This is the fourth article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. Start here.
The team at Swannanoa School understand that learning starts with engaging and motivating activities. As we walked through the campus,….. Read More
Locations: New Zealand
The following is a compilation of my two visits to EPIC North in NYC in 2014-16. The series was originally published at CompetencyWorks
For about two years, I spent an hour every afternoon on the phone with a fourteen-year-old who was struggling to figure out what it meant to be himself,….. Read More
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Locations: New York
This is the third article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. Start here.
Each year, the team at Swannanoa School creates a new Manawa Line (heart line) that helps to recommit to the vision and goals…… Read More
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Locations: New Zealand
This is the second article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. Start here.
Swannanoa, like other schools in New Zealand, is expected to build strong relationships with the local iwi (tribe) as part of its accountability to the community and for upholding the Treaty of Waitangi…… Read More
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Locations: New Zealand
This is the first article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. You can also find articles on Hobsonville and Karori Normal School here.
At one point during my visit to Swannanoa School,….. Read More
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with several articles on Karori Normal School.
Karori Normal School (KNS) was the first school I visited in New Zealand. (Normal refers to a relationship with a college of education to offer teaching opportunities and mentoring to student teachers.) As always,….. Read More
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the fourth article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
One of the questions I asked at every school I visited in New Zealand was how they developed the instructional & assessment capacity to support Overall Teacher Judgment,….. Read More
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The se ries on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with a third article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
“If you don’t find what knowledge or skills are missing and fix it, the kids aren’t going to want to go to class,” emphasized Maurie Abraham,….. Read More
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the second article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
One of the three principles driving Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS) curricular design is Connections. It starts with creating a culture, environment, and structure that strengthens relationships…… Read More
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with a look at Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
Co-construction, connection, and collaboration are the name of the game at Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS) in Auckland. Oh, and I’d add one more – challenging convention…… Read More
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All the photos of students actively engaged in learning are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.
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