Contemporary Secondary Teaching Approaches for Aotearoa New Zealand

Learn about effective pedagogical approaches for secondary school teachers.

Developed in partnership with PPTA and Victoria University of Wellington, this 5-point micro-credential course is taught over one school term. It includes online self-paced modules, 3 live online webinars and a one-day face-to-face workshop, with some small assessment activities. Full course enrolment costs are funded by the PPTA, including costs for travel to attend the workshop (more information on this is provided below under Further Information and once the course starts).

This micro-credential will be an opportunity for kaiako to get a taster of a range of topics to gain a deeper knowledge of effective pedagogical approaches to enable them to teach confidently and inclusively across all levels of secondary schooling.

• Gender, cultural and neurodivergent identity
• Trauma informed approaches
• UDL and class differentiation
• Restorative practices
• Inquiry learning
• Collaborative learning
• Connected curriculum
• Effective pre-assessment
• Feedback and feedforward
• Planning for depth and complexity
• AI learning opportunities and challenges