PLD for Teacher Aides
Funding now available
Access up to $1000 for Teacher Aide PLD
Teacher Aides now have up to $1000 worth of funding, each, to support professional development and career progression! With decades of experience in the Aotearoa New Zealand Education system, our trusted team of experts have created learning opportunities specifically designed for Teacher Aides.
We are excited to be able to support Teacher Aides with mana-enhancing learning.
Our Teacher Aide Courses
We are offering short PLD courses to support Teacher Aide Professional Development. Our courses dive into pedagogy and enable deep learning to enhance teacher professionalism and career progression.
Explore
Foundational Skills
Mathematics
Wellbeing & Behaviour management
Inclusion & Diversity
Other
Foundational skills
To build confidence and capability
Our Foundational Skills course will explore the role of a teacher aide and empower you to engage in professional relationships with learners, teaching staff, and whānau built on trust. Develop skills in networking, collaboration, and communication with teachers, service providers and parents, while advocating for learners.
Our course teaches you ways of working with ākonga that support individual learning needs, promote a positive, inclusive environment that values their culture and identity, and helps you to identify effective feedback and feed-forward strategies to grow ākonga capability.
Finally, the course will equip you with tools to develop self-efficacy and confidence affirming your understanding and requirements of your daily routines.
Course Outcomes
By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Shift learners from a deficit mindset to an agentic one, promoting a positive learning environment that values their abilities and strengths
- Develop and maintain trusting relationships with learners, teaching staff, and whānau, and how to communicate effectively with parents and service providers
- Learn how to apply principles of inclusive practice for diverse learners and develop effective teaching practices that support individual and small group learning needs
- Learn strategies for promoting a positive, inclusive environment that values learners’ culture and identity
- Learn positive handling techniques and strategies to support students in regulating their own behaviours
Locations, Dates and Cost
Please contact us
Course structure
Over 3 months participants will:
– attend 2x half-day Face-to-face workshops
– attend 3x 1.5 hour Online interactive webinars
– conduct independent learning, including readings and assignments
Supporting mathematics learning
This course will allow you to develop a deeper understanding of how you can support students in their mathematical learning. You will leave this course with an understanding of deliberate actions that you can take to support and engage your students in their maths learning.
Course Outcomes
By completing this course you will:
- Deepen your own mathematical understanding
- Develop strategies to support ākonga to progress in their maths learning
- Gain the skills to help ākonga develop their mathematical identities
- Develop strategies to support ākonga to engage in purposeful mathematics discourse
- Understand your role in supporting ākonga to continue to engage and enjoy mathematics learning
Locations, Dates and Cost
25 June 1-3pm and 2 July 1-3pm
Online
$250 per person
Child-centred approaches to managing wellbeing and behaviour
Are you a teacher aide looking to deepen your understanding of students’ behaviour? We believe that all behaviour, whether positive or negative, is a form of communication. That’s why we’ve designed a course that teaches you how to decode the drivers behind distress and challenging behaviours, and empowers you with effective ways to support learners to communicate their feelings effectively.
By completing our course, you will gain a shared understanding of trauma-informed practice, helping you to create a safe environment where wellbeing is paramount for both ākonga and kaiako.
Enhance your skills as a teacher aide and make a real difference in students’ lives. Support students to communicate effectively and build positive relationships, paving the way for their success in the classroom and beyond.
Course Outcomes
By completing this course, you will be able to:
- Draw on current research to deepen your understanding of how stress can affect the body
- Develop a toolkit of strategies to help support young people in building resilience and managing their emotions through self-regulation
Locations, Dates and Cost
Group 1
7 May 9-11am and 14 May 9-11am
Online
$250 per person
Group 2
18 June 9-11am and 25 June 9-11am
Online
$250 per person
Supporting Neurodiversity and Inclusion through Universal Design for Learning
This course is a must for all educators when we recognise that, “one in five children and young people need some kind of extra support for their learning. This might be because of disability, learning difficulties, disadvantage, physical or mental health or behaviour issues” (OECD Students with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages: Policies, Statistics and Indicators – 2007 Edition).
Recent reports from the Office of Disabilities Issues (2022) also signal we’re not doing enough to support learners’ with disabilities, with one in four students discouraged from enrolling in ECE and 1 in 5 discouraged from enrolling in schools. This says many educators lack the confidence, capabilities and skills to support these learners.
Join us on this introductory exploration of neurodiversity and inclusion to help all students feel a sense of belonging and the confidence to succeed in education.
Course Outcomes
By completing this course, you will:
- Develop an understanding of specific learning disabilities (SLD)
- Be introduced to the UDL Framework and Principles to better support all learners
- Begin to develop a kete of resources and strategies to identify learner needs and barriers to learning, implement relevant pedagogical practices to support students’ engagement and progress in learning
- Engage with the Ministry of Education’s collaborative Learning Support Delivery Model
Locations, Dates and Cost
Group 1
22 May, 10am-12pm and 19 June, 10am-12pm
Online
$250 per person
Group 2
22 May, 1-3pm and 19 June, 1-3pm
Online
$250 per person
Further PLD Support
Our team can support Teacher Aides Professional Learning and Development in a range of areas and in a range of delivery models. Please contact us if you would like to discuss your specific PLD requirements.
Access Funded PLD
Choose from Cognition Education's Courses and register your interest
Our consultants are expert PLD facilitators and have developed rich learning opportunities that will empower Teacher Aides across New Zealand.
Funding process
Follow the MOE directions for funding:
- have your ESL handy
- apply for funding via an online form
Click here for the full process
Confirmation
Please send us:
- your application reference number as confirmation of your funding and
- a copy of your application approval confirmation email
Invoicing and Reimbursement
Cognition will invoice the MOE for your course costs, and once the course has been completed the MOE will reimburse your school for any wage, travel and accommodation costs that have been detailed in your application.
Visit the Ministry of Education website for full details here
For any enquiries regarding Teacher Aide PLD funding or your application, please get in touch with the Ministry: TeacherAide.PLD@education.govt.nz
Contact
Level 8, 139 Quay Street, Auckland 1010
New Zealand
