Arinui Limited

21/02/2022

This Friday at 3.30pm join Megan and Wendy here on Facebook for a live chat about Professional Growth Cycles and Arinui Limited. We hope to see you there!

20/10/2021

Considering the three Cs of Professional Growth Cycles, by Dr Wendy Moore

Professional growth cycles (PGC) create an opportunity for leaders to review how teacher professional growth is promoted. Open conversations about what staff value when considering professional growth, and what further support might be appreciated to further develop their practice, are required. Suc...

20/10/2021

Evaluation Associates' PLD Consultant, Diana Wilkes presented during the recent ULearn21 conference on Professional Growth Cycles and Arinui. If you would like to find out more about how Arinui can support your Professional Growth Cycle, contact us at [email protected].

20/12/2020

12/11/2020

In our conversations with school leaders and teachers we are hearing that schools are approaching professional growth cycles in different ways. After pausing and reflecting on their teacher learning and growth processes some schools are happy with their current approaches/foci and only need to remove some unecessary aspects of compliance. Other schools have identified that they need to start the design process anew with the end in mind - supporting teacher growth to further develop student outcomes. Read more about a possible approach to designing your professional growth cycle https://www.arinui.com/professional-growth-cycles.

21/10/2020

In this article the Teaching Council explains why they have not set a required minimum or maximum number of hours of professional learning and development as part of gaining a practising certificate.

In this article we explain why the Teaching Council has not set a required minimum or maximum number of hours of professional learning and development as part of gaining a practising certificate.

12/10/2020

Designing your Professional Growth Cycle

Evaluation Associates PLD Consultant and Arinui team member, Dr Wendy Moore, provides these useful tips for schools to consider as they create their professional growth cycle.

1. Develop a shared understanding of the Standards for the Teaching Profession. What does this look like in your context? This is also a good opportunity to re-engage with the Code. The Code outlines the high standards of ethical behaviour expected of every teacher and this influences the way in which the standards are understood and enacted in your practice. It is important for schools to really unpack both the Code and the Standards and find agreement about what these mean at their school, in their context.

2. Ask “what do we currently do and what do we value in our school which maps to the Standards? Additionally, it is a good time to review ”what do we want to get better at/improve in relation to the Standards?” Consider as a school, if there is new learning to be done around any of the Standards. The quality practice templatehttps://teachingcouncil.nz/sites/default/files/Guidelines%20and%20QPT%20for%20website_0.pdf can really help you to unpack and reflect on the Standards. Even if you have worked with this template before, it is a great time to review and reflect now that some expectations have changed. It is a really good document to engage and include all staff in the conversation.

3. Ensure there is clarity of purpose, process, and system. Unless teachers understand how the professional growth cycle is going to run, have engaged in co-construction and fully understand the ‘why’ behind the process, it may not be as effective as anticipated.

4. Plan for feedback. The professional growth cycle requires that all teachers can receive quality feedback. What do teachers want this to look like? How can leaders support staff to engage in professional learning and growth? What are the expectations of your school?

5. Allow enough time. Ensure time is planned in the school term or year to allow teachers to work on/reflect on and collaborate on their professional growth cycles and ensure these times are clearly stipulated. Dedicate time to collaborative sense making schoolwide, allow time in staff meetings/team meetings/faculty meetings where staff can discuss their professional growth cycles and celebrate their successes.

The Teaching Council has released a diagram which gives an overview of the professional growth cycle https://teachingcouncil.nz/sites/default/files/TC-Creating%20a%20Professional%20Growth%20Cycle%20within%20everyday%20Teaching%20Practice_Diagram.pdf. Schools are telling us that they are finding this document quite useful in supporting them to discuss the changes and to begin considering what the professional growth cycle might look like in their context.

If you are interested in obtaining PLD support for developing the professional growth cycle in your setting, contact Dr Wendy Moore http://www.evaluate.co.nz/our-team/1040/dr-wendy-moore/.

Accredited facilitator for MoE-funded PLD - See Summary of practice CoL Expert Partner Wendy consults with schools to develop their assessment for learning and leadership capabilities, under the Leadership and Assessment contract with the Ministry of Education. She also conducts evaluation and rese...

26/08/2020

07/08/2020

The Ministry of Education launched two policies last week - the refreshed Ka Hikitia (Māori Education Strategy)
- https://education.govt.nz/our-work/overall-strategies-and-policies/ka-hikitia-ka-hapaitia/

and the Action Plan for Pacific Education.
- https://conversation.education.govt.nz/conversations/action-plan-for-pacific-education/

Arinui strongly supports the philosophies behind both of these policies. In 2019, in conjunction with experts at Evaluation Associates, we developed a variety of lenses to support teachers to review their practice with a particular focus. The Tapasā and Tātaiako lenses within Arinui Waka support educators with raising education success amongst our Pasifika and Māori learners. They have been designed with a series of questions to prompt and guide teachers, helping them to reflect on their practice for and with Pasifika and Māori learners and their families.

If you are interested in taking a closer look at the Tapasā and Tātaiako lenses, request a free 30-day trial of Arinui Waka.
- https://www.arinui.com/request-a-trial

21/07/2020

Did you know that we now have a te reo Māori version of Arinui?This version is suited to those in a Māori-medium setting or those who wish to use te reo Māori as a core aspect of their growth and development. Visit our website to find out more and request a free trial.

13/03/2020

https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks. In terms of entertainment, it…

13/03/2020

https://alicekeeler.com/google-classroom/

Google Classroom list of blog posts by Alice Keeler: Co-Author of the book "50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom." Google Classroom tutorials.