THE KIWI TEACHER

Imagine if learners were given the freedom to explore, interact with and even modify their learning.

I chat with Atama Cassidy (of Teachers Trove) about how to be culturally responsive and know your learners and their whanau.

I chat with Maddy Casey-Ashton (Learning Coach at Hobsonville Point Secondary School) about collaboration and cross-curricular course design

We have ability to remove obstructions and create the conditions for work, that’s where our agency lies.

I chat with Jeremy Downing (Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ) about systemic inequity and changing the education landscape in Aotearoa.

If they receive nothing else from us, let our students hear the message that they are loved and have the capacity to love.

What we need are critical consumers and impassioned creators.

We espouse that we don’t want students learning in a framework defined by individualism and competition, so let’s stop teaching in one.

We need to find a way to reclaim TeacherSpeak and reframe jargon through both critique and the discovery of meaning.

The educator’s role, like the political leaders, is to somehow unite disparate identities under a common vision.

All of the strategies in the world are useless if you do not truly know the young people whose learning you have been entrusted with.

My challenge to fellow teachers is to be who you are, to share your passions and to bring your kete ready to share.