Exciting news today – the much admired inventor of the MOTE system, Dorothy Heathcote, has had her contributions to education honoured with the awarding of an MBE. Here’s what the British drama society said about Heathcote’s contribution to education and children’s lives – hear hear from here! During a career spanning more than 60 years, […]
I love this article from Jonathon Neelands. Written very shortly after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Neelands makes a very rational and yet passionately argued case for drama as part of a rethink of curriculum ‘basics’. Much here of direct relevance to MOTE in NZ. I’ve just been reading some of my students’ responses to […]
Received this email from Esther at Auckland Girl’s Grammar – she’s been bravely trying some drama strategies she learned in the IFTE conference workshop within her Secondary English classroom. Well done Esther – sounds like you are taking some risks and creating rich learning experiences for the students! Great to see the collaboration between teachers […]
Drama for learning lies right at the heart of MOTE and your teaching will be all the stronger for an understanding of how to work in role, how to work with tension, how to pose questions and how to structure classroom experiences using the conventions of dramatic action. All these skills will be explored in […]
People interested in studying MOTE at Waikato university may be interested in this flier advertising forthcoming papers for 2012. Two papers are offered – one is an undergraduate paper for teaching students at university, the other is a postgraduate paper suitable for teachers with a degree. Photos of previous students in action are to […]
The Waikato cluster group will be holding its next meeting on Thursday 19th May at Hillcrest Normal School (Cambridge road, Hamilton) Start time: 4pm. The focus for this get together will be a presentation by PhD student Carrie Swanson. Carrie will be sharing the planning she has done for for a science-based MOTE written for […]
Thanks to Robin Mills from Puketaha School for sending this powerpoint showing the work in her classroom last year. Some lovely ideas here. SPEED XPERTS IN SPACE
Received this message of support from Luke Abbott in the UK. Thanks Luke for the words of encouragement! Dear all in New Zealand, I have had a tour of the site-what a great contribution you will make to the global understanding of the system. We know the work involved in putting a site together as […]
It was great to see the interest in MOTE at two recent education conferences held in Auckland over the Easter break. A workshop held at the IFTE conference Much Ado About English (held at University of Auckland business school) attracted a group of specialist Secondary English teachers. Most were new to MOTE and attended the […]