Thanks Gaenor for spotting this one…. Debra Kidd from the UK has written some very compelling material about using MOTE at secondary. You can follow her blog here… I’ll also set up a link from the site. Impressive and inspiring stuff for our colleagues working away within NCEA and timetable constraints at secondary level…. http://debrakidd.wordpress.com/ […]
Apologies for the mistake in the date in my last post. The next Hamilton cluster meeting is THIS Thursday (30th May) at 4.30 at Puketaha School. All other details as previously advertised. Sorry for the mix up and I do hope to see you there! Viv
Our colleagues at Puketaha school are hosts for our next Hamilton cluster meeting, which is 4.30pm on Thursday 6th June. Viv will bring a resource generously shared by Pam Bowell, and we will talk about ways we could adapt it for use in the NZ context. A good session for absolute beginners – or more […]
Latest from Priya Gain in Wellington. Many of you will have enjoyed her blogs in the past – a great way to share in and learn about a mantle as it unfolds. Here is the information about her latest adventure…. Follow the link and you can sign up to her blog. THANKS Priya…. Just to […]
Hello colleagues. I have just sent out an email to everyone who is registered for Te Kore – The Drama NZ conference. The title of the email was ‘Information for delegates and presenters’. If you did not receive one it means that either: 1. You’ve yet to register (come on – there’s still time!) 2. […]
This new book may be of interest. To be launched at the Drama New Zealand Te Kore Conference on Saturday 27th April. Published by NZCER, Connecting Curriculum, Linking Learning by Fraser, Aitken and Whyte is a collection of case studies describing Arts-based integration in primary schools. There is a strong emphasis on Mantle of the Expert […]
Greetings! A friendly reminder of two things: Thursday 11th April is our next cluster meeting – 4.30 pm at Hillcrest Normal School. All most welcome… The focus will be on use of Heathcote’s role conventions…. Also a reminder that if you have not already done so, now is the time to get your registration in for Te […]
* A reminder that applications for the $500 scholarships to attend TE KORE – the Drama NZ conference close on 31st March.* Two scholarships are available, one for a beginner teacher and one for a teacher from a rural school. Check out details at www.drama.org.nz. Conference is looking good – with a range of papers […]
Quite a few people have inquired when the next Masters summer school in Mantle of the Expert will be offered at Waikato University, and the reply has always been “2015”. However, there has been a change of plan and ALED 515 will now be offered this NEXT summer. Exact details are still being finalised but […]
A thought provoking article here – not directly related to drama or Mantle of the Expert, but making an excellent case for the cool control of empathy to allow us to reason…. just what we do in our teaching when we introduce “frame distance”… Click here for link