Two MOTE cluster meetings were held within two days in February! The secondary skype group held a very successful chat (despite some mild technical issues) in which ideas were shared about MOTE and NCEA assessment. We were pleased to welcome some newcomers to that conversation, with participants ranging from the far North to Wellington. The […]
Thanks to Cordelia Huxtable for permission to reproduce her dissertation on Mantle of the Expert written in 2009. In this dissertation, Huxtable makes the case for the strong links between MOTE and the Key competencies. A good read, which firmly places MOTE in the NZ context. Huxtable – MOTE and KCs
2012 is off to a flying start. A number of teachers at primary and secondary are plotting great things in their classrooms for term 1 or term 2. The summer school paper in Tauranga is going really well, and a bunch of new teachers is coming through all enthused and ready to try the approach. […]
A small gathering was held via Skype on January 10th, enabling a conversation between various secondary teachers interested in using Mantle of the Expert in their teaching in 2012. The group discussed the issues of working within timetable and assessment constraints, how to get started in MOTE with inexperienced children, and some possible planning ideas […]
This week the celebration of Dorothy Heathcote’s life was held in Spondon, Derbyshire, UK. It was great that our own Sarah Marino was able to attend, to represent Drama NZ and Mantle of the Expert practitioners from this part of the world. Pamela Bowell gave a moving address at the ceremony and she has given […]
Natalie and Alex from Puketaha school have provided a link to their classroom blog. Check out the ‘links’ on the right of our home page or click the link below to visit. You might notice that some of the blog is written in role… Thanks guys for sharing this with us! http://classof2011room1.wordpress.com
A final reminder that enrolments for ALED 515, the University of Waikato’s postgraduate paper in Mantle of the Expert will be closing soon. This year the paper will be taught through a combination of oncampus classes (16th to 20th January, Windermere Campus, Tauranga) and follow up work online (concluding end of term one). The paper […]
Check out the new page just inserted into the website under ‘planning in MOTE – teacher resources’ Or click here. On this page you will find 10 concept ideas for MOTE plans all very different and all with a distinctly NZ theme. These concepts for Mantle of the Expert units of work were designed by […]
Very sad to report the death of another important figure within drama education circles in this part of the world – Prof. John Carroll. I attach here below an extract from an obituary for John written by Susan Battye. To read the whole thing, visit the drama NZ website…. Professor John Carroll, BA NE, […]
This week we received a message from the Heathcote family with information about Dorothy’s Life Celebration, which is to be held on 11th December at St. Werburgh’s Church, Church Street, Spondon, DERBY DE21 7LL in the UK. The celebration will be followed by a party. If there is anyone from NZ who is able to […]