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Dependence to independence through a cultural lens

11/04/2016

This 1-day workshop is intended for Science Middle Leaders, Teachers in charge of Science subjects (including L1 Science) and those aspiring to be. The key focus is to identify and share curriculum, learning and assessment practices that will improve students’ retention, engagement and achievement. Much, but not all, of this workshop will centre on those students at risk of not achieving NCEA level 2 in 2017.

iStock 000090661265 Small We know that we need to scaffold learning to build student confidence – use resources, templates, guidance that help students to think and move them progressively toward stronger understanding. However for students to be able to show what they have learnt we need to gradually remove that scaffolding until they can stand on their own two feet, as independent learners. In this workshop these ideas will be explored from a culturally responsive standpoint.

During this workshop participants will engage with these ideas in the areas of:

· Being culturally responsive in Science

· Writing to achieve in NCEA

· Developing scientific literacy

These workshops are free to attend as part of the Ministry of Education’s Secondary Student Achievement contract. Provided there are sufficient registrations, workshops for the Northern region will be held in the following regions. Note that the the workshop dates and locations for southern regions will be announced soon; NZ Science Teacher will publish these when they are available.

Auckland, May 10: enrol by 3 May here

Napier, May 12: enrol by 5 May here

Gisborne, May 17: enrol by 10 May here

Whangarei May 31: enrol by 12 May here

Rotorua June 2: Enrol by 26 May here

All workshops are 9am – 3pm. You will be notified of the venue and what to bring a week before the workshop so please make sure your email address is accurate. Any further enquiries please contact: Mikhal Stone, m.stone@auckland.ac.nz, 021 1871 664 or 09 623 8899, Extension 46314 (Tuesday – Thursday)