Pieces of Dorothy
This video gives a pretty thorough biographical account of Dorothy Heathcote’s life and career, including the development of Mantle of the Expert. Thanks to mantleoftheexpert.com for making this available.
Entries by Viv Aitken
Three looms waiting
Here’s one of the most famous videos ever made of Dorothy Heathcote’s work. Three Looms Waiting, shot in 1970, was a BBC documentary about Heathcote and shows examples of her methods at that time. While none of the episodes show Mantle of the Expert (as she hadn’t invented it yet) there is lots to learn […]
Cluster meeting in Auckland
If you attended the last Auckland cluster meeting, you’ll already be aware of the next one, coming up on Thursday 15th November from 4.30pm in room N313 at the University of Auckland’s Epsom campus. If you didn’t make it last time, but would like to come – please do! The meeting will be an opportunity to share stories, […]
Introduction to Mantle of the Expert
This slideshow was created to introduce dramatic inquiry and Mantle of the Expert – it was shown at recent cluster meetings and I promised to share the slides here. The complete pdf can be viewed at this link While some images won’t make much sense without commentary, others may be useful – and there are […]
Dramatic Inquiry framework
Here’s something I’ve been working on for some time with input from teachers and colleagues in NZ and beyond. It’s a work in progress that I’m updating and improving as more people contribute their ideas … I’d love to get your thoughts, suggestions and refinements and I can add your name to the long list […]
Planning for Mantle of the Expert in an Icelandic primary school – part 1
I’ve been having some really enjoyable conversations with Hākon Saeberg who teaches year 4 students in Iceland. Hākon has been using Mantle of the Expert for the last few years and recently completed his Masters on the approach. You are invited to listen in as we nut out the planning for his next adventure which will […]
Mantle of the Expert and process drama planning based on NZ historical events
In a previous post, I promised to gather and share Mantle of the Expert plans based on New Zealand historical events. Thanks to those who got in touch with suggestions. I know there are many other examples out there, so please let me know if you can recommend a published resource or if have a plan […]
Details for cluster meetings in Wellington and Auckland
It’s a busy time for cluster meetings. As well as the Gisborne get together on Tuesday, we have two others coming up in Wellington and Auckland. Dates and times are below. This is the first ever cluster meeting in Wellington and the first for some time in Auckland – how great to see this level […]
Cluster meeting in Gisborne 28th August
Kia Ora colleagues Apologies for sending two messages in quick succession but I really want to let you know about the cluster meeting coming up in Gisborne later in August [If you are based in Wellington and Auckland, watch this space as there are cluster meetings coming up for you in September and October – details to follow] If you’ve never attended […]
Tim Taylor’s planning for Florence Nightingale Mantle
Here is the powerful Mantle of the Expert plan Tim Taylor introduced us to at winter school in July 2018. Thanks so much Tim for writing up the notes and your generosity in making them available for all. The planning is based on the work of Florence Nightingale and her team of nurses at Scutari […]