Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

Are you ready and willing to help shape and lead the future of your professional body? Nominations for members of the Governing Council are open until midday on Monday 30 December. You can nominate yourself, or any teacher who you think would be perfect for the role. Learn more about how to nominate and the elections! https://lnkd.in/gRt_Xb8N

The Teaching Council's 3-yearly election nominations are open until 30 December, so please make sure you share this post with your teacher whanau! As a self-managed profession, The Teaching Council's Governing Council (board) has 13 members, seven elected by the profession - representing ECE, primary, secondary and Initial Teacher Education (ITE), who are all practicing teachers, principals, working in ECE or ITE.  The other six people are appointed by the Minister of Education to ensure the Governing Council is fully representative of the profession and has the collective expertise required for strong governance.  Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gRt_Xb8N

Have you got questions about how generative AI tools can make your day-to-day teaching more productive? Why not bring them to our online discussion? Come and ask our cross-sector panel of experts, and your fellow colleagues from across the teaching profession too, on Thursday 14 November from 4:00pm – 5:30pm! Sign up for this Rauhuia event! https://bit.ly/40eUTSd

The Governing Council needs dedicated teachers and leaders to be the voice of their sector! Does this sound like a teacher or leader you know? Why not nominate them? Or even nominate yourself? Nominations for Governing Council members for all sectors are now open! Learn more about the elections and how to nominate!! https://bit.ly/3AjN7Ml

We celebrate the beauty of diversity within Aotearoa New Zealand and recognise the importance of Pasifika learners having teachers and leaders who look and sound like them, so that it enables positive educational experiences that sustains their language, culture, and identity. This policy change allows us to strengthen the mana of teaching, so that teachers can change lives. You can read the updated language competency requirements and the English Language Competency Pathway (ELCP) examples, at the link below. https://bit.ly/3C57T2V

This message is to each and every teacher on Aotearoa NZ Teachers' Day! We just want to celebrate you all and the hard mahi you do every day to ensure our tamariki and rangatahi are getting the education and learning they need every day! Below is a short video we've created with the help of amazing students from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Atihaunui a Paparangi. Please enjoy this waiata composed especially for you to celebrate and acknowledge all you do!

Tokelau, tāofi mau tau aganuku, ko tō pale tēnā - Tokelau, holdfast to your culture, that is your crown. It's Tokelau Language Week! Why not try out some everyday Tokelauan words and phrases! Tōfā nī (goodbye)!

The Teaching Council Governing Council elections are coming up and nominations are now open. Member Dagmar Dyck shares experiences from an appointed position in the video below.

The work to end streaming and the move towards flexible groupings in schools across Aotearoa New Zealand continues. Kōkirihia, is a blueprint to end streaming, and is the work of Tokono Te Raki. Discover their mahi over the past year in their first ever annual report. https://bit.ly/4e8vnBJ

GENERATIVE AI: Navigating productivity tools in educational settings. How do we ensure privacy, reliability, and ethical use? Come join us for a cross-sector panel discussion, with the opportunity for Q&A, Thursday 14 November 4:00pm - 5:30pm. 👉Save your spot at this Rauhuia event now! https://bit.ly/40eUTSd