12 Apr	International Day of Human Space Flight
14 Apr	Last day term 1, Easter Thurs
22 Apr	Earth day www.earthday.net
25 Apr	World malaria Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/malaria/en/index.html
Moon	FM Apr 17      3Q Apr 23      NM May 1      1Q May 9

Info

1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
   • In this Leaders’ Connect hui recording from 17 Feb, Dr Ann Milne shares her whakaaro on Leading Out of White Spaces. https://leadershiplab.co.nz/key-resources/
2. Mātauranga Māori
   • Rangi Mātāmua on mātauranga Māori https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwO3RZd2Yjs
   • Under learning, at the top of the page is a link to the Mātauranga Framework document. https://ncea.education.govt.nz/science/science?view=learning
3. Student opportunities:
   • ANZCCART Secondary School Essay competition builds on Bi standards 1.2, 2.2, 3.2 with a focus on the role animal research plays in today’s society and the difficulties that surround animal use. More info here. Due 29 August.
4. Teacher opportunities:
   • Auckland’s MOTAT is providing free access to teachers this month (with another adult and up to 4 kids). https://www.motat.nz/events/teachers-visit-for-free-this-april
5. Revision:
   • This list of most effective methods is reinforced by much research https://twitter.com/ImpactWales/status/1455423889966776328/photo/2
6. HoD:
   • Carly Fiorina article on management and leadership – any organisation needs both. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hone-your-leadership-carly-fiorina/
   • Rose Hipkins has a series of blogs on dealing with uncertainty one, two and three
7. The Wellington branch of NZASE, Capital City Science Educators, has a Facebook group – Wellington (and wider) events of relevance to science educators are often posted there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2377890888910781

Resources

1. Biology:
   • In the fishing Virtual Reality resource students compare areas overfished vs not, to see changes in biodiversity. Great to link into food webs [Shelley Meehan] https://www.blakenz.org/programmes/blake-nz-vr/nz-vr-teacher-resources/
   • Data activity on effect of light intensity on photosynthetic rate (teacher guide at bottom) https://about.dataclassroom.com/ready-to-teach/elodea-photosynthesis-lab
2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • Basic Garden Lesson Plans from the New Jersey Agricultural Society: http://www.njagsociety.org/basic-gardening-lessons.html​
3. Earth & Space Science:.
   • Smithsonian webinar on what meteorites can tell us about the solar system
   • RNZ podcast about scientists collecting data about ocean chemistry which show increasing acidification
   • Which is the best classroom demo of a volcanic eruption? https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/284_Best_eruption.pdf
4.  Chemistry:
   • The chemistry of cooking pots – are they safe? https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-and-nutrition/concerns-about-cookware-chemistry?
   • The chemistry the sun triggers in our skin https://cen.acs.org/content/dam/cen/99/26/WEB/09926-feature4.pdf
5.  Physics:
   • Egg drop challenge for Easter (yr9, 10) https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/egg-drop/
   • An illustration of two-slit interference showing its practical application in an atmospheric radar in Antarctica https://www.antarctica.gov.au/site/assets/files/54311/radar_final.pdf
6. Primary & intermediate:
   • An activity emulating the drip rifle invention that saved many lives in the Anzac retreat https://www.liacoseducationalmedia.com/gallipoli-balloon-bursters
   • Egg drop challenge for Easter https://buggyandbuddy.com/stem-kids-egg-drop-project/
7.  EfS:
   • Are you interested in developing local curriculum around the coastal environment? The Hauraki Gulf Monitoring Project  will be running guided sessions to engage its local schools in simple methods to survey the local shoreline and study environmental change over time. For further info and to register please contact Teresa Morell Ph 0272888148 teresa.morrell@otago.ac.nz.

MoE/NZQA

1. There are 4 Accord Teacher Only Days allocated this year to support the implementation of changes to NCEA. Schools and kura can choose the focus/topics of each day to suit local circumstances from resources provided by MoE.
   • Teacher Only Day 5: 9-20 May
   • Teacher Only Day 6: 15-26 August
   • Teacher Only Days 7 and 8: 21 November – 2 December

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

1. Learning Network NZ PLD: Innovative Learning Environments by Mark Osborne, Auckland May 20. https://www.learningnetwork.ac.nz/events/ile22/
2. A recording of Science Learning Hub’s PLD on local curriculum and mātauranga Māori: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/3116-local-curriculum-matauranga-and-science
3. Apply for Regionally allocated PLD by these deadlines for 2022: May 20, Aug 12, Nov 4 (week 2 of term). Schools know by wk 8 so they can contact a PLD facilitator & plan to start delivery the next term. https://pld.education.govt.nz/ .

Cheers, Mike

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