Whakangungu
Professional Development

Helping teachers and leaders build cultural and pedagogical capabilities to accelerate learning outcomes for Pacific learners.

Did you know that over 67% of French speakers live in Africa? It’s time we bring this vibrant and diverse part of the world to our students here in Aotearoa.

Join us online to develop strategies for using both physical and digital photographs to create meaningful contexts for oral production activities.

This course is designed to support secondary school Provisionally Certified Teachers (PCTs) of languages, and teachers who are new to language teaching.

Get a glimpse into the experiences of participants in the 2024 Japanese Immersion Programme in Kansai, as they share their memorable moments and personal reflections.

This course aims to support Years 4 to 9 teachers in effectively teaching additional languages and enhancing students' understanding of languages and cultures.

This course is designed to support new leaders to learn about educational leadership, with a special focus on leading a Languages Department.

This course is designed for language teachers of junior programmes to explore different language teaching approaches that suit Years 9 and 10, equip themselves with practical strategies to build learners' confidence in all language skills, and implement newly learned approaches and strategies to provide a more solid foundation for senior language programmes for their learners.

Māpura is the glint, the spark of awakening and wonder in the eye of an engaged ākonga. It represents the shining quality of educational experience we seek for all learners, and speaks to the environment and structures required to enable and sustain this quality for mokopuna and ākonga. Māpura addresses the specific needs of gifted ākonga Māori and Pasifika, grounded in Māori and Pasifika worldviews, and centring indigenous knowledge, culture, and language.

This course is designed to provide participants with the support to successfully design and implement different types of communicative tasks. This will enable participants to make their languages lessons more interactive and engaging.

This course will support Chinese language teachers to successfully design and implement engaging Chinese classroom activities for enhanced learning outcomes.

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