Criteria 1

Fully registered teachers establish and maintain effective professional relationships focused on the learning and well-being of all ākonga. (Ākonga is inclusive of all learners in the full range of settings).

Key indicators:

• Engage in ethical, respectful, positive, and collaborative professional relationships with:
  • ākonga/learners
  • teaching colleagues, support staff, and other professionals
  • whānau and other carers of ākonga/learners
  • agencies, groups, and individuals in the community.

Guiding question

How do I/can I embrace e-learning to establish and develop working relationships with my ākonga, their whānau, and my colleagues to support the learning of those I teach?

Examples

Developing relationships with students l Developing relationships with parents/whānau l Developing relationships with colleagues

Developing relationships with students

Students can use e-learning tools to have a place to publish personal stories and information about themselves that can provide the teacher with insights about that student. Tools such as as  Answer Garden,  Wallwisher, and  Survey Monkey can also be used to give students opportunities to contribute ideas and opinions.

Riccarton Primary reflective summary 2012 - Using student blogs to create an anywhere, anytime learning environment
This reflective summary in the Virtual Learning Network describes how Riccarton Primary School introduced individual blogs for their senior students and the lessons they learned along the way.

Google Presentation 5 things
This post on the Moturua School blog demonstrates how students used Google Presentations to share information with their teacher for the following year. 

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Developing relationships with parents/whānau and the wider community

The use of e-learning tools can encourage interaction between home and school in order to support learning. This could involve direct contact through email, Skype, Twitter, and Facebook or the use of online publishing tools like blogs and wikis. Tools like Survey Monkey and Google Forms can also be used to capture the thoughts and opinions of the community.

Engaging with the community
Use the information and examples of ways schools engage with their communities using ICT to plan and develop your own relationships.

e-Portfolios
Use school stories, information, and resources to understand and use e-portfolios with your students, parents/whānau, and wider school community.

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Developing relationships with colleagues

Communities of practice can be established using e-learning tools to provide teachers with access to expertise and advice.

Professional learning communities
Use the information, resources, and school stories to identify and develop professional learning communities that share e-learning understandings and practices focused on improved student learning outcomes. 

Five-minute film festival: Twitter in education
This post on the Edutopia site has a list of videos that help to explain the place of Twitter in education. Many of the videos show how Twitter can be used to create a network of educators.

10 ways teachers can use Twitter for professional development
This post by Educational Technology and Mobile Learning outlines how to make the most of Twitter to connect with the wider educational community.