The document discusses the National Teaching Award (NTA) and encourages educators to enter. It outlines the benefits of entering such as self-development, role modeling, and potential monetary rewards. It contrasts traditional teaching methods with 21st century approaches and emphasizes how the NTA has helped the author transform their career, gaining opportunities to present internationally and work with organizations like Microsoft. Overall it promotes the NTA as a way for educators to showcase innovation, develop their skills, and advance their profession.

1. NATIONAL TEACHING AWARD
ADVOCACY MEETING AT MASTEC
By Phuti Ragophala
Phuthi.ragophala@gmail.com
www.pulamadibogoprimary.co.za
http://itandiksproject.blogspot.com/

2. WHAT IS NATIONAL TEACHING AWARD?
 One of the tool the department of education use to
acknowledge educators efforts towards developing
learners through teaching and learning .
 It started in 2000:16 years now.
 All educators are encouraged to enter to showcase
their innovative thinking and projects with learners
 NTA is measuring barometer on how teaching
,learning and management should go about in
schools. It inspire one to go an extra mile

3. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF ENTERING FOR
NTA?
 Self discovery, self empowerment, self upliftment and
upliftment of your school
 Self profiling
 Be a role model to young and upcoming educators
 Harvesting and sharing innovative ideas with people
world wide, networking
 Redefine what teaching and learning is all about by
being a changing Agent , game changer
 Building your legacy
 Monetary and material benefits( laptops, Ipads, cars and
overseas trips etc)
 Creating and structure your own way and space of
teaching: in class, on stage ,overseas, on skype etc.
Don’t limit your yourself
 Today’s way of teaching and learning is flexible

4. 21ST CENTURY WAY OF TEACHING VERSUS
TRADITIONAL WAY
We are teaching digital generation who believes that
learning is about creating, questioning, inventing,
designing , solving and reflecting. Teaching and Learning
is about questioning and redefining knew knowledge
Multi sensory approach kind of teaching and learning
Teacher are facilitators and torch bearers
Traditionally learners were taught to listen, close the
mouth, no questions, absorb everything from the teachers
mouth and reproduce during exam and tests.
Transformation in teaching and learning is necessary in
this era
As educators we need to revolutionize teaching and
learning to suit todays learners. This can only be possible
if we present on District ,national and global stages to
share our views about teaching and learning

5. HOW I DISCOVERED MYSELF
 I was an NTA finalist in 2007 in Primary School leadership and
ever since I never looked back. I started by presenting my
projects on district stage, then national ,then International. I
entered for various award competitions hence Im one of the multi
award winner Principal
 Link: https://docs.com/phuti-ragophala/3715/my-achievements-
as-a-school-principal-and-a
 I discovered that I can talk to people and people can listen to me
.
 I redefined Primary school leadership and management and
inspired others to do the same .path finder and trailblazer.
Example: invited by DBE to attend technology seminar on the 8th
and 9th June 2016 to present in a seminar and share ideas with
policy makers on how to use technology to transform teaching
and learning.
 www.pulamadibogoprimary.co.za
 http://itandiksproject.blogspot.com/

6. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
 A teacher is not limited to a classroom. You are a
teacher everywhere.
 Global educators hence my overseas trips (,big
planes, networking and partnering )to present my
teaching and learning of which on my own I might
have never manage due to financial limitations
 Link:
http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.co.za/2016/02/mieexper
t-spotlight-6-phuti-ragophala.html

7. TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE MADE IN MY LIFE
 Panel member in NTA nationally representing SACE
 SACE ambassador
 Microsoft ambassador (7th 8th and 9th June 2016 TWT
presentation in teachmeet at Brynston (airplanes and
five star hotels, gadgets etc) Above all networking,
market the school and enrich your profile)
 SABC 2 ambassador (Mother of all the profession
programme)
 Mentor to many teaching institutions e.g UNILIM
coaching first year teacher students,
 Presenter in national and global educational
conference(cape Town, Durban, Barcelona Dubai etc)
 On line book writter
 NTA changed how I perceived teaching and learning

8.  All these things started by presenting in the District
during NTA in 2007.
 Today Im the most wanted educator/principal in
education when taking about educational matters
 http://itandiksproject.blogspot.com/
Another example of a Science teacher from Lekota
Secondary , Chipa Maimela who is now technology
educator at Wits University who started by entering
for NTA. His science project were spotted through
NTA
 Link:
http://schoolnetsa.blogspot.co.za/2016/05/mieexper
t-spotlight-14-chipa-maimela.html
NTA, MY SPRINGBOARD

9. 1O MINUTES MOTIVATION TALK BY CHIPA MAIMELA
FORMER EDUCATOR OF LEKOTA SEC SCHOOL

10. CHALLENGES
 Over loaded with school work
 Marking many bundles
 Many activities at school: sports
 R and R process moves educators from one school
to the other
 Temporary educators
 Lack of resources
 Don’t allow challenges to limit your potential

11. EXAMPLE OF EDUCATORS WHO PROVED
THEMSELVES BEYOND CHALLENGES
 Former temporary science educator at Pula Madibogo
primary, Modiba Masilo David, who was appointed permanent
on stage during the award ceremony(Augrey Klaaste Maths
And Science educator of the year) by the then MEC for
education, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.(because of his talent in
teaching) He is now curriculum Deputy Manager in TFET
DBE Pretoria
 Pula Madibogo Primary, Temporary language educator Tinny
Molepo who got her permanent appointment letter while she
was in Cape Town for the award ceremony in CPSI. Now
Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert .
 Modiba Dibageng Alpheus Pula Madibogo Primary temporary
educator for long but never waited to be permanent in order to
prove himself hence he is National finalist in NTA Excellency
in Grade R teacher and many awards.
 These two educators never got discouraged by their status of
being temporary educators.

12. CHALLENGES
Do not allow challenges to limit your potentials.
One day you will reach your destination

13. NTA Adjudicator
national level
SACE, SABC 2,
MICROSOFT and
CPSI ambassador
Principal
Deputy principal
HOD
Educa
tor
Private
teacher
NTA guarantees self growth!

14. CONCLUSION
 No one knows better than a teacher
 No one knows the mind of a child than a teacher
 We are the only people who can restructure and
redefine how teaching and learning should look like
because we have experience in teaching and learning
 And the only way to showcase our innovative thinking is
on district, national and global stages, presenting in front
of panel members and experts in education.
 Limpopo educators has talent! Expose it!
 Everything seems impossible until its done.
 The best results comes from seeing things in a bigger
picture( far sighted person)
 By entering NTA you will become better, bigger and
bolder!

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