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Professional Development

Professional DevelopmentHelen Pearson, director of Integrated Education Ltd, educator and author of over 200 resources for teachers, is now available to:
  • Provide workshops for professional development (see below)
  • Provide planning for units of work for NZ and Australian schools on Science, Social Science, Health, Language topics to suit your school. Click here to email a request and quote
  • Work with schools to facilitate the development of integrated units of work that meet curriculum requirements, incorporate Habits of Mind, Blooms Taxonomy, SOLO Taxonomy, Inquiry Learning etc
As a former school principal, and curriculum developer for 25 years, Helen’s experience and thinking has equipped her to provide stimulating professional development seminars for teachers which have been recognised as valuable PD for Professional Competence, in NSW, Australia, and are promoted through various Teachers' Centres in NZ .

Workshops Coming Up..


Date Location Course Subject Investment
24th Mar 2011 Seminar  Room  G, 
Tai  Tokerau  Campus,
Northland
Developing  Integrated  Curriculum  for  the  NZC Members  Fee $240
Non-Members  Fee $270
  This  course  will  be  aimed  at  identifying  what  attendees  know  and  need  to  know  and  moving  them  on  in  their  thinking  in  a  way  that  serves  their  planning  needs  within  their  own  school  contexts.

1.  Identify  clear  links  between  the  NZC  Vision,  Principles,  Values,  Key  Competencies,  Learning  Areas  and  Achievement  Objectives,  and  a  range  of  Big  Ideas  that  can  hold  these  together  within  a  whole-school  setting

2.  Identify  clear  links  between  selected  Big  Ideas  and  Key  Understandings,  Focus  Questions,  Habits  of  Mind  and  Habits  of  Character

3.  Begin  to  plan  an  integrated  unit  of  work  for  students  within  their  class  or  school.

*  While  this  course  can  stand  alone,  attendees  may  also  attend  “Developing  Thinking  Skills  in  Integrated  Units”  after  this  course  for  assistance  in  detailed  planning  for  the  development  of  higher  order  thinking

For further information feel free to contact me on helen@integratededucation.com

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For more details on professional development tailored for your school, or for specific educational contexts, please see below: