“There is clear evidence that teachers who have strong ‘theoretical knowledge’ of literacy and can integrate this well, will achieve the greatest overall gains for children” McLachlan, Nicholson, Feilding-Barnsley, Mercer and Ohi

This programme will run from April 2019 - June 2020 and is available for centres in the following areas:

Paeroa, Waihi, Hauraki, Te Kuiti, Te Awamutu and Taumarunui

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Language and culture are inseparable. Through this series of workshops and in centre visits we will focus on oral language, including infants and toddlers. We will unpack ways to strengthen language through quality environments and interactions that allow for mana, wairua and mauri to flourish.

Programme highlights:

Participating services will be placed in cluster groups with other local centres and will benefit from the following:

• In-depth workshops with an ELP Professional Learning Facilitator
• In-centre visits and support
• A ‘literacy-based’ internal evaluation focus and outcome statement relevant to your specific setting
• A chance to broaden your knowledge and practice around internal evaluation, shared and distributed leadership, action research, and literacy theory and practice
• Access to research, resources, and external experts
• Ongoing mentoring, contact, guidance, and support from professional learning facilitators and the community of practice in your literacy cluster group
• Opportunities to widen your professional network and strengthen your team and organisational culture

Programme:

• Three 3 hour workshops with the five other centres in your cluster, followed by a presentation evening
• In-centre visits, supporting centres where needed with your individual focus 
• Online support

How to apply:

Unfortunately applications for this programme are now closed.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari, he toa takitini
My strength is not that of an individual, but that of the collective

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Programme highlights:

With a particular focus on Te Whāriki, this programme will explore ideas around curriculum, assessment, planning, and evaluation processes.

We will identify the next steps to support participants with learning and teaching strategies. Using these practices, we hold the child, their family and whānau firmly at the centre of everything, while honouring their contributions as a basis for the design of a local curriculum for an individual setting.

Central to this project work would be internal evaluation. ERO defines internal evaluation as the use of robust processes to systematically inquire into and evaluate the effectiveness of policies, programmes and practices. Internal evaluation findings are used to inform decision-making, improve the quality of practice and promote positive outcomes for all children.

Participating services will be placed in cluster groups with other local centres and we will tailor workshops for each group, beginning with an introductory evening in April. We will follow with second cluster workshop, an Inspiration Day for all participants and finish with a Presentation Evening towards the end of June. Each service will also receive online support and in-centre visits from the Professional Learning Facilitator where needed, where they will be supported with their individual focus/inquiry question.

Programme:

Central Auckland Cluster workshops
Monday 8 April, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Saturday 18 May, 9:00am-12:15pm: Inspiration Morning 
Thursday 6 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Thursday 27 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Presentation Evening 

East Auckland Cluster workshops
Thursday 4 April, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Saturday 18 May, 9:00am-12:15pm: Inspiration Morning
Thursday 30 May, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Monday 24 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Presentation Evening 

South Auckland Cluster workshops
Monday 15 April, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Saturday 18 May, 9:00am-12:15pm: Inspiration Morning 
Tuesday 4 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Tuesday 25 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Presentation Evening 

South West Cluster workshops
Thursday 11 April, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Saturday 18 May, 9:00am-12:15pm: Inspiration Morning 
Wednesday 5 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Workshop 
Wednesday 26 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm: Presentation Evening 

How to apply:

Unfortunately applications for this programme have now closed.