Mike’s News Oct 28

Posted on by Mike Stone
1-31 Oct Health Literacy month www.healthliteracymonth.org/
1-31 Oct Save Kiwi month www.kiwisforkiwi.org/save-kiwi-week/schools
28 Oct 4pm deadline to apply for Subject Expert Group in NCEA review
29 Oct Free lecture, Bill Fry, tsunami risk 7.30 pm, Planetarium, NBHS, Chambers Street, Napier
31 Oct Centrally Funded PLD Proposal due Hawke’s Bay
31 Oct Science Learning Hub free PLD on using Science Capabilities 4-4:45pm. Register here.
6 Nov Deadline to apply for PLD in China. Apply here
8 Nov Liggins workshop on human microbiome, Wgtn Learn more and register here.
11 Nov Transit of Mercury in front of the sun http://www.rasnz.org.nz/in-the-sky/meteor-showers
12 Nov Biology Moderation Workshop, 9-3, Waikato Dio, 660 River Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton 3210
18-24 Nov Antibiotic Resistance www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week/en/
14 Nov World Diabetes day www.barnabybee.com/information.htm
15 Nov BEANZ workshop, Wellington Girls, 9-3 emma.kean@wgc.school.nz
15 Nov L1 Sci PLD, on Biomechanics, Otago uni PE School, Dunedin pru.casey@gmail.com
15 Nov Science symposium, Waikato uni, Hamilton, 8:30-3:30. Register here
Moon 3Q Oct 22.        NM Oct 28.        1Q Nov 4.      FM Nov 13.     

Info

  1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
    • Gavin Bishop has won a PM’s Award for Literary Achievement. His children’s picture book, The House that Jack Built looks at the effect of the colonisation of NZ & its impact on Māori, and has been used in schools to explain some of the issues.
  2. Professional reading:
  3. Revision:
  4. Science Careers
  5. Zooventures brings interactive workshops to Auckland schools – like a zoo trip but more hands-on. zooventure.co.nz NZEG 14 Oct
  6. Some researchers are looking for participants in a study on whether games can improve knowledge about healthy lifestyles and type 2 diabetes in youth at risk for type 2 diabetes (aged 9-16 years). Any NZ school can get involved. If interested please contact Amanda Calder 0272679071. Games for Health https://nihi.auckland.ac.nz/games-health Info sheet: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GFH-Principal-Feasibility-Study-School.pdf
  7. The NZASE (NZ Association of Science Educators) is distributing a monthly newsletter for interesting up-to-date Science news. You can sign up here https://nzase.org.nz/
  8. MoE is looking for 6 people aged 14-18 to join the Ministerial Youth Advisory Group. More info at https://bit.ly/2zBx4W8. Applications close 3 Nov.

Resources

  1. Geology:
  1. Biology:
    • Niche – an online genetics survival game, available to schools for free (just email them with your school email address). Game does not run on Chromebooks or Smartphones /Tablets. Alice Nash https://niche-game.com/?fbclid=IwAR36BNRsaUTOa3EWJEOqC-dmSvnNQzHpvKzazGnhgBoZIc2N4RA1PZhvEh0
    • Teachers are putting good bio revision activities on Schoology, so have a look, may save you some time. Sign up at com , home page –> groups (at top) –> join at the bottom of drop-down menu –> type 3MSBZ-VRMKS . You will be given admin rights.
  1. AgHort:
    • Climate change is transforming wine-making traditions and practices that may be centuries old https://nyti.ms/2ISOlQU
  1. Chemistry:
  1. Physics:
  1. Science:
  1. EfS:
    • Land Air Water Aotearoa (LAWA) site shares environmental data from around NZ. Some good factsheets too. https://www.lawa.org.nz A great way to put your local study in a context, while getting council’s data for your local area.
  1. Primary

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

  1. For those bio teachers who want a better understanding of statistics, here is a MOOC that is a good intro to the basics https://www.stat.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/news-and-events-5/events/events-2018/10/data-to-insight-mooc.html

Cheers, Mike