Breakfast: Sustaining curriculum conversations

Sustaining curriculum conversations

Jane Nicholls & Christina Ward

It is four years since the launch of The New Zealand Curriculum Online web site. 35,000 teachers a month now visit this site.

How are schools sustaining the momentum of curriculum review and development? At this breakfast, we aim to introduce a feast of curriculum resources available online to support these conversations and decisions. We will guide you to a number of important curriculum research, learning resources, and tools. We will talk about ways schools take these online resources and use them effectively to guide curriculum conversations and thinking.

• What recent research is available to inform school curriculum development? 
• How might schools use curriculum stories to challenge, inform and inspire conversations and decisions? 
• How does NZC Online support learning about the NZC principles?

This CORE breakfast session will:

• Introduce findings from recent research on school curriculum development - successes and challenges.
• Explore key aspects of NZC Online, including new sections and features.
• Explore curriculum principles through school stories and tools.
• Discuss ways schools use online resources to encourage conversations and learning.
• Consider what resources might help your next steps.
• Ask what school leaders and teachers find useful and want to see more of on NZC Online.

Who should attend this seminar?

This session will be particularly useful for:

• school leaders, middle leaders, and classroom practitioners
• those with responsibility for developing and supporting The New Zealand Curriculum within schools
• professional learning facilitators working with schools on curriculum review and development.

About our presenters: Christina Ward and Jane Nicholls

Christina Ward and Jane Nicholls work for CORE Education, and manage the New Zealand Curriculum Online.  Since the launch of the NZC, they have guided the development of this site. They work with Ministry of Education, school leadership and professional learning networks to provide a rich array of research, resources and opportunities for curriculum learning and sharing through New Zealand Curriculum Online.

Christina and Jane both have teaching backgrounds. Before joining CORE, Jane was a deputy principal, ICT facilitator, and an eFellow. Christina has an extensive background in online community development, and educational writing and publishing, both in print and online.