Te Reo Pākehā

I am feeling inspired by this https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018814597/ncea-adds-new-te-reo-pakeha-subject It says not necessary for mainstream but I think there is an opportunity to engage learners her. And Shakespeare can fit in - I have started a unit for 7/8 drama which will tie in Titania and Oberon's weather speech with Hone Tuwhare poems under kaitiakitanga after listening to Te Reo Pakeha being explained on RNZ this morning. BRAINSTORM - year 7/8 Drama UNIT kaitiakitanga - current resurces: environment devise / spring poem - site specific - film; titania- operon weather fight [Shakespeare on Nature] land/ sea/ sky - myths/ Hone Tuwhare weather poems/ mask making or costume design- compile.Make-up? Have the results from NCEAR assessment- highlighting some words to learn; Signed up for the tereomaoriclassroom.co.nz whilst looking at ways to say thank-you. Continuing with language DROPS vocabulary- 5 minutes a day. https://sites.google.com/hornby.school.nz/pgc2022andbeyond PGR site

The Case for Critical Thinking

https://www.forbes.com/sites/colinseale/2020/04/10/the-case-for-critical-thinking-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-an-urgent-call-to-close-the-critical-thinking-gap-in-education/ The critical thinking gap is one of the most significant, yet overlooked equity challenges in education today. Right now, systems leaders are going full throttle to figure out the access challenges related to distance learning at a time when most states are cancelling standardized tests until things get back to normal.