Tania Coutts
Tania is an Early Years facilitator for the Northland region, and a BeL facilitator.
Tania has more than 20 years of teaching experience in both kindergartens and early childhood centres in Northland. Her most recent teaching position was head teacher at Manaia Kindergarten. Tania is well known nationally for her practice in integrating ICT for teaching and learning and for engaging whānau and the wider community.
Tania is a Facilitator for CORE Education based in Whangarei, Northland, a role which involves delivering professional development to early childhood teachers throughout Northland and Northern Auckland. She recently became a Google Certified Teacher at the Google Teacher Academy 2011, in Sydney which has given her a vast amount of knowledge she can share with teachers as they integrate Google Apps for Education into their teaching.
• Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning
• Digital Literacies
• Engaging and building community through ICT
• Creating an online Professional Learning Network to enhance teaching and learning
• Creating positive learning environments to enhance learning in the 21st century
• Facilitating teams of teachers in ECE and Primary to integrate ICT into their teaching and learning
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2009). Inspiring and Engaging Learners through ICT. Swings and Roundabouts, Issue 4. Early Childhood Council Pg 14/15.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B (2010) “Here’s my blog address – you’ll be needing this!” In V Ham and D Wenmouth (Eds.). eLearnings: implementing a national strategy for ICT in education, 1998-2010: CORE Education.
• Coutts, T. & Carlson, S. (2010, October). Powerful Connectivity and Engagement Through Life Long E-Portfolios. Presented at ULearn10 Conference, Christchurch.
• Coutts, T. (2010 October) ABC + 123 + ICT = 21st Century. Presented at ULearn10 Conference, Christchurch.
• Coutts, T. (2010, February). Building Community Through Blogging. Presented at Learning@Schools Conference, Rotorua.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2009, September). Leading and Inspiring Learning through ICT. Presented at TRCC leadership Hui, Wellington.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2009, October). Building Community Through Blogging. Presented at Ulearn09 Conference, Christchurch.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2009, October). Manaia Online. Presented Online - Eluminate.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2008, October). The ICT Journey Keynote Presentation at Ulearn08, Christchurch.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2008, October). Learning and Growing Together in ICT. Presented at Celebrating Northland’s Tamariki Conference, Whangarei.
• Coutts, T. & Kaye, B. (2007, October). Hands on Blogging. Workshop presented at Ulearn07, Auckland.
