Scholastic Achievement Finalist - University of Auckland, New Zealand

The professional learning and development (PLD) programmes "Digital Pathways Development" and the new Maori language"Te Whanau Maioha", support schools across north island regions (62%) of New Zealand. Producer Mark Dashper shows how Mediasite presentations have helped teachers with New Zealand’s new Maori and mainstream curriculum being embedded into school programmes across the country. The focus of this work is on all learning areas, and this is facilitated in a full series of Mediasite webcast presentations with educational facilitators and teachers in each curriculum area. As a result of our Mediasite presentations, schools have been able to develop Professional Learning Groups to integrate the ideas and resources into their teaching and learning programmes, and discuss how the material presented in our webcasts can be best used to meet their student needs. The Mediasite webcasts have made the integration of teaching and learning across the curriculum a relatively easy process for teachers, thanks to the innovative way it allows professional learning development to be accessed and shared.

Mark Dashper, Secondary Pathways Facilitator

1/3/2012 4:30:00 PM