The Power of Picturebooks 2025
3rd Apr 2025 - 29th May 2025
03:30 PM - 12:30 PM
Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato, Gate 3B Te Koorama Place Off Silverdale Road Hamilton New Zealand 3216
It’s really easy to underestimate the power of picturebooks, but in this pair of workshops we will explore how powerful they really are. In an introductory Zoom session we will explore how they can be used across age groups and the curriculum; in the second 3 hour session we will dive deeper, exploring dual language picturebooks featuring English and Te Reo Māori.
Workshops
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Session 1 - An Introduction to the Power of Picturebooks
Session Details
Date: 3 April 2025
Session: 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Location: Online
Venue: Zoom
Session Content
In this online workshop you will be introduced to the power of picturebooks for use in your classroom. We will begin by briefly exploring the picturebooks format and its history, and then examine and discuss how picturebooks can be used across the curriculum from primary to secondary school, in ways which both reflect the identities of children in your class, and allow them entry into the worlds of others.
Nau mai, haere mai ki to ao o te pukapuka pikitia- Welcome to the world of picturebooks.
Associate Professor Nicola Daly
Nicola Daly is an associate professor in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato,... More
Associate Professor Nicola Daly
Associate Professor Nicola Daly
Nicola Daly is an associate professor in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand where she teaches children’s literature and leads the Postgraduate Certificate in Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She also codirects the Waikato Picturebook Research Unit.
Her full profile can be read here. https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/nicola.daly
Duration: 1 hour
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 2 - An introduction to dual language picturebooks
Session Details
Date: 29 May 2025
Session: 9.00am - 12.30pm
Location: Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato - Hamilton Campus
Venue: Conference room - TC.1.04
Address: Gate 5/164 Hillcrest Road, Hillcrest
Session Content
Picturebooks which incorporate English and Māori can be powerful tools in the classroom.
In this workshop we will learn about a range of types of dual language picturebooks which incorporate both Te Reo Māori and English, exploring and experiencing the ways in which they can be used in the classroom to support affirmation of identity, awareness of other worlds, and language learning. There will be many books to explore and share, as well as a book list to take away at the end of the session.
Associate Professor Nicola Daly
Nicola Daly is an associate professor in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato,... More
Associate Professor Nicola Daly
Associate Professor Nicola Daly
Nicola Daly is an associate professor in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand where she teaches children’s literature and leads the Postgraduate Certificate in Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She also codirects the Waikato Picturebook Research Unit.
Her full profile can be read here. https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/nicola.daly
Duration: 3.5 hours
Tickets
If you would like to register for a single workshop instead of the full programme please contact us using the contact form below.
Contact & Venue Location
Venue
Te Whai Toi Tangata, University of Waikato
Gate 3B
Te Koorama Place
Off Silverdale Road
Hamilton
New Zealand 3216
Event Organiser
Te Whai Toi Tangata Workshop Team
07 838 4575