Elly Warnock

Standard 2: Use inquiry, collaborative problem-solving and professional learning to improve professional capability to impact on the learning and achievement of all leaners. Reflective question: What professional learning have I engaged in and adaptively applied to my practice? Firstly, I would like to focus on the professional learning that has come about through being a Lead Mentor this year for the Masters in Teaching and Learning Programme. This has really enabled me to practise the coaching and mentoring skills that I have learnt over the past several years, primarily with Carol. See my Leadership Inquiry 2017 for further reflections on this.  An example of 'collaborative problem-solving' is the approach we took to our challenging learners in the Busy Bees this year. Coming together as a teaching and leadership team to brainstorm possibilities was invaluable. I am SO excited by the direction of RSS and it has been great to be part of the development of that. Our...

We had a really interesting staff meeting today where James outlined the place of the new Professional Standards being designed currently by the Teachers Council. It is their intention to simplify these - changing from 12 PTC's to 6. We now have 4 Code Principles. These set out the principles of the Code grouped under the four commitment statements: Commitment to the Teaching Profession; Commitment to Learners; Commitment to Parents/Caregivers and Families/ Whānau; and Commitment to Society. The standards are National Context, Professional Learning, Professional Relationships & Behaviours, Learning Focused Environments, Design for Learning and Teaching. I am most excited by an indicator in the Teaching section where it states: "Enable learners to collaborate and self-regulate their learning and develop agency." See the following slideshow for further information:

PTC 01: Professional Relationships, PTC 02: Promoting Well Being; PTC 03: Bicultural Partnership; PTC 04: Professional Learning; PTC 05: Leadership; PTC 06: Learning Programme; PTC 07: Learning Environment;  PTC 08: How Ākonga Learn; PTC 09: Diverse Needs; PTC 10: Bicultural; PTC 11: Assessment; PTC 12: Critical Inquiry; Appraisal, Carol Lynch, Dinah Harvey, Sabbatical