Linking learning with life
Anchor your teaching in real world scenarios that spark awe and expand horizons.
Become an AweHunter and join us while we build something awesome
Our purpose
We want to broaden horizons
Young people are keen to learn and give themselves the best start they can, but the lack the skills to link their learning to a future life they can’t quite imagine just yet, which is why we need to do it for them.
When we connect what happens in the classroom with where it is leading them, students get the point. They engage with learning and can see where it’s leading them, which makes all the difference.
Joining AweHunters gives you the power to broaden their horizons and challenge their thinking before limiting stereotypes set in.
Teaching Resources
People who keep us healthy
These resources can help you talk about people who keep us healthy in your classroom.
People who build our homes
Use these resources to start a conversation in your classroom about the kind of things people do when they build our homes.
People who work with animals
Use these resources to start a conversation in your classroom about the kind of tasks people do when they work with animals.
Our focus areas
More pathways
AweHunters brings a range of exciting careers into your classroom
Evolving careers
Stay on top of emerging jobs and industries as they evolve
Challenge thinking
Stop limitations and stereotypes before they can form
Latest articles
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How it works
Build autonomy, belonging, and competence
Self-Determination Theory gives us a framework to understand how students are motivated to learn and the factors which impact on their engagement (for more, visit this link).
In a nutshell, students have three basic psychological needs which impact on their motivation; autonomy, competence, and relatedness. When learners feel like they are in control of their learning, that they are capable of the work, and that they are supported by their educators they are more likely to be engaged.
Autonomy
Relating classroom content to the real world helps students to understand where their education is leading, giving them an increased sense of control over their learning.
Belonging
Educators who help students understand the point to their learning show that they are invested in their student’s futures, not simply there to deliver content.
Competence
Students are able to link their abilities with future pathways, as they develop a stronger understanding of what those pathways might look like and how they will fit in.
Show them the way
Connecting content with a range of career pathways and giving students visible examples of how this works in the real world gives them the opportunity to make choices that they can take ownership of.