Planning in MOTE – Teacher resources

HOW DO I START PLANNING IN MANTLE OF THE EXPERT?

Teaching in Mantle of the Expert draws on the skills, understandings and strategies of process drama, inquiry and relational pedagogy. Learning to plan in Mantle of the Expert is not a simple set of tricks you can pick up and use … It’s more of an ongoing process of discovery, reflection, questioning and crafting of your own practice. There are many different ways to plan in this approach – the main advice from your fellow teachers is to start small.

Check out postings on this site and read about how other teachers got started. Use the droo down menu to check out various planning tools under development in NZ. You will also find a huge number of useful tools and templates on the UK site  www.mantleoftheexpert.com follow the link and explore!

Of course templates and planning guides are of limited use without the guidance of a  more experienced teacher. This is where it is imperative to stay in touch with others, and to gain ongoing professional development in how Mantle of the Expert can work in a NZ context. Start with this site – ask a question, report something you have tried and build up your planning expertise from there…