by Claire | Jun 19, 2024 | Articles, Pedagogy
What is our role as Kaiako as we work with the highs and lows of screen time and the mind blowing advances of AI, as we support creativity and playfulness for our mokopuna? What here will fade alongside whistling and imaginary friends as our young ones spend more and... by Claire | Mar 5, 2024 | Articles, Leadership, Pedagogy
Making this visible by writing Learning Stories that enable children, families and teachers to have a voice. Leadership for all leads to learning for all. Yet what kind of leadership and what kind of learning? by Claire | Jul 17, 2023 | Articles, Pedagogy
The thoughts expressed here were presented at the Auckland College of Education Professional Development Symposium The Politics of Early Childhood Education in June, 2001. These thoughts continue to be part of a personal journey into an area of teaching that has... by Claire | Mar 20, 2021 | Articles, Pedagogy
This article explores the role of visual arts in the early childhood education curriculum with a strong contention to more closely examine them as a tool to enable children to develop critical thinking and learning dispositions. by Claire | Mar 20, 2021 | Articles, Pedagogy
This is a question they are often asked. It is strange that, because an experience looks like fun, it is harder for some to think that there is learning involved. I know many teachers in Aotearoa/New Zealand that would have had play questioned as relevant learning... by Claire | Mar 20, 2021 | Articles, Pedagogy
This article draws on ongoing research by the teaching team at Mangere Bridge Kindergarten that investigates the role of a transition portfolio for children making the transition to primary school.