FREE PLD for FLS Facilitators and Reading Recovery Tutors across a series of 3 workshops

Future Learning Solutions - Centre for Languages invites ALL FLS Facilitators and Reading Recovery Tutors to attend three (FREE) workshops which will introduce you to Tapasā (Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Pacific Learners) - a tool that can be used to enhance your cultural capability and capacity when working with Pacific Learners, parents, families and communities.

Features:

• Explore the key components of Tapasā and consider their implications for practice.
• Reflect on and evaluate your own learning and identify next steps.

Advantages:

Facilitators and Tutors will:

• Develop a richer understanding of effective practice for Pasifika Learners.
• Explore the links between Tapasā, the Action Plan for Pacific Education and key documents informing Pacific education in NZ.

Benefits:

These workshops will help Facilitators and Tutors:

• Gain an overview of the Tapasā document.
• Understand latest Pacific research and supporting resources to enhance their effectiveness for working with teachers and leaders of Pacific Learners, parents and communities.
• Share current ideas about effective teaching and learning for Pacific Learners.
• Reflect critically on their own practice and consider any relevant next steps.