Author: Mike Stone

Mike’s News Apr 10

Posted on by Mike Stone
11-14 Apr HATA conference at Napier Boys HS. Info here.
12 Apr International Day of Human Space Flight www.un.org/en/events/humanspaceflightday/
13-16 Apr SciCon at Rototuna High Schools, Hamilton. https://www.scicon.org.nz/
16 Apr Applications close, Innovative Young Minds residential program. https://iym.org.nz/
17 Apr World Haemophilia day http://www.wfh.org/en/page.aspx?pid=492
18 Apr Chemistry workshop Wellington from SCENZ. Register here
20 Apr Chemistry workshop Christchurch from SCENZ. Register here
20 Apr Total Solar Eclipse, peak 01:34 pm
21 Apr Chemistry workshop Auckland from SCENZ. Register here
21 Apr Awa, Ngakau, Pekapeka field experience, 5-7pm, Auckland. Email Natasha to register
22 Apr Earth day www.earthday.net
24Apr-5May A Teacher Only Day in these 2 weeks https://ncea.education.govt.nz/teacher-only-days
Moon 3Q Apr 13      NM Apr 20      1Q Apr 28      FM May 6
  1. NZASE is giving SciCon registrants first access to a digital collection of teaching resources from L1 Science pilot schools. This material was paid for, as the copyright belongs to pilot schools and their hard work needs to be acknowledged. This cost was significant and not budgeted for so needs to be recouped – this means after SciCon these resources will be for NZASE members only. However, this year membership is the lowest it has ever been, $20 per individual, $100 per secondary school. Join here https://nzase.org.nz/.
  2. Auckland Botanical Gardens exhibition Hidden Secrets explores the concept of ‘plant blindness’, showing plants help us every day in ways we do not often realise or notice. Apr 8 – May 28.
  3. Introduction to Rāranga 4-5 pm 26 Apr is a Technology Education NZ webinar that explores the basic tikanga of harvesting and weaving with harakeke and the diversity of products. This hands-on experience will be relevant to primary & secondary teachers. Sign up here.

Info

  1. Mātauranga Māori
  2. Student opportunities:
    • Secondary students can enter a competition from Australian & NZ Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART). It aims to inspire students to think critically about the role animal research plays in today’s society and to engage with the difficulties of animal use. Deadline 29 Aug, with a 1st prize of $100, 2nd prize of $75 and a 3rd prize of $50.

Resources

  1. Biology:
  2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
    • The latest issue of NZ Journal of Crop & Horticultural Science contains articles on suppressing basal rot in onions, watering impact on heat-stressed grape production, the effect of thinning on blueberry, controlling six-spotted mite in avocado and autumn-sown catch crops in Waikato.
    • Check out Rural Delivery snippets https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/rural-delivery
  3. Earth & Space Science:
  4.  Chemistry:
  5. Physics:
  6. Primary & intermediate:
  7. Te reo science resources

Can You Help?

  1. Brieanna Aziz, Kaipara College hopes to take her Yr 12 ESS class to Ak’s Stardome observatory in term 3, week 6 or 7. The website says the minimum charge is equivalent to 35 students. Her group is half that size & her smaller school can’t afford to pay double the price. Is there another Ak teacher with a small class that would like to join her on the trip? baziz@kaipara.school.nz

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

  1. Education Hub Free webinar: Professor Rob Coe will discuss his work developing an evidence-based curriculum for teacher learning, plus tools and instruments to provide feedback for PLD. 7:30 pm Apr 26. Info here.

Cheers, Mike

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