STed Talks
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STED TALKS - OPTIONAL CONTENT VIDEOS
If you'd like a little bit 'extra' on the days of the online workshop - or anytime ongoing in your free-time, The ST team has put together ST 'Ted' talks (which we coined as our STed talks . There are links below - and these will be available ongoing
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Wendy Holley-Boen Job Crafting This presentation draws on Wendy’s doctoral research as well as ST team research into the lifelong practice journeys of Specialist Teachers. In both studies, resource teachers crafted their roles – in terms of tasks, relationships and meaning – to make their practice more meaningful and impactful. Wendy will overview the notion of job crafting, with examples of resource teachers of how this looks in their daily work. |
Mike Sleeman Identifying Dyslexia and other Reading Difficulties What is dyslexia? How does it vary from other reading difficulties? How are reading difficulties identified? This session addresses these questions and other questions related to the identification and support of children with reading difficulties with reference to recent New Zealand research. It concludes by providing viewers with an opportunity to apply what they have learnt to two sets of student data. |
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Jo Arnold Systems Work as part of your Daily Practice In this presentation, Jo highlights some of the different ways you as resource teachers can support systems work within your endorsement area. Through her presentation, you will have the opportunity to reflect on the ways you can ensure that systems work is an integral part of your learning journey and not something ‘extra’ just for study. |
Nicola McDowell Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) Related Visual Issues Cerebral visual impairment is the most common cause of vision impairment affecting children in the developed world, with a prevalence rate of 3.4% in mainstream education. Historically, children with CVI have been supported by RTV, but with a large portion of the 3.4% having normal or near normal visual acuity, all specialists teachers working in learning support need to be aware of CVI related visual issues. This short presentation outlines what CVI related visual issues are and how they impact a child in an educational context. |
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Philippa Butler Challenging “one in five”: How many children have additional needs? There is very little understanding in Aotearoa New Zealand of exactly how many children have additional or complex needs, or whether this number has changed over time. In this presentation, Philippa describes research that used Ministry of Education and Health data to try and reach an understanding of the prevalence of additional needs. The research challenges the common notion that “one in five” children in New Zealand schools have some kind of additional need. |
Deb Walker From Practitioner to Researcher: a journey into gifted education and research This presentation shares a journey from a classroom teacher in a low-socioeconomic Intermediate school to a University employee embarking on their PhD. Deb’s journey, although set in a gifted education context, the journey unpacks the opportunities opened once a specialist teaching pathway was undertaken. Deb also unpacks her Masters research which focused on gifted leaners in a withdrawal programme like-minds together and the value this adds to learning and wellbeing. |
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Rosina Prasad A Pacific Approach To Research In this presentation Rosina Prasad discusses her Masters research from a Pacific perspective. A talanoa approach was used to inquire into Pacific teachers' use of humour with Pacific students in Auckland secondary schools. However, the “good intention” of applying talanoa to research was met with a personal and indigenous dilemma: how to balance “doing talanoa” with doing traditional academic research. Listen to Rosina as she talks about the findings of her small scale research from her Pacific perspective. |
Eru Findlay Ngā Kōti Rangatahi and it's Impact on Rangatahi and Whānau Wellbeing In this presentation Eru Findlay discusses his PhD research on the way in which Ngā Kōti Rangatahi or Marae Youth Courts engage with rangatahi (Māori youth aged 14 – 16 years) and their whānau. Ngā Kōti Rangatahi has been running since 2008 and is a judicial forum held on marae throughout Aotearoa New Zealand that observes Māori protocol and practice. In his PhD research Eru specifically explored the effects of Ngā Kōti Rangatahi on the health and wellbeing of rangatahi and their whānau. |
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Paul Smith (NZQA) and Chrissie Butler (MoE) Special Assessment Conditions & Inclusive Assessment Design In this webinar, Paul Smith (NZQA) and Chrissie Butler (MoE) discuss inclusive assessment design and Special Assessment Conditions (SAC). Paul offers valuable guidance to Specialist Teachers in relation to all aspects of the SAC process from assessment to application and implementation. Chrissie then considers how Specialist Teachers can support kaiako to design inclusive assessments that enable all ākonga to demonstrate their learning. |
Justice Francis Eivers, Children’s Commissioner, An Interview with Children’s Commissioner The Office of the Children’s Commissioner is focused on ensuring Aotearoa New Zealand is a place where all mokopuna live their best lives. In this pre-recorded webinar, Children’s Commissioner Justice Francis Eivers (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato) shares her vision for an equitable education system in which all tamariki and rangatahi can thrive. Of note for Specialist Teachers are Justice Eivers’ insights into how schools can ensure decision-making is child-centred.I |