Reflective journal

Week 27 - Trend influencing education in New Zealand or Internationally Raewyn Hollinger Technology is rapidly transforming our lives, and as a teacher, the impact is huge. The reason I became part of the Mind Lab programme was the need to be aware of the changes and how they affect student learning. I feel that ignoring the changes occurring globally is not taken responsibility for being an effective teacher and the future of our students. For this reason, the trend I have chosen to discuss is “The Brave New World” (OECD 2016). It identifies how technology is advancing quickly, and the impact of this on how we interact as teachers both professionally and personally. The negative aspects of this trend are also discussed. When reading the OECD report, it was clear that all trends were important and relevant to education, but the pace of technological development is described as “Exponential” (OECD, 2016). The other important factor is that it is unpredictable. Where ...

The history of a school can play a large part of developing a culture by which the school is recognised. My school has traditions that make it unique. The reason this changes is because staff change, management change, students change, and they bring new ideas, new or different values   Werner (2015) discusses climate and culture and how new people bring their feelings and beliefs, but do they recognise the culture and climate of the school? Should they recognise it or do we continue to develop and change the culture and climate to reflect the people within the school?   Socio-economic factors: Maeroa is a decile 3 with a community aged between 15 and 64 years old (70%).   The Ministry of Education (MOE) (2017), states that deciles are a measure of the socio-economic position of a school’s student community relative to other schools throughout New Zealand.   According to Gargiulo, 2014; P5), “A student from a lower socio-economic status group is le...