Design for Learning

Design learning based on curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, assessment information and an understanding of each learner’s strengths, interests, needs, identities, languages and cultures 

Ako Panuku Resources

• Teachers' reflection tools - Quick and easy tools aligned to the teaching standards, to support you in reflecting on your teaching practice. Templates are available in English and Māori.

• Quality Practice Templates - Ako Panuku have developed QPTs to show what the Design for Learning Standard can look like for teachers (either English or Māori medium settings), or for leaders in schools or kura.

• Leader self-reflection - Learning-focused culture - A self-reflection template to help leaders think about their practice in relation to the Design for Learning Standard. In English and Māori. Also available in a writable pdf version.

Useful External Links

Teacher Standards and e-learning - A Ministry resource for assisting teachers in unpacking the Design for Learning standard for e-learning

Quality Teaching for Diverse Students in Schooling: Best Evidence Synthesis Iteration (BES)

Gathering and using evidence for learning -