Teaching snapshots
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This section provides an for teachers to share ideas they have successfully used in their classroom . It includes: strategies for delivering a particular aspect of the Technology curriculum, activities which have engaged student interest, used in the classroom, interaction with the wider community, and promotion of technology education/subject areas.
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Captivating contexts: Kiwi break
A teacher describes key aspects of a context that engaged her students.
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Strategies for engaging girls in computer science
Teacher Julie MacMahon uses strategies to interest girls in computer science.
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Testing in food processing
How can I assist students to understand and apply authentic testing while food processing in a school classroom setting?
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Technology and te ao Māori: Using tāniko to introduce design
A technology teacher introduces design in textiles through an exploration of tāniko (a traditional form of weaving).
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Introducing technological systems
Year 6 students explore multiple systems to grow their understandings of technological systems.
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Batch production in food practical classes
Teacher Jeff Thomas finds that the context of batch production provides rich opportunities for teaching and learning about planning for practice.
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Values based learning in technology
Year 9 students at Carmel College created headwear for teenagers with cancer, and grew their understandings of technological modelling.
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Activities for building technological products knowledge
Annaliese Seedall adds activities to support technological products knowledge to a textiles unit.
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Introducing shared planning and recording from year 7
A high school explores shared planning between the technology programmes at the high school and at the technology centre.
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Exploring food packaging
A year 6 class explores food packaging and understandings about materials.