How to know if you’ve actually made a difference to your students
by Prof Graeme Aitken

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How to know if you’ve actually made a difference to your students
by Prof Graeme Aitken

HomeSchool resourcesTeacher inquiryHow to know if you've actually made a difference to your students...
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Professor Graeme Aitken

Graeme has a long history in education, firstly as a geography teacher and then in Secondary Teacher Education, as the Director of The University of Auckland Principals Centre, and most recently as the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland. Graeme co-developed the Teaching as Inquiry model that underpins the pedagogical approach of the New Zealand Curriculum and is the co-author of the Best Evidence Synthesis for Social Sciences.

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