Demonstrate commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Establish and maintain professional relationships and behaviours focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner.

Use inquiry, collaborative problem solving and professional learning to improve professional capability to impact on the learning and achievement of all learners.

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

Teach and respond to learners in a knowledgeable and adaptive way to progress their learning at an appropriate depth and pace.

Emotional intelligence affects teachers reaction to change and a positive psychological state enhances readiness for innovation 

Motivation is key for Teachers to engage in learning and change, sometime motivation is needed when things are not working. 

Confidence: Teachers who believe in their impact are more likely to embrace change and improvement. 

Beliefs: Individual beliefs about teaching, learning, and change significantly impact teachers' receptivity to new methods and approaches. - Mary

This reading has reinforced the whole idea of we are the ‘learners’, these factors / elements shape the teachers abillity to learn and be receptive for change and growth.  - Mary