by Claire | Jun 21, 2023 | Articles, Learning Stories
I was recently privileged to listen to the Educational Leadership online webinar, presented by the inspiring Brenda Soutar, “He purapura I ruia I Rangiātea e hore e ngaro. A seed sown in Rangiātea will never be lost”. Brenda discussed many things, including how from a... by Claire | Apr 13, 2023 | Leadership, Learning Stories, Social Competence
Imagine, if you will, this scenario: A learning environment mindfully created with resilience, resourcefulness, challenge, social and cultural engagement foremost. I wonder what picture this conjures up for you. by Claire | Jun 25, 2021 | Articles, Learning Stories
I support the use of both e-portfolios and paper-based portfolios in ECE assessment. One of the reasons for this is that I have, for some time, been a passionate advocate for ‘learning stories’ which are records of what a teacher (or parent) has seen a... by Claire | Mar 20, 2021 | Articles, Learning Stories
Culture, language and identity are key concepts in the newly revised Te Whāriki – the sociocultural early curriculum. In an increasingly globalised world, it becomes imperative for teachers to honour it. by Claire | Mar 20, 2021 | Articles, Leadership, Learning Stories
My teaching career began in the 1970s in a New Zealand kindergarten. There were 120 children on a roll, plus a group of five profoundly deaf children. by Claire | Mar 20, 2021 | Articles, Learning Stories
Just as the word ‘curriculum’ became so much part of early childhood discourse ten years ago, so ‘Learning Stories’ is slipping easily off the tongue in early childhood circles these days. In New Zealand, at least, most of us now know what...