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TITLE:

  • Education for Enterprise: Inspiring Growth

DESCRIPTION OF THE RESOURCE: (Nature/target groups /how used)

  • A DVD produced and widely distributed by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise promoting the relevance of an 'Education for Enterprise' approach to learning in New Zealand schools
  • Can be used to increase teacher knowledge or community awareness of the nature of 'Education for Enterprise' - E4E - and its relationship to 'New Thinking' enterprise activity in the community.

CURRICULUM / QUALIFICATIONS Links

  • Case studies relate to specific curricular and co-curricular activity in several New Zealand primary schools and one secondary school
  • Some links made to NCEA L1 technology and L3 graphics programmes in the secondary case study material

CONTENT (Technical accuracy/balance/supporting quality teaching and learning)

  • Short video clips of in-school enterprising activity with teacher reflective comment. Heavily focussed on the primary school case studies.
  • Short overviews of 'New Thinking' business activity in New Zealand covering a range of technological areas taken from the successful 2004 'Momentum', TV series.
  • Link established between enterprise activity in the community and teaching and learning in schools in terms of innovation, leadership and risk taking.

EASE OF USE (user friendliness /functionality/flexibility)

  • DVD is structured to enable easy navigation
  • Good use of graphics and easy to watch
  • Case studies material provided in PDF format for downloading
  • Material can be accessed using PC and Mac platforms

RATING (Worth considering if... because...):

  • If you are in teaching or teacher education - particularly in the primary system
  • If you want to find out what 'Education for Enterprise' is all about and how it can links to curriculum areas such as technology education, science and social studies
  • If you are looking for material to make your parent community more aware of the nature and importance of enterprising learning
  • Because material presented is firmly set in the New Zealand context

ACCESSIBILITY (Availability/cost)

  • Distributed free by NZTE from May 2006