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Our facilitators and associates love to write about what they are passionate about! Please browse through our articles – to find a topic you are interested in, select from the category options above the images below.
UNPACKING MY KETE: Ko Te Kore – the child has potential Author: Gillian Fitzgerald
In 2009, the Ministry of Education launched its resource Te Whatu Pōkeka, Kaupapa Māori assessment and learning exemplars. It was a resource that focused on assessment of Māori children in Māori early...
Building Resilience and the Important Place of Empathy. Author: Marianne MacPherson
Over the last several years of teaching at Pigeon Mountain Kindergarten we gave much consideration as a teaching team to the importance of Resilience in supporting children’s learning. As we...
Growing Motivated, Leaderful Teaching Teams. Author: Lynn Rupe
Recently I had the opportunity to have a conversation with several of the teachers from a highly motivated, leaderful teaching team. Often one of the questions I hear from leaders,...
Passionately Interested in Planning. (Still) Author: Alison Brierley
I have used this title to pay tribute to Diti Hill’s 2001 article ‘Passion, power and planning in the early childhood centre’. I urge teachers to read it. The discussions...
The Power of Pretending. Author: Carol Marks
While visiting an early childhood centre recently, a small boy dressed as a little dog crawled towards me, panted, and stopped before me for a pat. I patted him on...
“Dispositions” Isn’t A Dirty Word. Author: Gillian Fitzgerald
Early childhood teachers guide young children’s learning in ways that support their development. Traditionally, foremost in teachers’ minds is what knowledge and skills children should acquire. Today, however, many teachers...