Sonya Van Schaijik

Sonya Van Schaijik, New Zealand, Primary

Sonya Van Schaijik is an experienced teacher from Auckland, New Zealand, whose teaching and thinking are underpinned by SOLO Taxonomy. She is tattooed with the Samoan woman’s malu, is a bilingual learner who speaks Samoan fluently, and has trained in effective pedagogies for bilingual education and ESOL.

At Newmarket Primary School, she has responsibility for the integration of technology into teaching and learning programmes in ways that maximise student learning outcomes. She is a connected educator and builds spaces for teachers to share their learning. She was a recipient of an e-fellowship with CORE Education Ltd in 2011 and TeachNZ fellowship in 2013.

Sonya Van Schaijik
A space to think out loud. A space to reflect on my practice. A space to share my learning.

Theme: education, solo taxonomy, teacher, learning, flat connections, leadership, reflection

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Luke Dyer

Luke Dyer, New Zealand, Primary, Technology

I am a ICT lead teacher and classroom teacher at a small country school in New Zealand. My passion is to see students learning in a connected and tech rich environment that has them collaborating nationally and globally in meaningful ways.

Ten Years on and still a Learner
This blog is a place where I share my successes, failures and eureka moments. Mostly regarding ICT integration and collaboration, but not always.

Theme: twitter, education, reflection, technology, connection, digital citizen

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Robert Bale

Robert Bale, New Zealand, Primary

Student Teacher with a large interest in ICT learning.

Learning Bytes - currently offline
ICT integration in the primary classroom.

Theme: e-learning, ICT, primary, communication, children, blogging, coding, forum, blog, digital, education, international, technology, edutech

Justine Hughes

Justine Hughes, New Zealand, Primary, Tertiary, eLearning

Currently teaching Grade 4 - 5 and I am also the Assistant Principal at our school. I will be leaving at the end of the term, however, to study full-time for my Master of Education with a focus on eLearning so I'm very excited about that!

I am very interested in eLearning and its development and potential as a motivational tool and the way it will change what we do as educators - for the better!

The eLearning Buzz
A place to recorde my thoughts and ideas along with research on eLearning as a motivational tool for underachieving students.

Theme: eLearning, ICT, Web 2.0, motivation, eLearning research, K12, raising achievement, inquiry

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Kathryn

Kathryn, New Zealand, Primary

I am a teacher in New Zealand. In 2011 I am teaching Yr 6 to 8. I am a general teacher and have been teaching for over 30 years. I enjoy the world of technology and computers and I am always wanting to learn new things. I welcome international collaboration for my students and myself.

Miss T's Reflections
This is my teacher blog. In it I like to share what I am learning and thinking and what is happening in my part of the world.

Theme: education, reading, writing, #ksyb, teaching

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Teacher in Training

Teacher in Training, New Zealand, Primary, Tertiary

I’m studying to become a teacher. I’m currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Primary Teaching via distance at a New Zealand university. Hopefully I will be finished within a year and will be out in the ‘real world’ teaching in 2012.

Training the Teacher
Reflections on the experience of doing a post-grad teacher training via online instruction.

Theme: student teacher, primary education, teacher education, online education, education 2.0, teacher training, elearning

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Dorothy Burt

Dorothy Burt, New Zealand, Primary, Secondary, Literacy

ELearning facilitator, GCT (Google Certified Teacher) ADE (Apple Distinguished Educator) eFellow, podcastor, Auckland, New Zealand.

Manaiakalani
Reflections on learnings from developing the Manaialakani Project and literacy cycles for digital age learners. Lots of elearning thoughts from the bottom of the world :)

Theme: literacy, podcasting, pt england, television , sisomo, multimedia, elearning, engagement, low socio-ec

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Michele McMahon

Michele McMahon, New Zealand, Secondary, Science, Chemistry

I am a Science and Chemistry teacher who has taught in a diverse mix of schools in four different countries for the past 20 years.

I am always on the lookout for new challenges for both myself and my students and believe that academic content delivered in an innovative manner by teachers in an environment that facilitates positive learning experiences for students while also encouraging them to take risks, be creative through their personal use of ICT and think outside of the square (what square?!) will result in a happy, clean, green, war free world - well one can only hope!

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Creative Collaborative Lifelong Learners
Random ramblings on encouraging creative, collaborative, lifelong learners in Science.

Michele McMahon has collated a wide range of resources and examiner's tips to help students achieve to a higher level.



Chemical Minds
Chemical Minds is a wikispace that provides a comprehensive analysis of each type of question for the externally assessed Achievement Standards of the New Zealand Chemistry Exams.

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Theme: digigogy, moodle, thinking, logic, innovative, creative, podcasts, videos, images, audio, experiments, demonstrations, exam, examiners tips, misconceptions, answers, animations, interactives, literacy, explanations

Mark Brown

Mark Brown, New Zealand, Tertiary, Higher Education, Blended Learning

Mark is the Director, Blended and Distance Education at Massey University, New Zealand. He has specific responsibility for policy and strategic direction in the area of Technology-enhanced Learning (TEL).

Mark has 20 years experience in the university sector. He has a strong interest in Education across all sectors and supervisors research from Early Years to Higher Education.

Pass the SOLT - currently offline
In this blog Mark reflects on new developments in blended and distance learning within the tradition of the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoLT). Mark invites comments and feedback as he passes on his thinking about the potential of technology-enhanced learning to transform the higher education landscape - for better and worse.

Theme: blended learning, distance education, technology enhanced learning, higher education, scholarship of learning and teaching, university

Greg Carroll

Greg Carroll, New Zealand, Primary

I am a principal in NZ with a particular interest in ICT. Currently at Outram School near Dunedin.

Greg's Blog - Principal (le?) learning
My place to play with ideas, share what I think and challenge the status quo. All of which are a lot of fun and one of the things that make the job so much fun.

Theme: leadership principalship change_management

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Rachel Boyd

Rachel Boyd, New Zealand, Primary

A leader and a Learner. Year 2 (6 year olds) teacher and eLearning Leader from Nelson, New Zealand. Using eLearning tools to engage and allow junior students rich learning opportunities.

NZ Edublabberings: Rachel Boyd
A place to share reflections on teaching, and in particular how web 2 tools and other digital resources can really enhance learning experiences. Also contains presentations and resources useful for other primary school teachers interested in integrating technology into the classroom.

Theme: eLearning, teaching, ICT, juniors, elementary, learning, tools, web2, blogging, education, professional development

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Allanah King

Allanah King, New Zealand, Primary

Primary School teacher using ICT to engage and help children learn in new ways.

Life is not a Race to be First Finsished
A mixture of thoughts and resources that will be helpful for primary school classroom teachers.

Theme: tools, Web2.0, cloud, blog, podcast, wiki

Philip Waller

Philip Waller, Auckland, New Zealand, Primary

Been teaching for 25 years and still love it. Also love travel, walking, gardening, sports, playing golf, hunting, fishing, the solitude of the bush, my family.

owairaka2020
A cornucopia of ideas, thoughts, challenges, and events that shape our class. A place where we can share what is happening in our lives. A place where we can interact and communicate freely.

Theme: classroom, class, learning, language, problem solving, challenges

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Maureen Perkins

Maureen Perkins, Te Whaariki, New Zealand, ECE, Adult, ECE Assessment

Early Childhood Professional Learning facilitator and Director of Kei Tua o te Pae Assessment Exemplar Professional Development team.

Kei Tua o te Pae
We are learning to blog and this is our web presence at the moment. We see this as a useful portal for the teachers we work with as well as for those who simply come across us through cyberspace.

Theme: assessment, exemplars, professional learning, kei tua o te pae

Beverly Kaye

Beverly Kaye, New Zealand, Kindergarden, Technology in Kindergarten

I am currently working as a teacher at Manaia Kindergarten in New Zealand. I switched to teaching 10yrs ago after beginning my career in Digital Prepress. Our kindergarten is part of New Zealand's Ministry of Education's "Information and Communication Technology" project for Early Childhood Education.

ICT in ECE
Considering how ICT benefits learning for young children. Reflecting on our current style of education and how technology can and will change the future of education across the sectors.

Theme: ICT, technology, education, kindergarten, teaching, learning

Glen

Glen, New Zealand, Primary

Year 7&8 Digital class teacher.

digimax09
Place for our class to show what we are doing and for students to put their work up and connect with the world.

Theme: learning, utube, viva pinata, fun, exciting, animoto, learner, education, learn, digital, computers, intermediate, 11, 12, 13

Craig McDonald

Craig McDonald, New Zealand, Primary, Middle School

Craig McDonald is a primary school teacher (Yr 7-8) in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. He is currently doing his MEd in E-learning through the University of Canterbury. Prior to primary school teaching he was an English language teacher for 11 years in NZ and Japan.

Webb-ed Feet
This blog is place to share reflections on teaching, and in particular how digital resources can really enhance learning experiences.

Theme: web2.0, e-learning, digital learning, edtech, elearning, ict

Sue Stopford

Sue Stopford, New Zealand, Primary

I have just finished training to be a primary (elementary) teacher in New Zealand. I am excited to be getting into teaching and have recently done some research on the Creative Classroom. I am passionate about using the arts to enhance learning and teaching.

After College
I want to document my journey as a beginning teacher. I will be talking about the process of applying for jobs, the process of relieving/subbing and generally hope to inspire other people to come into teaching and to gain some useful knowledge and tips along the way.

Theme: beginning, teacher, relieving, primary

John Waugh

John Waugh, New Zealand, Tertiary, Particularly Distance Education

Journalist contracted to Second Life Education New Zealand to monitor and report on SLENZ's work as well as developments in other virtual worlds, MUVEs, and VW systems and technology with particular regard for education.

SLENZ Update
Second Life Education New Zealand's blog which monitors and repors on SLENZ's work as well as developments in other virtual worlds, MUVEs, and VW systems and technology with particular regard to education

Theme: virtual world, second life, education

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Carol Cooper Taylor

Carol Cooper Taylor, New Zealand, All Sectors, eLearning, eTeaching, Pedagogy

Formerly from the UK, Carol Cooper-Taylor now calls New Zealand home, living in beautiful Northland.

Carol has had what she describes as a “career less ordinary”, having worked in the health and education sectors. She has been in junior through to management positions, from student to teacher to staff developer, in the private and state sectors. She is passionate about interactive learning and teaching especially in online education.

The eLearning Site
Curating and writing about eLearning for kindergarten through tertiary and corporate.

Theme: eLearning, eTeaching, Pedagogy, EduTechnology

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