Had a wonderful time in Wellington to attend the Catholic Education Conference.
We spent the first day at Ahmsbury School finding out how the Modern Learning Environment is working. It was great to see the ways that reporting was done to parents and how National Standards are tracked.
Here were the workshops that were attended.
Driving Pasifika Achievement though effective Self review.
This workshop has established wonderful partnerships with the parents.
Oral Language has been a big focus and ensuring children are getting the opportunities to discuss what they are learning.
The board and senior leadership team shared some insights into how they strengthen faith, develop pride and seek excellence.
Prayer, Music and Being Maori.
This session gfave an introduction to prayer- karakia and music and hymns. Some aspects of Maori spirituality were addressed and what is is like to be Maori and Catholic.
How do you teach RE in the 21st Century.
What are the different ways that RE is taught: Traditional ( activity sheets handed out, teacher provides all knowledge), Blended (use of traditional methods and digital technology), Digital Medium ( Mostly done in an online environment, student driven, work is shared online)
This particular workshop confirmed how I was teaching RE in the classroom mainly through Digital Medium. I do like to use the activity sheets as follow up activities also, it seemed the presenter felt like this didn't give students the sense of ownership of what they were learning or build on their understanding and knowledge of faith.
Here were the workshops that were attended.
Driving Pasifika Achievement though effective Self review.
This workshop has established wonderful partnerships with the parents.
Oral Language has been a big focus and ensuring children are getting the opportunities to discuss what they are learning.
The board and senior leadership team shared some insights into how they strengthen faith, develop pride and seek excellence.
Prayer, Music and Being Maori.
This session gfave an introduction to prayer- karakia and music and hymns. Some aspects of Maori spirituality were addressed and what is is like to be Maori and Catholic.
How do you teach RE in the 21st Century.
What are the different ways that RE is taught: Traditional ( activity sheets handed out, teacher provides all knowledge), Blended (use of traditional methods and digital technology), Digital Medium ( Mostly done in an online environment, student driven, work is shared online)
This particular workshop confirmed how I was teaching RE in the classroom mainly through Digital Medium. I do like to use the activity sheets as follow up activities also, it seemed the presenter felt like this didn't give students the sense of ownership of what they were learning or build on their understanding and knowledge of faith.
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