About Sonya

Sonya is a force of nature among her peers. A teacher at Newmarket Primary School in Auckland . She had the chance to further develop her ideas with a TeachNZ Sabbatical . She published a Collaborative book with 10 other New Zealand educators  and is also a part of a Flat Connections project ‘A Week in the Life’ providing primary school aged children the opportunity to share cultural experiences with other children around the globe.

You can find Sonya in Pond, on twitter, and through her website.

Key Points

Debunking myths such as ‘Modern Learning Environments’ and ‘Future Focussed Century Pedagogy’

TeachmeetNZ , best described as a professional learning community that encourages New Zealand teachers to connect and share their work

Using constraints to focus learning and sharing

Leading a trusted online community

How to build relationships with fellow educators that feed the community

What is the frontier of learning?

Moving the ethos of transparent digital communities to the local communities of their members

How can we bring younger students into online communities

How to get colleagues ‘over the line’ sharing their work in an open digital space

The difference between consuming and creating for teachers