An item for my Kiwi readers.

FutureMakers Newsletter 7 March, 2025 Tēnā koe Michael In this week’s newsletter I’m inviting you to join me in spreading the word and helping grow the community of those willing to commit themselves to transformation in our education system. I’ve also shared a couple of posts from NZ educators involved in transformation – despite the current turmoil, there’s still lots of great stuff happening in schools! Now is the time to act! In this newsletter… Help me add another 500 subscribers Transformation Call to Action Leading Through the Lens of Two world Views Redefining Education Agency By Design Playbook Help Me Add Another 500 subscribers! Over the past few weeks I’ve had emails from people who’ve read my work for the first time having been forwarded my newsletter or blog posts by a friend or colleague. This is great – but I’d love it even more if these people and even more were subscribers to my list so that these posts could be delivered directly to them in the future. My invitation to you is to forward this newsletter to a number of your colleagues this week and invite them to become a subscriber to the FutureMakers blog and newsletters. It’ll cost them nothing, but will ensure they’re kept informed about the future-focused news and items I share. Subscribe to the FutureMakers Newsletter Share on LinkedIn Share on X Forward to a friend Transformation Call to Action My post titled Transformation Call to Action follows my previous posts on system persistence and patterns of reform failure, and aims to inspire and invite educators from across New Zealand and elsewhere to join the ‘movement’ for transforming our education system that is so urgently required. This post isn’t simply a call to action, it provides a framework to guide how to become involved, offering a starting point for everyone, regardless of your position in our system. Please share this post (and the previous ones) among your colleagues and invite their participation in this ‘movement’. Share on LinkedIn Share on X Forward to a friend Leading Through The Lens of Two World Views My friend and colleague Maurie Abraham wrote a post asking How Might We Lead Through The Lens of Two World Views after attending a hui we we at in Auckland last week. It’s a very honest reflection of his thoughts after hearing the challenge from one of the participants who stated: “Actions since 1840 have let down both partners to Te Tiriti. Te Tiriti promised that 2 world views would shape our country. Ours (Māori) has been problematised and you have missed out on experiencing the world through ours.” I recommend you read it! Redefining Education Dr. Michael Harvey is Director of Innovative Learning at Marlborough Boys’ College in Blenheim, and in this podcast interview with my friend Barbara Bray titled  Redefining Education with Curiosity, Innovation, and a Dash of Kiwi Humour, he explains his passion making education more equitable, engaging, and future-ready. I particularly appreciated his point about the SDGs perpetuating our current emphasis on economic growth – and how we need to be thinking beyond that for the future. Free Playbook The most downloaded resource from the Aurora Website in 2024 – you can download your own free copy of Agency By Design: An Educator’s Playbook to help guide you and your staff/school through the process of creating a learning environment where learner agency can flourish. This playbook has been designed especially to be used either personally or as a focus for your professional learning community. If you’d like to access some support for using this resource in your school please contact me by using the link below. I’m always interested to hear your feedback or ideas about what you’d like to see included in future newsletters – please use the link below to email me with your suggestions. Email Derek But wait, there’s more… At FutureMakers we use a range of forums to curate good ideas and resources. Check out the following… Derek’s Blog – regular posts available on the FutureMakers website Previous newsletters – access all of the previous editions of the FutureMakers newsletter from this one place Resilient Schools Online Community – brought to you in partnership with Transcend My slideshows from recent presentations curated on SlideShare Hybrid Learning – a collection of resources on the FutureMakers website Learner Agency – another collection of resources on the FutureMakers website If you’ve enjoyed reading this newsletter please feel free to forward it to others to read, or better yet, ask them to become a FutureMakers subscriber so they will receive their own updates delivered to their mailbox. Subscribe to The FutureMakers Newsletter

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