Tag Archives: Registered Teacher Criteria

Teacher evaluation and re registration

Posted on June 11, 2017 by edwin bruce

Part of the process of teacher re-registration involves providing evidence that you meet the practicing teachers criteria… see here Sadly this drives a whole pile of paper work while I collect evidence… Frankly I would rather the authorities just… Ask … Continue reading →

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Registering teachers of trades and languages

Posted on October 31, 2012 by edwin bruce

I hear on National Radio news that those responsible for thinking about Chartered Schools are looking at options to register teachers that have not done a recognised teachers training program. Teachers of trades and languages are possibilities it seems. It … Continue reading →

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Woman without her man is nothing

Posted on June 12, 2012 by edwin bruce

School reports are upon us. Using correct punctuation is hard, but important. The following is quite amusing: An English professor wrote the words, “Woman without her man is nothing” on the blackboard and directed his students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: “Woman, … Continue reading →

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What is a personal computer?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by edwin bruce

The Unit Standard 2780 states ” People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of the hardware components of a personal computer system; demonstrate knowledge of the operation of the system and application software of a personal computer; … Continue reading →

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Fatherly advice

Posted on January 5, 2012 by edwin bruce

My father is 80+, and as it turns out a former Maths teacher in secondary schools and subsequently Wellington Polytechnic. Just prior to taking up teaching I asked for advice on what Dad considered was most important about teaching. In … Continue reading →

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481 stolen vehicles in Wellington over last 6 months

Posted on December 17, 2011 by edwin bruce

Using information accessed via http://www.data.govt.nz/ I have determined that owning a vehicle in Wellington can be risky. I downloaded a CSV file, imported it to MySQL and retrieved the information via a SQL query embedded in PHP/XHTML. Cool, now I need to work out … Continue reading →

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localhost 127.0.0.1

Posted on December 17, 2011 by edwin bruce

Teaching MySQL, PHP and XHTML in 2012. This means finding out exactly how localhost works. Thank goodness for course notes, YouTube and Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localhost Time for another donation to Wikipedia.

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The Front Line

Posted on September 8, 2011 by edwin bruce

You know you are on the front line when you get an email that includes…… In all discussion with students the message is that suicide is not an option. No issue at my school but ongoing vigilance is required. Likewise … Continue reading →

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Youtube Channels for teachers and learners

Posted on August 28, 2011 by edwin bruce

For teaching Data Management, or indeed anything, Youtube is huge help for teachers and learners alike. The following example Youtube playlist illustrates this; http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL40204316017169FE

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Kia ora or should that be Kia Ora

Posted on August 6, 2011 by edwin bruce

I genuinely want to run a culturally inclusive classroom and there are plenty of ways to encourage it. Take, for example, teaching Digital Communication Technologies:etiquette in emails, an ideal opportunity but it does mean taking risks with spelling and pronunciation. And sometimes I … Continue reading →

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