Hamilton PCT Secondary 2024
20th Mar 2024 - 4th Sep 2024
09:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato, Gate 3B Te Koorama Place Off Silverdale Road Hamilton New Zealand 3216
This series of four full-day, kanohi ki te kanohi workshops is designed for provisionally certificated Secondary school teachers who are practising in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The workshop series will be interactive, with time provided for matapakinga/dialogue and the sharing of whakaaro. The workshop content has been co-constructed in response to previous participants' needs and feedback, and includes a holistic approach to teacher hauora.
The following common threads will be apparent throughout the series:
- Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Pedagogies
- Student engagement
- Wellbeing
- Te Mātaiaho, the refreshed curriculum
Workshops
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Session 1 - Surviving and Thriving as a Beginning Teacher
Session Details
Date: 20 March 2024
Session: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Location: Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato - Hamilton Campus
Venue: Conference room - TC.1.04
Address: Gate 5/164 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest
Session Content
In this workshop participants will:
- reflect on and take steps to maintain my own Hauora/ wellbeing
- get to know my learners and establish my classroom culture
- explore notions of formative practice.
Sharleen Nathan
Sharleen, with 26 years of experience spanning across the education sector, including teaching... More
Sharleen Nathan
Sharleen Nathan
Sharleen, with 26 years of experience spanning across the education sector, including teaching in London and leadership roles like Deputy Principal and Acting Principal, now leads Te Whai Toi Tangata: Institute of Professional Learning at the University of Waikato. Her expertise in change management and improving student achievement has been instrumental in her recent role as a Student Achievement Practitioner and PLD lead at the Ministry of Education.
David Bradford
Ko Hikurangi te maunga
Ko Waiapu te awa
Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hau te hapū
Ko Hinetamatea te Marae Nine years as a secondary school principal, along with the last ten as a facilitator in the Leadership and Assessment Project, has provided me with the knowledge, skills, experience and disposition to effectively support school leaders with leading, enabling and managing sustainable strategic change.
Ko Horouta te waka Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi Ko... More
David Bradford
David Bradford
Ko Horouta te wakaKo Hikurangi te maunga
Ko Waiapu te awa
Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hau te hapū
Ko Hinetamatea te Marae Nine years as a secondary school principal, along with the last ten as a facilitator in the Leadership and Assessment Project, has provided me with the knowledge, skills, experience and disposition to effectively support school leaders with leading, enabling and managing sustainable strategic change.
Duration: 6 hours
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Session 2 - Making Sense of Mātauranga Māori
Session Details
Date: 29 May 2024
Session: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Location: Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato - Hamilton Campus
Venue: Conference room - TC.1.04
Address: Gate 5/164 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest
Session Content
In this workshop participants will:
- explore ideas and implications of NCEA Change 2 – equal status for mātauranga Māori
- reflect on my own cultural capability development
- unpack the idea of “being urgent about progress” in Te Mātaiaho.
Merimeri Anania
Merimeri is an Accredited Māori and English Medium PLD facilitator with expertise in second... More
Merimeri Anania
Merimeri Anania
Merimeri is an Accredited Māori and English Medium PLD facilitator with expertise in second language teaching and acquisition, teaching and learning in te reo Māori, cultural capability, Tiriti and Treaty Education. As a professional development facilitator, Merimeri collaborates with schools and kura to provide support to teachers and kaiako, helping them to enhance their cultural competencies, knowledge, and actions to fulfill their professional obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. She is a passionate proponent and advocate for the revitalisation of te reo Māori and is dedicated to driving transformative changes in mindsets and attitudes, promoting Tiriti-centric (Tiriti-based) approaches to governance and society in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Stephen Ross
With a background in secondary school science education, Stephen is currently a facilitator with... More
Stephen Ross
Stephen Ross
With a background in secondary school science education, Stephen is currently a facilitator with Te Whai Toi Tangata, providing professional development to teachers around the motu. His mahi involves supporting teachers to develop their science pedagogy, he writes for science resource and assessment development, provides digital technologies and digital fluency support for teachers, engages in cultural capability development with kaiako, oversees website development and curation, and is currently exploring the mātauranga Maori and science interface.
Duration: 6 hours
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Session 3 - We are all Teachers of Literacy, Communication and Maths
Session Details
Date: 31 July 2024
Session: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Location: Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato - Hamilton Campus
Venue: Conference room - TC.1.04
Address: Gate 5/164 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest
Session Content
In this workshop participants will:
- explore ideas about inclusion and diversity
- understand the principles, pedagogies and practices as intended in the Common Practice Model.
Stephen Ross
With a background in secondary school science education, Stephen is currently a facilitator with... More
Stephen Ross
Stephen Ross
With a background in secondary school science education, Stephen is currently a facilitator with Te Whai Toi Tangata, providing professional development to teachers around the motu. His mahi involves supporting teachers to develop their science pedagogy, he writes for science resource and assessment development, provides digital technologies and digital fluency support for teachers, engages in cultural capability development with kaiako, oversees website development and curation, and is currently exploring the mātauranga Maori and science interface.
David Bradford
Ko Hikurangi te maunga
Ko Waiapu te awa
Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hau te hapū
Ko Hinetamatea te Marae Nine years as a secondary school principal, along with the last ten as a facilitator in the Leadership and Assessment Project, has provided me with the knowledge, skills, experience and disposition to effectively support school leaders with leading, enabling and managing sustainable strategic change.
Ko Horouta te waka Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi Ko... More
David Bradford
David Bradford
Ko Horouta te wakaKo Hikurangi te maunga
Ko Waiapu te awa
Ko Ngāti Porou te iwi
Ko Ngāti Hau te hapū
Ko Hinetamatea te Marae Nine years as a secondary school principal, along with the last ten as a facilitator in the Leadership and Assessment Project, has provided me with the knowledge, skills, experience and disposition to effectively support school leaders with leading, enabling and managing sustainable strategic change.
Duration: 6 hours
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Session 4 - Sharing the Journey
Session Details
Date: 4 September 2024
Session: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Location: Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato - Hamilton Campus
Venue: Conference room - TC.1.04
Address: Gate 5/164 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest
Session Content
In this workshop participants will:
- recognise and celebrate our successes in 2024
- share our learning for the benefit of others.
Merimeri Anania
Merimeri is an Accredited Māori and English Medium PLD facilitator with expertise in second... More
Merimeri Anania
Merimeri Anania
Merimeri is an Accredited Māori and English Medium PLD facilitator with expertise in second language teaching and acquisition, teaching and learning in te reo Māori, cultural capability, Tiriti and Treaty Education. As a professional development facilitator, Merimeri collaborates with schools and kura to provide support to teachers and kaiako, helping them to enhance their cultural competencies, knowledge, and actions to fulfill their professional obligations to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. She is a passionate proponent and advocate for the revitalisation of te reo Māori and is dedicated to driving transformative changes in mindsets and attitudes, promoting Tiriti-centric (Tiriti-based) approaches to governance and society in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Sharleen Nathan
Sharleen, with 26 years of experience spanning across the education sector, including teaching... More
Sharleen Nathan
Sharleen Nathan
Sharleen, with 26 years of experience spanning across the education sector, including teaching in London and leadership roles like Deputy Principal and Acting Principal, now leads Te Whai Toi Tangata: Institute of Professional Learning at the University of Waikato. Her expertise in change management and improving student achievement has been instrumental in her recent role as a Student Achievement Practitioner and PLD lead at the Ministry of Education.
Duration: 6 hours
Tickets
If you would like to register for a single workshop instead of the full programme please contact us using the contact form below.
Contact & Venue Location
Venue
Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato
Gate 3B
Te Koorama Place
Off Silverdale Road
Hamilton
New Zealand 3216
Event Organiser
Te Whai Toi Tangata Workshop Team
07 838 4575