Pedagogy+in+the+NZC

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 * This page is for resources related to more effective teaching, consistent with the NZC**

** A possible approach to planning for teaching consistent with the NZC **


**Please note:**
 * **This is not a step by step approach but a thinking tool**
 * **Amendments should be made by people considering the idea of this tool - and even then, it should be about a thinking process, not a formula**
 * **Standards of various kinds could be integrated in an additional assessment column? Other colums/layouts could enable other ways of thinking.**

Teaching as Inquiry
(see also the pedagogy pages of the NZC)

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Teaching as inquiry is an essential element of the NZC because it insists that we put students and their learning needs first. It is tempting to jump off a research finding related to say, Creating Supportive Learning Environments, by immediately acting on assumptions about how our own learning environment could be improved - but an inquiry will define what would be the most effective first step.

The BES Effective Pedagogy in the Social Sciences Tikanga a iwi
This research has a great deal to say about effective pedagogy in general, not only in this learning area. The approaches recommended are consistent with the Effective Pedagogy pages included in the NZC.

http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2515/32879/35263