakākā School
Session offered twice - select one
Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui! How to say hard things with bravery and care.
Is there a conversation you really need to have with a colleague that you have been putting off? This workshop focuses on how to plan and prepare to have more effective professional conversations.
Kellie Stevenson-Border, Waipu School
Session offered in Session Two Only
Maths Investigations and Problem Solving
Kellie will share ideas around using problem solving and maths inquiry in the classroom and how it can be used as formative assessment.
Laura Stevens, One Tree Point School
Session offered twice - select one
The Environment as the Third Teacher
A workshop looking at The Environment as the Third Teacher. What does this mean? Where has it come from? The benefits and some classroom inspirations.
Lisa Watson, University of Auckland
Session offered twice - select one
The Hikairo Schema: A framework to support culturally responsive teaching and learning.
The Hikairo Schema is a framework which invites kaiako to rethink approaches to engage ākonga and reconfigure learning environments to acknowledge and embrace cultural differences. Kaiako can use The Hikairo Schema to draw on their experiences to inform and develop innovative ways of facilitating culturally sensitive and inclusive learning settings. This self-paced guide allows kaiako to reflect on their own needs, at their own pace and level of comfort as they develop their skills and knowledge to support culturally responsive teaching and learning.
Shirley Winters, One Tree Point School
Session offered in Session One only
Structured Literacy implementation reflective conversation:
This is a conversation to reflect on where we are in our S.L. implementation journey and to think about what additional PLD we need and how we might best use the resources within our Kahui Ako to provide support. We will also discuss the Ruakaka Community Library S.L. fundraising committee.
Reflective Questions:
Where are we up to? What additional PLD do we require? How might we support each other across Bream Bay? What resources do we need?
Sophia Attwood, Ministry of Education
This session will run from 10.45am-12.30pm - only select this.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Join Sophia Attwood, an Educational Psychologist from the Ministry of Education, as she presents on the transformative topic of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in your educational setting.
Sophia Attwood will delve into the principles and practical applications of UDL, which empowers educators to create inclusive and effective learning environments for all students. Discover how to design instructional materials and activities that cater to diverse learning needs, styles, and preferences. Gain valuable insights and strategies to optimise student engagement, participation, and achievement. Join us for an enlightening session that will leave you inspired and ready to implement UDL in your educational journey!
Tania Coutts, Tātai Aho Rau | Core Education
Session offered twice - select one
Digging Deeper into Te Mātaiaho
This session will have a particular focus on Mātaitipu, the refreshed vision for young people - “We are connected to the community, curious about learning, and confident in ourselves. How can we set up our learning environments to support this vision for our ākonga?
Te Rerenga Kōtuku Kaiako, Bream Bay College
Session offered twice - select one
Patuharakeketanga Cross-Curricular Kaupapa
Maramataka provided the overarching framework for our teaching and learning in Term 4 last year. Our approach to learning was wānanga based where we could noho together for extended periods of time. Ākonga engaged in matauranga-a-rohe and hītori through pūrakau and local experts who shared their matauranga and pūkenga with ākonga during wānanga. Connecting with the hapori became the foundation on which the learning was embedded.
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