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We offer programmes, workshops, in-person classroom support, online support and resources to help strengthen language learning in New Zealand schools.

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Empowering educators, students, and communities to shape a future of educational excellence that is firmly rooted in Pacific identity and aspirations.

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GROW: Thriving as Teachers of Multi-Level Classes

This course is designed to support educators to understand, develop, and implement strategies to improve outcomes for students in multi-level language classes.

GROW: Thriving as Teachers of Multi-Level Classes
Category

Languages

Structure

GROW programme

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Role/Audience

Teacher

Duration

9 months

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Mode

Blended

Location

Nationwide

Funding

Ministry funded

Overview

This course is designed to support educators to understand, develop, and implement strategies to improve outcomes for students in multi-level language classes.

About the course

Course information

Who will benefit from this course:

Teachers who are working with multi-level language classes, or multi-lingual classes combined.

Course Structure:

This course is delivered through two full-day face-to-face workshops, four online workshops, and practice analysis school visits.

Participants will also be supported by a digital learning platform for on-going inquiry and reflection.

What we will cover
Structure

Important note: Dates and workshop venue will be confirmed once the programme commences.

Workshop 1 (online)  

Introduction to the course and the digital learning platform, meet and share contexts, PGC requirements

Thursday 6th March 2025, 3.30-4.30pm

Workshop 2 (full-day face-to-face)

Considerations for the multi-level language classroom, principles for instructed second-language acquisition

Monday 17th March 2025, 9am-3pm

Workshop 3 (online)

Approaches to teaching in the multi-level classroom (Ashton)

Tuesday 6th May 2025, 3:30-4:30pm

Workshop 4 (full-day face-to-face)

Developing independent learners, differentiation and respectful tasks

Monday 9th June 2025, 9am-3pm

Workshop 5 (online)

Language sustainability in schools

Tuesday 26th August 2025, 3:30-4.30pm

Workshop 6 (online)

Professional Growth Cycle presentations

Wednesday 6th November 2025, 3:30-5:30pm

Cost

At no cost for NZ registered teachers.

Selected participants will be advised of the location once registrations have closed. Tui Tuia | Learning Circle - Languages will pay for associated travel for teachers who are outside of the city of delivery for face-to-face workshop(s) or provide delivery online where appropriate.

Upon completion of the programme, your school can claim back the cost of two Teacher Release Days.

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