Next Hamilton cluster meeting
Greetings all. Just to advise that the next cluster meeting for Hamilton, which was due to be held Thursday 16th, has been postponed. New date and venue will be advised soon….
Entries by Viv Aitken
Astronauts and lucky tokens
Here’s a very happy pic taken at last night’s Tauranga cluster meeting. We spent time exploring new conventions for building belief, based on a fun game of Astronauts…. there were flight simulators, astroid belts, doors that went ‘swoosh’ and even lucky tokens…. I guess you had to be there! To make sure you don’t miss […]
Christine Hatton process drama workshop 7 Sept
There are few places still available for this workshop facilitated by Christine Hatton, from University of Newcastle. Christine (who is fabulous) will share a unit of work exploring Shaun Tan’s “The Red Tree” through process drama – suitable for senior primary, intermediate or junior secondary levels. Great PD for those who want to enhance their […]
Dorothy Heathcote’s influence in Aotearoa NZ
Researching for a chapter I’m writing on the history and development of Mantle of the Expert in NZ, I rediscovered this short piece by Susan Battye from a few years ago. It’s worth sharing again as it gives a bit of context about how Heathcote’s work has impacted on the NZ curriculum and teaching more […]
Hamilton cluster group meeting 7th August
Greetings colleagues A friendly reminder that the date for our next cluster meeting is Thursday 7th August. We have been invited to Melville Intermediate school, Mt view road, Hamilton at 4pm for a 4,30 start. Thanks Sue and staff for hosting us! Focus for the session is on using drama conventions to build belief… Please […]
On role registers and positions
I thought I would share this wee handout I have been working on. Created for a recent drama workshop at a local primary school ( I LOVE working with groups like this who are hungry to bring drama into their teaching!!) Anyway, the handout is adapted from ‘Role Registers’ by Dorothy Heathcote. It extends the list […]
Mantle of the Expert and the Titanic
Here’s a lovely link to check out. A teacher’s blog about using Mantle of the Expert to explore the history of the Titanic. Teacher Jenny Burrell has included details of her planning, notes on children’s responses and feedback from parents in this blog (from a UK school). Lots to learn from and enjoy here. By […]
Assessment and Mantle of the Expert
Our Hamilton cluster meeting tonight (fantastic as ever) was focussed on assessment within Mantle of the Expert. Teachers shared some strategies they have found useful for keeping assessment “authentic” within a Mantle of the Expert frame. Then we read and viewed some material from the UK website. As promised, I’m re- sharing some of that […]
Quick reminder – hamilton cluster meeting on Wednesday
Hi team Just a wee reminder that this term’s cluster meeting for teachers and interested others in the Hamilton / Waikato region is this week – Wednesday 28th 4.30pm at Faculty of Education, gate 5, hillcrest road. The focus is on assessment strategies in mantle teaching – including assessment in role! So bring your stories […]
New article on Mantle of the Expert
I promised a bit of a flurry of posts this week… here’s the next one. Sharing an article written for NZ teachers using the metaphor of the korowai to help explain Mantle of the Expert. This article has just been published in Drama Research International as part of a commemorative edition on the life and […]