Professional Learning from Classroom-Based Inquiries

Incorporating pretend play to increase engagement and motivation for young learners who are reluctant to explore beyond their comfort zones.- Using Music as a Tool to Develop Growth Mind-set Learning Habits.- Zines and literacy - Enhancing boys' engagement with literacy lessons.- How can I reimagine my practice so that I teach 'big ideas' rather than subject-specific content?.- Using the arts in the classroom to promote soft skills.- Using technology to support my teaching of mathematics in a play-based learning environment.- Integration of Visual Arts and Social Studies exploring propaganda: promoting learners to be critical thinkers taking social action.- Integrating music/song lyrics into literacy to engage reluctant learners to develop critical literacy and awareness around global issues.- Does putting play at the centre of the curriculum aid the learning of oral language?.- Feeling in Silence: Using Drama to promote the Language Acquisition and Wellbeing of English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners.

Dr. Jyoti Rookshana Jhagroo is a senior lecturer in the School of Education, Faculty of Culture and Society, at the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. She began her teaching career in 1988 in South Africa and continued to teach at primary and secondary schools since moving to New Zealand in 1997. After completing her doctorate which focused on understanding the immigrant experience in the mathematics classroom, she joined the university as a lecturer. In her senior leadership role as Director of teacher education, she led the development and implementation of the initial teacher education programmes. Her current research activities include mathematics education, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and the professional learning and development of teachers through inquiry.

 

Dr Patricia Stringer has been involved in graduate and post graduate teacher education and educational administration programmes internationally and in New Zealand. Her doctorate focused on capacity building for school improvement. Her current research activities explore engagement in practices relevant to teacher professional learning and systemic improvement.