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'The New Zealand Curriculum' (2007)

STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS IN
Components of Technological Practice

The examples of teaching strategies listed below are shown against specific curriculum levels. . Many of these strategies listed however are appropriate at multiple curriculum levels. When selecting a strategy to address a specific learning need(s) of students, teachers are encouraged to look across the curriculum levels to identify the strategy(ies) that best matches the Focused learning needs of their students and the context they have selected for learning in technology. For example where the focus for next student learning is on getting students to ‘justify’ rather than just ‘explain’ their decisions then the teaching strategy adopted will need to allow a focus on improving student abilities to ‘justify’.

Technological Practice Brief Development
Planning for Practice
Outcome Development and Evaluation
Technological Knowledge Technological Modelling
Technological Products
Technological Systems
Nature of Technology Characteristics of Technology
Characteristics of Technological Outcomes