Technology Education in New Zealand
Title | Technology Education in New Zealand PDF eBook |
Author | WENDY. REINSFIELD FOX-TURNBULL (ELIZABETH. FORRET, MICHAEL.) |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2021-05-14 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780367418953 |
This book aims to develop understanding of technology education in New Zealand. It is New Zealand's story of technology education in the 21st Century and will assist teachers and teacher educators in developing technology education programmes. It explores the philosophy of and rationale for technology education and the relevant theory underpinning technology education. The background to recent changes to the technology curriculum are outlined and aspects of Technology in The New Zealand Curriculum are explored, including sections on the technological areas, strands and components of technology. The process of planning a unit of work is explained thoroughly and modelled to assist teachers who are new to teaching technology in New Zealand. The authors take a unique, dual narrative approach to explore two students' journeys through their technology education. This is complemented by teachers' commentary, making explicit links to teacher thinking and theory, and explaining planned student practice. Wholly dedicated to the New Zealand context, this is essential reading for preservice and qualified teachers alike.
International Handbook of Technology Education
Title | International Handbook of Technology Education PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 548 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9087901046 |
This first volume in the International Technology Education Series offers a unique, worldwide collection of national surveys into the developments of Technology Education in the past two decades.
Technology Education in New Zealand
Title | Technology Education in New Zealand PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Fox-Turnbull |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 229 |
Release | 2021-05-27 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1000358143 |
This book aims to develop understanding of technology education in New Zealand. It is New Zealand’s story of technology education in the 21st century and will assist teachers and teacher educators in developing technology education programmes. It explores the philosophy of and rationale for technology education and the relevant theory underpinning technology education. The background to recent changes to the technology curriculum are outlined and aspects of Technology in The New Zealand Curriculum are explored, including sections on the technological areas, strands and components of technology. The process of planning a unit of work is explained thoroughly and modelled to assist teachers who are new to teaching technology in New Zealand. The authors take a unique, dual narrative approach to explore two students’ journeys through their technology education. This is complemented by teachers’ commentary, making explicit links to teacher thinking and theory, and explaining planned student practice. Wholly dedicated to the New Zealand context, this is essential reading for preservice and qualified teachers alike.
Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools
Title | Pedagogy for Technology Education in Secondary Schools PDF eBook |
Author | P. John Williams |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 2020-05-21 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 3030415481 |
This book explores pedagogy appropriate for the secondary school technology education classroom. It covers the dimensions of pedagogy for technology with scholarly research, including information strongly related to practice. The book discusses the nature of technology courses in secondary schools across various jurisdictions and considers how they might be viewed with regard to different epistemological frameworks. The writing is informed by, but not limited to, research and strongly related to practice with acknowledged experts in the field of technology education contributing chapters supported by evidence from technology education research or other fields. The authors speculate on pedagogical possibilities in their areas of expertise in order to consider pedagogical possibilities and develop a view of where pedagogy for technology education should move and how teachers might respond in the way they develop their practice.
Seamless Learning
Title | Seamless Learning PDF eBook |
Author | Chee-Kit Looi |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2019-01-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9811330719 |
This book introduces readers to the latest state of research and development in seamless learning. It consolidates various approaches to and practices in seamless learning from a range of techno-pedagogical, socio-situated and socio-cultural perspectives. Further, it details our current understanding of learning in both formal and informal settings, crossover learning, incidental learning, and context-based learning approaches, together with these aspects’ linkages to the notion of seamlessness. The book is divided into sections addressing the theorization of seamless learning, understanding informal learning, research methodological issues, technology-enabled seamless learning and real-world applications of seamless learning.
Administering for Excellence
Title | Administering for Excellence PDF eBook |
Author | New Zealand. Taskforce to Review Education Administration |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 162 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand
Title | The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand PDF eBook |
Author | Clive McGee |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2015-08-06 |
Genre | Classroom management |
ISBN | 9780170350716 |
The Professional Practice of Teaching contains a wealth of information that pre-service teachers need to know in order to learn to teach effectively. Written specifically for the New Zealand setting, it highlights the range of knowledge and skills that teachers require in order to make a positive difference to their studentsfºÁ lives. Every chapter in this fifth edition has been updated to include the latest evidence on best practice, and discussion of current and emerging issues that are impacting upon teachers and their work, and several new chapters ensure it remains at the forefront of best practice. 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.