Redifing and challenging the status quo in education are key aspects of this study.
Professional Development is an area that we as teachers sometimes struggle to participate in due to our various work demands. Completing a regular amount of professional learning is a success where we attempt to keep pace with our rapidly changing world. However, imagine driving for four hours every week for sixteen weeks in order to complete a programme of Professional Development! Sound impossible? Well, this is exactly what St Joseph's Timaru, teacher Ange Hide did to complete her Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Practice through the Mindlab.
Workshops involve unleashing teachers creativity and design thinking around unusual problems.
Here are Ange's thoughts on a programme that is rapidly changing pedagogy and classroom environments within New Zealand schools.
"The reason why I began this course of study was out of personal interest. I was really lucky that a great colleague from Oamaru also enrolled meaning, company and stimulating professional debate and debriefing etc for the four hours in the car each week!"
"I completely recommend the Mindlab course if anyone is considering it. It's a lot of work but really great content for the real world of teaching". The surprise for me was the amount of focus on leadership - absolutely the course to do if you are ambitious to climb the management ladder".
Focusing on what good leadership looks like is a key feature of this programme.
Congratulations to Ange on her dedication to improvement and role modeling what a life long learner truly is.
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