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The personal and the public: A journey of teacher development in times of educational change in New Zealand
No full textThe change in this author’s teaching philosophy and practice was gradual and in many wayshappened without her being aware that it was taking place. Here she tells her stories about herteacher development using them to articulate how different periods and different roles haveinfluenced her teacher journey
The view looking back from here: A perspective gained from different roles in a ‘hive’
No full textLooking back, this author explores her shifts in responsibilities and many prompts and actions forchanging perspective. Readers are invited to consider how shifts in role impact on their ownprofessional learning and development, and the place of feelings in experiencing change
Running a marathon: One teacher’s experience of implementing change
No full textIn this paper, the author reflects on her experience of implementing change in a primary schoolsetting. She discusses the ways in which she learned to deal constructively with resistance to changeby first building positive, professional relationships that were defined by trust. She points out thatguiding teachers in critical reflection of their own practice is challenging but that when they areengaged in honest and open reflective practice, they begin to implement evidence-based practice intheir classroom
‘Moore Strong’: A story of hope and recovery
No full textIn reflecting on the influence of change on her professional practice this author shares how a naturaldisaster became a catalyst for change personally and professionally. The reader is invited to experience this change through Donna’s writing and understand the ways in which an unexpectedevent lead to new actions that resulted in significant and positive change
Making professional development personal
No full textIn this paper, the author compares her professional development experiences in and out of the school setting, and explores the advantages and, on occasion, the disadvantages they have presented. Readers are invited to reflect on how collaboration, collegiality, and a commitment to being in a community of learning are integral to professional learning
Proem: Stopping for a moment: The influence of change on teachers’ professional practice
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Bicycling a path: A personal professional journey
No full textThis author traces a professional journey in teaching using bicycling as a metaphor to highlightuphill, freewheeling and tandem stretches along the way. Using literature to articulate stages on thispath still ongoing, readers are invited to compare experience of both specific developments in NewZealand education and understanding of similar stages in personal and professional development asa teacher
Wellbeing and the curriculum: One school's story post-earthquake
No full textThis is the post-earthquake story of how we as the staff and community of Ōpāwa Primary Schoolhave lived with the tremors (literally and metaphorically) and trauma of this national tragedy, whilstendeavouring to maximise student learning and enhance the wellbeing of all the members of ourschool community. This is not founded on research but is an account of what the earthquake hasmeant in our school. We share this to help bring to light how as a school we have negotiated the ongoingissues associated with living in a disaster zone, and how positioning wellbeing as a centralfocus of our work we, with the support of our community, are getting on with living