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May 7, 2022

Research: Utilizing educational theoretical models to support effective physical education pedagogy

Wayne Usher, Allan Edwards & Bianca de Meyrick | (2015) Utilizing educational theoretical models to support effective physical education pedagogy, Cogent Education, 2:1, 1094847, DOI:10.1080/2331186X.2015.1094847 1.1. Constructivism: supporting learning and teaching in physical education The theory of constructivism suggests students create meaning by connecting their ideas with theirexperiences, both inside the classroom and out (Azzarito & Ennis, 2003). In the…

Notes and Readings 4 min read
May 7, 2022

C&Pa Design for Learning: Hauora & Physical Education 3

Tinning has argued that going beyond skills and fitness allows PE to take its place in a more holistic integrated conception of hauora, a part of all the walls of Te Whare Tapa wha and the updated Te Whare Tapa Rima,  and to integrate easily with all learning areas and the host of contexts are limited only by your imagination. This provides the warrant for…

Curriculum and Pedagogy 8 min read
May 7, 2022

C&Pa Design for Learning: Learning Languages 3

The learning outcomes To deepen our understanding of the ‘second’ strand of the Learning Languages curriculum: Cultural Knowledge. To have a critical understanding of ‘culture’. Reflect on our own culture/s and implications for teaching of the Learning Languages curriculum. To understand the premise of Intercultural Communicative Language Teaching (iCLT) theory and how it might be applicable to language learning in…

Curriculum and Pedagogy 2 min read
May 7, 2022

C&Pa Design for Learning: Literacy 3

…connect with the Teaching Standard ‘Design for Learning’.  You have already built a firm plank for this Standard with ‘Professional Relationships’ (Module 1) and ‘Learning-focused Culture’ (Module 2).  Lived experiences – or more specifically funds of knowledge that our ākonga and whānau hold, provide rich and meaningful content to support the purpose of writing.   … inquiry-based learning (IBL) provides yet another opportunity…

Curriculum and Pedagogy 2 min read
May 5, 2022

C&Pa Design for Learning: Pāngarau/Mathematics 3

‘Design for learning,’ one of our six teaching standards curriculum knowledge,  pedagogical knowledge assessment information an understanding of each learner’s strengths, interests, needs, identities, languages and cultures. We pay particular focus to the following elaborations within each of the learning areas: Select teaching approaches, resources, and learning and assessment activities based on a thorough knowledge of curriculum content, pedagogy, progressions…

Curriculum and Pedagogy 12 min read
April 18, 2022

The four principles that form the foundation of Te Whāriki

Whakamana|Empowerment: This principle means that every child will experience an empowering curriculum that recognises and enhances their mana and supports them to enhance the mana of others. Viewed from a Māori perspective, all children are born with mana inherited from their tīpuna. Mana is the power of being and must be upheld and enhanced. Kotahitanga|Holistic development Human development can be thought of in terms…

Notes and Readings 1 min read
April 17, 2022

C&Pa Learning Focused Culture: Literacy 2

In this module, literacy will be introduced in ways in which our ākonga can make connections with print through oral language, reading, and writing.   We do not want to know what tamariki don’t know; we want to know what they do know.  Once we identify what tamariki know, what their interests, capabilities, and strengths are, we have a platform to launch learning and teaching. Importantly,…

Curriculum and Pedagogy 5 min read

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