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Leadership Workshop – Auckland, October 2007

This workshop was organised to support technology curriculum leaders to implement the reviewed technology curriculum in their school. It specifically targeted technology curriculum leaders and coordinators in primary schools and technology HODs in intermediate and secondary schools.

Programme:

Celebrating our achievement in technology education
Niall Dinning
Niall backgrounded the 12 years of development since the release of the 1995 curriculum statement.
PowerPoint presentation (.pdf file, 115Kb)
Significant milestones were emphasised including the establishment of the Techlink website. Nick Maitland and Glynn McGregor from the Techlink development team briefly outlined the aims of the Techlink Materials Development project, the structure of the site and a timeline for its ongoing development.
PowerPoint presentation (.pdf file, 106Kb)

Setting the direction for learning in technology
Geoff Keith, Senior subject facilitator – technology, Ministry of Education

Strands and achievement objectives, progressing technology
Vicki Compton, Principal lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland
With the focus clearly on student learning, Vicki emphasised the importance of choice of context in the development of learning experiences. The distinction between curriculum driven and context driven specific learning intentions was explained.
Cliff Harwood, National professional development manager for technology.
Cliff detailed the move from largely activity based programme design to learning based programmes and explored models for developing student progression.
PowerPoint presentation (.pdf file, 187Kb)

Implications for leading school curriculum development and programme planning
Cheryl Pym, Southland Campus, College of Education, University of Otago.
This two hour workshop focussed on a number of issues including:

  • Leading and managing – what is the difference?
  • How do we foster professional learning ?
  • What are the characteristics of professional learning and why is it important?

Over 60 teachers and teacher educators attended the workshop which was held on the day before the official opening of the TENZ2007 Conference.