What we can do to connect with Maori students of all ages:
- Acknowledge students by greeting them
- Learn their names and pronounce it correctly
- Show students Aroha (love)
- "Kids don't learn from people they don't like" - Rita Pierson
Breakout 2: Real world science
Connecting the learning in Science within the classroom by maintaining strong links with EOTC:
- Rainbow's End - fun-filled but lots of underlying principles of physics and getting learners to think about it
- Link things they do everyday to physics eg. opening and closing a door.
- Physics is everywhere - physics means nature
- Chemistry has to be connected at the three levels - macroscopic level, symbolic level & particulate level eg. ion testing
- Biology eg. zoo trip for animal behaviour & human evolution
Breakout 3: Challenge - physical competencies
Exploring the challenge of increasing decline in learners with physical competencies; hand-eye coordination, muscle development, a basic level of physical fitness:
- The why, challenges & what next for increasing physical fitness in learners
Breakout 4: Authentic Learner Led Inquiry
How do we facilitate inquiry learning and manage a large group of learners who all have different topics
- How to generate learner choice - record learner choice
- How to structure an inquiry
- What skills and tools are embedded in an inquiry
- How to ensure an authentic outcome - make sure others can learn from what you are doing
- How to manage a class of learners with different learning focuses - track learners
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