Senior - Year 11
This section provides an for teachers to share ideas they have successfully used in their classroom . It includes strategies for delivering a particular aspect of the t curriculum, activities which have engaged student interest, used in the classroom, interaction with the wider community, and promotion of t education/subject areas.
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Student led projects in digital technologies
Teacher Josh Campbell has found that when students choose their own projects they are more engaged.
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Let's make cheese
Te Awamutu College has demonstrated that cheese making is not too complicated for a secondary environment.
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Introducing innovation in food products
A senior secondary teacher introduces "the Heston approach", culinology, and social media to look at food product development.
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Extending the range of materials: Fused glass
A fused glass workshop provided teachers with learning about using glass as a material.
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Captivating contexts: Kiwi break
A teacher describes key aspects of a context that engaged her students.
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Strategies for engaging girls in computer science
Teacher Julie MacMahon uses strategies to interest girls in computer science.
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Recording evidence in designing materials outcomes using iCoach
James Woodford actively teaches a design approach to his hard materials students. To help his students with the literacy demands, he has found an innovative way of reducing the burden of evidence gathering.
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Rangiora town centre rebuild
Design and Visual Communication (DVC) students responded to the post-earthquake needs of the Rangiora community by developing designs for rebuilding.
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Industry knowledge leads teacher to reassess teaching programmes
An Endeavour Teacher Fellow who was placed with Westland Milk Products returns with inspired changes for junior and senior programmes.
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The Pathway Project
Fairhaven School in Napier caters for special needs students aged 5 to 21 at its base school and six satellite units. In 2009, a group of Year 9-14 students from the senior syndicate worked on a pathway project in their Technology programme.