20jun-15Jul	Matariki Festival www.matarikifestival.org.nz/
16-17 Jul	ASCD conference http://www.ascd.org/virtual-conference-respond-reimagine-restart.aspx
17-19 Jul	Spectrum Ed free online summit
20 Jul	Nominations for kudos award close
21 Jul 1969	1st moon walk www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11_40th.html#.UtmgLOuBr-k
27 Jul 1921	Insulin 1st isolated  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323774
Moon	3Q 13 Jul       NM 21 Jul        1Q 28 Jul        FM 4 Aug

1. uLearn20 is calling for abstracts. Deadline 20 Aug. https://www.core-ed.org/events/ulearn

Info

1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
   • Māori Kite resource https://fivehousepublishing.com/product/maori-kites-and-kite-making-free-resources-with-lesson-ideas/
2. Pedagogy:
   • AfL reflection technique – https://www.unthsc.edu/center-for-innovative-learning/3-2-1-reflection-technique/
3. Professional reading/watching:
   • Recorded webinar from Viviane Robinson on leadership: shifting the focus from change to improvement https://theeducationhub.org.nz/schools-webinar-on-leadership-viviane-robinson-on-shifting-the-focus-from-change-to-improvement
4. Digital support
   • Chromatography at home https://edu.rsc.org/primary/chemistry-in-your-cupboard-videos-kitchen-roll-chromatography/4012057.article

5. The Beeby award provides $30,000 to support the development of an innovative learning resource based on high quality research. Applications close 21 Aug. What about a resource around Mātauranga science? https://www.nzcer.org.nz/fellowships/beeby-award

Resources

1. Biology:
   • Short biology videos https://www.statedclearly.com/videos/
   • Alison Campbell’s blogpost and video on a 2009 schol bio Q on lactose intolerance

2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • Video on why bees are important https://read.activelylearn.com/#teacher/reader/authoring/preview/997078

3. Earth & Space Science
   • Astrobiology – what sorts of planets should we be looking for? https://www.universetoday.com/145943/worlds-with-hydrogen-in-their-atmospheres-could-be-the-perfect-place-to-search-for-life/
   • Ideas for outdoor earth science activities https://www.earthsciweek.org/sites/default/files/NCLI/NCLIDGuide_Final_091918.pdf

4. Chemistry:
   • Brain Pop resources on fireworks https://blog.brainpop.com/camp-brainpop/camp-activity-fireworks-july-fourth
   • Videos where people name their favourite element & explain why they like it. To follow on ask students describe their own favourite element on an info card, radio script or film clip. https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/collection/3952/my-favourite-element-suitable-home-teaching

5. Physics:
   • Stories for students to graph http://www.graphingstories.com/
   • Video of yr 9 students investigating energy and forces to see if theoretically they could break a piece of wood with a Kung Fu punch. https://www.stem.org.uk/resources/elibrary/resource/30897/kung-fu-physics

6. Science of COVID-19
   • This 4 min video tells the story of how we eradicated smallpox, one of the biggest killers in the history of humanity – vaccination and global collaboration on health https://www.facebook.com/watch/?t=8&v=589109092000563
   • Comparing nucleic acid, antigen & antibody tests. https://cen.acs.org/analytical-chemistry/diagnostics/Periodic-Graphics-guide-COVID-19/98/i25

7. Primary
   • UK’s primary Science Teaching Trust has some science activities for remote learning [Scroll down, below Science Fun at Home intro, to the relevant tab 1/3 way down page]:
     • Engineering our world – 8 engineering activities that introduce famous scientists
     • Challenge Chasers – 8 science challenges for 7-11 yr olds. Here

8. Nature of Science
   • 8 lessons based on Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science. Open the tab How Collins is using ‘Bad Science’ in our New GCSE Science [Ian Torrie] https://collins.co.uk/pages/secondary-science-bad-science

MoE/NZQA

1. Have your say, should there be one, three, or five subjects in NCEA L1 Science? Let MoE know by 10 Aug). ly/2Vj9RVb
2. From questions in Parliament wrt relief costs for school trips: “The cost of employing a relief teacher, under any circumstances, cannot be passed on to parents.”

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

1. Future Learning Solutions (Ak uni) course Growing Great Leaders https://www.uacel.ac.nz/growing-great-leaders-level-1

Technicians

1. To make a tea-bag rocket – remove the tea, unfold the bag & stand it up like a little tube. Light the top & it begins to burn down. At last it floats up, still burning, on its own hot air. There are YouTube videos. Try Red Seal – herbal fruit or red bush.
2. At her Health & Safety workshops in 2019 Sabina Cleary recommended a particular format for Safe Methods of Use sheets e.g. the SMU for Na in water on the STANZ website. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3wxHuw0YOWWyV_8AivBqy_kcSW13bPs/view

Cheers, Mike