The document discusses factors that impact the role of teachers and quality education. It addresses: 1) The importance of quality teachers in determining student success. 2) Changes in learning including bringing together theoretical and applied learning, opportunities outside schools, boundaries in tertiary provision, emphasis on workplace training, and digital technologies. 3) Aspects of developing quality teachers and education including inter-generational learning, clusters, leadership, growth and learning, networking, and sustainability.

1. Quality TeachersA Snail Warrior’s Perspective

2. Quality TeachersA Snail Warrior’s Perspective It could be argued that the most important factor determining student success is the quality of their teachers

3. Harakeke – the Health of the System

5. The opening up of learning opportunities outside the school gate, especially for senior secondary school students

6. The breaking down of traditional boundaries in tertiary provision

7. A greater emphasis on workplace training

8. Digital technologies taking a key place in learning

9. Move away from ‘credentials’ to valuing the learning

10. Individualised learning

11. National Standards / NCEA

13. Inter-generational Clusters Leadership Growth and Learning Networking Sustainability Inter-generational Clusters Leadership Leadership ‘Forget the status quo. It has become a ticket to obsolescence. There is no more business as usual’. ‘The challenge is clear. For anyone in a profession – but especially all educators – creating a future is the essence of leadership. None of us, nor our organisations, can be frozen in time. Instead, we need to see ourselves as works in progress. Unless we constantly lead the process for shaping a future, someone else will do it for us. The world will not stand still. It’s that simple, and that complex. (Gary Marx – Future Focused Leadership)

14. Inter-generational Clusters Growth and Learning Growth and Learning Leadership Leadership Leadership Growth and Learning Networking Sustainability Professional On-going Development Cumulative Contextualised development Growing Reflective Critical thinkers that is well lead and facilitated Training Using young people to design their own future and realities Contextualised learning

15. Inter-generational Clusters Networking Growth and Learning Networking Networking Growth and Learning Growth and Learning Leadership Sustainability Action Collaboration S.O.S. – when the call goes out – who answers it? Strategic, well-formed collaborations needed NOW – any volunteers? Ensuring that young people have a decision making voice More active connecting with stakeholders

16. Inter-generational Clusters Sustainability Sustainability Networking Networking Networking Sustainability Building something to last How? Leadership Growth and Learning

18. He Pātai?Questions & Answers