Free online family relationships homeschool summit coming this October!

Since beginning my journey at Hobsonville Point Secondary School, I have come a long way in my personal journey with te reo Māori, mātauranga Māori, and Tikanga. I was recently asked about how I have incorporated culturally sustaining pedagogy in my leadership. After some more reflection, I identified a key overarching idea in the way … Read more

Printable Folder Covers – Teaching Heart Blog Skip to content Sharing free printables with you for classroom folders. Last year I moved away from seperate folders for each subject and decided to declutter my students desks by having just one multi-pocket folder for all loose papers and any … Read more

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Research has shown us that relationships are at the heart of learning. Yet, human relationships are infinitely complex. How then might teachers become experts in managing the relationships that are critical for student learning and effective school leadership?  In my own practice, there have been two keys; restorative justice and open to learning conversations. Each of … Read more

I have desks in my classroom with traditional chairs, but I like to have other places for my students to sit throughout the day. Sometimes they get to make a choice of where they sit. Over the years I have tried out many types of chairs for small groups or optional seating time. Below … Read more

 World Productivity Day is Monday, June 20th. Here is how I stay productive and organized using Evernote and some other tools.    I am a huge Evernote user and fan. I started using Evernote back in 2009, have been an Evernote trainer, used the beta of Evernote for Education with my students in 2011, and am an … Read more

I asked all my homeschool friends and family to share their favorite homeschool tools with us. Here’s our list!

There are four questions I urge you to go and investigate in your school…  If I struggled to read and write, how much of the learning in your year 9 and 10 programmes would be accessible to me? How many of the scientists who are acknowledged in your school’s science curriculum are women? Māori? Pasifika? … Read more

Falling for the Distributive Property of Multiplication – Teaching Heart Blog Skip to content My third graders were struggling with the distributive property of multiplication. I had to break it into small steps and come up with resources that helped them get the property. They finally have it. … Read more