Manunui School
These links have relevance to Lesley Murrihy's digital story:
The Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
Information about the New Zealand Government's Literacy Taskforce and the Literacy Leadership programme, a national professional development programme in New Zealand schools. The Numeracy Projects section backgrounds the philosophy behind the Ministry of Education's Numeracy Development Projects. It includes summaries of the numeracy projects that are currently available to help teachers develop effective numeracy practice, and brief outlines of the exploratory studies and pilot projects that led to these numeracy projects.
http://literacyonline.tki.org.nz/
Exploring Issues in Mathematics Education – An Evaluation of the Early Numeracy Project 2003
This report (in pdf format) presents analysis of student results and examines the sustainability of the Early Numeracy Project. It describes the impact of the Early Numeracy Project on year 0 to 3 students and their teachers and includes the methodology and analysis of student results and performance of year 4, 5 and 8 students in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. Also available from Learning Media, item number 13088.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/literacy_numeracy/professional/2003ENPReport.pdf
Figure It Out Series – Mathematics Curriculum Answers and Teachers Notes
This series provides curriculum support material for mathematics, and is published by Learning Media Limited on behalf of the Ministry of Education. Answers and Teachers' Notes are also available online from Te Kete Ipurangi.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/maths/curriculum/figure/index_e.php
NZMaths
This website focuses on the teaching and learning of mathematics in New Zealand schools. Units of work and lesson plans take a problem solving approach and are contained in sections based on the statistics, measurement, algebra and geometry strands of the NZ maths curriculum. These cover level 1-4 or 5 and a general problem solving section provides lessons covering level 1-6, with copymasters of problems in both English and Maori. Background notes and guidelines for teachers are included with units of work.
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/
The Diagnostic Interview
This Numeracy Project Assessment (NumPA) material in pdf format is a guide for primary teachers performing individual diagnostic interviews with students. The diagnostic tool is aligned with the Number Framework. It details knowledge and mental strategy questions and associated guidance. It includes copymasters of all necessary print materials and lists equipment required to perform the interviews. Also available from Learning Media, item number 04758.
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/node/1599
Mentoring and Coaching for New Leaders by Andy Hobson
This literature review from the National College for School Leadership (UK) investigates mentoring and coaching strategies in use both in the UK and internationally, in the education and non-education sectors; and what the evidence shows about the effectiveness of mentoring and coaching strategies to assist the professional development of new principals. Scroll to 'M'.
http://www.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7B/42/hobson-mentoring-and-coaching-full.pdf
School Culture by Louise Stoll
In this set: Research Information for Teachers article Professor Louise Stoll explores the relationship between school culture and school improvement.
http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/Culture/Understanding-school-cultures/School-Culture
What Head Teachers Need to Know about Teaching and Learning by Peter Hill
In this paper from the Knowledge Pool of the National College for School Leadership (NCSL), Peter Hill considers what head teachers and principals need to know about teaching and learning in order to be effective educational leaders.
http://www.leadspace.govt.nz/Leading-change/Leading-and-managing-change/Head-Teachers-Need-to-Know
