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 […]
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* 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
Hi folks Our next cluster meeting will be at Hillcrest Normal School, Cambridge Road, Hamilton at 4.30 on Thursday 11th April. Haere mai – all welcome. We will apply our collective minds to planning with anyone who wishes to bring ideas for their next MOTE adventure. We will also take a look at ways to use […]
Here’s a nice little idea…. A teacher in Blackpool, UK created this “hook” for a mantle of the expert exploration with year two children using a simple video with voice over on You Tube. Something you could try too? Click here to view
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Not sure I’m quite ready for the teacher-less classroom, but there are some exciting ideas in this TED talk that remind us how much children are capable of if they are motivated to learn through inquiry. The fundamental statement that “We need to look at learning as the process of self-organisation” is one that resonantes […]
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Here’s a real treat for you. Remmber Rebekah Whyte’s year 1-2 planning for ‘Flicker the Penguin” – a mantle of the expert response to the Rena Oil Spill? This was loaded on the site about a month ago…. Well now we get the movie! Rebekah and her children created this lovely documentary about Flicker’s journey, […]
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Hi to all Bay of Plenty MOTE enthusiasts – and interested others willing to travel… Our next Cluster Meeting (‘Planning Meeting’) which Viv will be attending (and running!!) will be held at Tahatai Coast School on Friday 8th February 2013 from 4.30pm for a 5pm start. We hope to hear from those who tried their […]
Did you know that Drama NZ is offering two $500 scholarships to support teachers to attend conference this year? One scholarship is for a beginning teacher, the other is for a teacher from a rural school. The $500 will go a long way towards covering fees and accommodation. Interested? Check out the drama NZ website […]
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Waikato Cluster meeting on Thursday and conference not far behind!
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 […]
Mantle Masters summer school brought forward
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 […]
The empathy machine
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
Waikato cluster group meeting coming up!
Hi folks Our next cluster meeting will be at Hillcrest Normal School, Cambridge Road, Hamilton at 4.30 on Thursday 11th April. Haere mai – all welcome. We will apply our collective minds to planning with anyone who wishes to bring ideas for their next MOTE adventure. We will also take a look at ways to use […]
Project starter using a You Tube Clip
Here’s a nice little idea…. A teacher in Blackpool, UK created this “hook” for a mantle of the expert exploration with year two children using a simple video with voice over on You Tube. Something you could try too? Click here to view
Sugata Mitra – school in the cloud
Not sure I’m quite ready for the teacher-less classroom, but there are some exciting ideas in this TED talk that remind us how much children are capable of if they are motivated to learn through inquiry. The fundamental statement that “We need to look at learning as the process of self-organisation” is one that resonantes […]
Flicker the penguin – the video!
Here’s a real treat for you. Remmber Rebekah Whyte’s year 1-2 planning for ‘Flicker the Penguin” – a mantle of the expert response to the Rena Oil Spill? This was loaded on the site about a month ago…. Well now we get the movie! Rebekah and her children created this lovely documentary about Flicker’s journey, […]
BOP MOTE Cluster Meeting
Hi to all Bay of Plenty MOTE enthusiasts – and interested others willing to travel… Our next Cluster Meeting (‘Planning Meeting’) which Viv will be attending (and running!!) will be held at Tahatai Coast School on Friday 8th February 2013 from 4.30pm for a 5pm start. We hope to hear from those who tried their […]
$500 available to help teachers attend Drama NZ conference
Did you know that Drama NZ is offering two $500 scholarships to support teachers to attend conference this year? One scholarship is for a beginning teacher, the other is for a teacher from a rural school. The $500 will go a long way towards covering fees and accommodation. Interested? Check out the drama NZ website […]