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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Exploring technology with junior students
A strategy for introducing technology to a year 1–2 class – a classroom technology folder that students could take home.
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Documenting progression from primary to secondary school
An innovative solution to documenting progression is students creating and maintaining an e-portfolio of their understandings and achievements.
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Reverse brief development - Bacon sundae
This unit reinforces year 10 students' understanding of brief development – through recreating, testing and Burger King’s product, the bacon sundae.
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Technological knowledge and global food contexts
A successful year 9 food technology programme of learning with a global context was adapted to incorporate the technological products component.
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Industry knowledge leads teacher to reassess teaching programmes
An Endeavour Teacher Fellow who was placed with Westland Milk Products returns with inspired changes for junior and senior programmes.
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Māori technology glossary
Trident High School is working with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori – The Māori Language Commission to translate common Technology terms into te reo Māori.
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Curriculum focused activities
Two technology facilitators collaborated on a number of projects to help teachers understand aspects of Technology in The New Zealand Curriculum (2007).
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Using Māori traditional stories in technology
In this school-wide technology unit, students illustrated the concept of transformation by creating their own short video adaptations of Māori traditional stories. This unit illustrates ideas within the nature of technology and technological knowledge strands while enhancing skills in designing and developing materials and digital outcomes.
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Designing products for Enzafoods
Students designed a new range of products for a local food manufacturer, ENZAfoods.
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Master Creator challenge
The Gardens School's ICT/Poutama Teacher Christine Hansen took inspiration from a popular reality TV program to create a Technology challenge that utilised multiple skill areas.