Thanks to Kineret for posting such a lovely detailed account of our secondary skype chat held last week. We covered a lot of ground didn’t we?! [To read click here and go to ‘comments’] The next secondary teacher’s skype call will take place on – Thursday, October 25, 7-8pm.
The latest Ed Gazette (15th August) includes a feature on secondary teachers using innovative approaches to support learning in their classroom. Gaenor Stoate of Spotswood College talks about how Mantle of the Expert has been successfully incorporated in her school’s Performing Arts programme. Read more here…. set2014_3_045
Just to let you know that we now have a Mantle of the Expert NZ facebook group. Originally opened as a ‘community’ page, we have now shifted to a ‘group’ as this allows private discussion between members. So if you are a facebook user, please search for Mantle of the Expert NZ – or send […]
On 16th August 2012 7pm – 8pm we have the next in our regular secondary skype conversations (for secondary teachers using MOTE). On the agenda: Role based assessment tools, Ideas for Drama NZ conference, Feedback from UK / Eire conferences. Please email Viv viva@waikato.ac.nz (or use comment button below) if you wish to be included […]
The next Bay of Plenty regional cluster meeting will be held on Friday 24th August from 6pm at the University of Waikato, Windermere Campus – Room V125. Thanks to Barb and Jon for working on the arrangements! Amongst other things, we will be talking about: Ways to grow MOTE within a school, Role-based Assessment tools […]
Priya Gain from Muritai School has sent the link to her latest blog – a mantle on Ancient Greeks! Have a read… Priya does a really great job at blogging the learning journey in an attractive and accessible way. To visit the blog, click here – or go to links on the right.
This clip from the NZ curriculum website [effective pedagogy section] shows Gay Gilbert and Lynette Townsend discussing the advantages of Mantle of the Expert and how they used it in their school. They are describing here a MOTE in which children were in role as documentary researchers, exploring the issue of the Kaimanawa Horse culls. […]
http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1911 This TED talk speech from child speaker Adora Svitak has some important messages for teachers, and adults in general. She’s rather terrifyingly precocious but I like how she challenges us to rethink the teacher-student relationship based on trust. And her call to adults to ‘allow us kids to grow […]
Viv Aitken and her 14 third year student teachers from Waikato University are working together with classroom teacher Melissa Phillips and Deputy Principal Gay Gilbert on a 6 week Mantle of the Expert adventure children from room 17, Hillcrest Normal School. We are going to be working with these enthusiastic year 3s as a toy […]
The next cluster meeting for Waikato primary teachers (and any interested others) will be THURSDAY 2nd AUGUST at 4pm at Puketaha school. An opportunity to catch up on new Mantles underway this term, learn some new drama conventions for your classroom – and plan ideas for future PD.