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The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand, 7th Edition | AU/NZ

Jane Abbiss, Tanya Wendt Samu, Martin Thrupp, Contributors, Contributors, Contributors

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Overview

The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand contains a wealth of information that beginning and more experienced teachers need to know in order to learn to teach well. Written specifically for the New Zealand setting, it highlights a range of knowledges and skills that teachers require in order to make a positive difference to their students’ lives. Throughout the text many case studies, activities and stories from real-life teachers and students help readers to link the theory to their classroom practices. This wholly New Zealand text has been developed over many years to reflect the local educational environment. Examples from all levels of teaching ensure the text is relevant for teachers across a range of school settings.

Instructor resources include Instructor's Guide, instructor activity resources, PowerPoints and artwork.

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Meet the Authors

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Jane Abbiss

Jane Abbiss is Associate Professor in Education at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, University of Canterbury, where she has worked since 2006. Previously, she was a lecturer in teacher education at Christchurch College of Education and a secondary school teacher. Jane’s research interests include teacher preparation, learner experience and identity, curriculum studies and social sciences education. Common threads that run through her research relate to the lived experiences of teachers and learners and relationships between policy and practice. She has led initial teacher education programme developments, coordinated an initial teacher education Masters programme, and taught across a range of courses in education and professional teacher preparation qualifications.

Tanya Wendt Samu

Tanya Wendt Samu is a Senior Lecturer in Education at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, where she has worked for over two decades. She began her career as a secondary school teacher (geography, social studies) in Samoa, and continued teaching after settling in Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 1990s. Tanya’s research interests include Pacific/Pasifika education policy and practice, Pacific research, curriculum development, diversity and difference, and social studies education. Tanya has collaborated with and led the development of courses across a range of academic programmes (foundation studies, initial teacher education, liberal arts, postgraduate) and undertaken postgraduate and Doctoral supervisions. Tanya has also been involved as a social science subject specialist for national school curriculum projects, supporting Ministries of Education and lead teachers in the Pacific, central Asia and South-East Asia.

Martin Thrupp

Martin Thrupp was Professor of Education at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, The University of Waikato, from 1995 until 2023, except for a six-year stint working in London. Martin taught various papers about Aotearoa New Zealand society and education, mainly to teacher education students. His research interests were in education policy, especially the lived effects of policy across diverse primary and secondary schools and their communities. He undertook related educational research in New Zealand as well as in Europe, especially England, and won several awards for research and publications. Martin's recent research was about privatisation trends within public education. He also recently edited a book about Finland’s education system, working alongside several Finnish academics. In May 2022 he received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Turku.

Contributors

Alexandra C. Gunn - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago; Alexis Siteine - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Amanda Denston - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University; Amie Curtis - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago; Awhi Clarke - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Benita Rarere-Briggs - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Brian Marsh - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Bronwen Cowie - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Carol Hamilton; Cathy Buntting - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Cheryl Brown - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Chris Eames - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Claire Robertshaw - Horoeka Haemata | Rolleston College; Claire Sinnema - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Darren Powell - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Elizabeth Eley - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Emily Nelson - Te Aho a Māui | Eastern Institute of Technology

Contributors

Emma Cunningham - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Esther Fitzpatrick - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Georgina Tuari Stewart - Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau | Auckland University of Technology; Grant Hakaria - Te Waka Unua School; Jane McChesney - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Jenny Poskitt - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University; Jenny Ritchie - Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington; Joeana Togiaso - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; John O’Neill - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa |Massey University; Katrina McChesney - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Leeana Herewini - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Leon Benade - Edith Cowan University; Lesieli Tongati’io - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University; Letitia Hochstrasser Fickel - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Maria Kecskemeti - Aotea College; Martyn Davison - Pakuranga College; Mere Berryman - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato

Contributors

Nicki Dabner - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Paul Heyward - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Philippa Hunter - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Rachel Martin - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago; Sally Birdsall - Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland; Sally Peters - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Susan Sandretto - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago; Susanna Wilson - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Tanith Briar Gordon - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato; Te Hurinui Clarke - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Timu-o-te-rangi Niwa - Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University; Vanessa Paki - Te Tāhuhu o te Matauranga | Ministry of Education; Veronica O'Toole - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury; Wendy Carss - Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | University of Waikato

What's New

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  • Significantly revised to reflect changes to teaching and education in Aotearoa New Zealand including updates to all chapters and 6 NEW chapters: Chapters 3. Understanding Pacific learners, 4. Understanding the curriculum and assessment landscape, 5. Mātauranga Māori in English medium education, 7. Early years education and learning, 14. Supporting learners at times of transition, 17. Teaching and learning for sustainable futures
  • More multi-author teams, many of which include Māori, Pacific and Pākehā (non-Māori/European) authors and some that include both academics and practising teachers
  • Greater consideration of early childhood education perspectives and contexts across chapters, as well as the new chapter 7 Early years education and learning
  • NEW lead authors and editors, Jane Abbiss and Tanya Samu, joined Martin Thrupp to coordinate the significant updates across the work from all the contributing author teams
  • For the first time in this text, we have a papakupu (glossary) of kupu Māori (Māori words) and have been guided by an advisor on Māori language use.
  • The overall structure has been rearranged and grouped into three new parts to signal that some chapters focus on the bigger educational picture and offer reflections on policy and practice. Other chapters engage more closely with pedagogy and the detail of teaching and learning.

Features

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  • Consider different personal views, experiences and perspectives in the ‘Teacher voice’ and ‘Student voice’ boxes throughout.
  • Case Studies present real-life situations that demonstrate concepts and theory in context.
  • This wholly New Zealand text includes examples from early childhood, primary and secondary teaching to ensure the text is relevant for teachers across the full range of school settings.
  • The infusion of te reo Māori in many of the chapters reflects shifting practice in education and society in Aotearoa New Zealand more broadly.
  • End of chapter activities help teachers make connections with their own contexts and consider implications for their practice. These activities may be useful for tutorial work for student teachers, professional development workshops for teachers, or for reflective self-study.
  • Evaluate and consolidate learning through the chapter opening Starter Questions and end of chapter web links and references.

Table of Contents

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Part 1: Aotearoa New Zealand learners, curriculum and assessment: the big picture
1. Becoming a Teacher
2. Research, Policy and Practice: Making a difference for Indigenous Māori learners
3. Understanding Pacific learners
4. Understanding the curriculum and assessment landscape
Part 2: Engaging with the detail of teaching and learning
5. Mātauranga Māori in English medium education
6. Ako: Focusing on learning in the teaching and learning dynamic
7. Early years education and learning
8. A community of learners: creating a culture of learning together
9. Engaging students in dialogue
10. Design for learning
11. Using classroom assessment for successful learning and teaching
12. Managing relationships in learning environments
13. Socio-emotional learning and fostering well-being
14. Supporting learners at times of transition
15. Flexible spaces of learning for Aotearoa New Zealand
16.Digital learning, literacies and citizenship for education in a digital age
17. Learning and teaching for a sustainable future
Part 3 Further reflections on the professional practice of teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand
18. Teaching as inquiry for professional growth
19. Teachers and ethics
20. Raising our heads: keeping a critical eye on education policy and privatisation
21. Moving into the profession: the journey of teacher identity

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  • ISBN-10: 0170472892
  • ISBN-13: 9780170472890
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