The Key Competencies Pathway, Sensory Learning Toolkit Introductory Workshop, and UKE Can Learn to Play the UKULELE Workshop – New Zealand
The Key Competencies Pathway: An NZ curriculum resource supporting students working within Level 1. Written collaboratively by special educators across New Zealand. The document is available for purchase and effectively supports IEP and curriculum planning. For more information:
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Sensory Learning Toolkit Introductory Workshop: Tuesday 25th March. Hamilton.
The Sensory Learning Toolkit is a resource created by special education practitioners for practitioners to support a sensory approach to teaching and learning for students with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. The toolkit has three components: ENGAGE, ASSESS and PLAN and will assist in:
- Identifying what a student responds to and likes to do
- Identifying tools for assessing students that include their preferred learning styles
- Supporting curriculum planning
- Providing resource ideas and exemplars
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UKE Can Learn to Play the UKULELE Workshop: Christchurch 24th May and Auckland 7th June
Supported by a blog following the workshop participants will learn to play the ukulele and will also have tools, strategies and resources to teach their students. By the end of the workshop participants will have learnt:
- The correct position to hold the ukulele
- To tune a ukulele
- Strumming techniques
- To Play five chords
- Play a number of songs
The workshop will be dynamic, hands on and a lot of fun!
The Ukulele blog has:
- Short and very simple video tutorials with students with special educational needs leading the learning!
- A detailed Unit Plan for practitioners to work from to teach their students. The Unit plan is aligned to the video tutorials
- A Student Learning Log to enable students to track their own progress
- A bank of downloadable 1 to 5 chord song sheets
- A space to share ideas and learning!
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