Mike’s News Feb 8

1-28 Feb Bikewise month https://can.org.nz/article/february-is-bikewise-month
1-28 Feb Heart Awareness Month www.heartfoundation.org.nz/for-women
9 Feb Safer Internet Day https://www.netsafe.org.nz/safer-internet-day/
11 Feb International Day of Women and Girls in Science http://bit.ly/UNESCO2Rp0zpr
11 Feb Science Learning Hub PLD webinar on wetlands. Register here.
12 Feb International Charles Darwin Day www.darwinday.org/index.php
12 Feb Chinese New Year begins (year of the ox) https://chinesenewyear.net/
19 Feb Deadline to apply for free regionally-allocated PLD https://pld.education.govt.nz/
Moon NM 12 Feb      1Q 20 Feb      FM 27 Feb       3Q 6 Mar
  1. Nicola Turner is giving talks in Auckland & Tauranga on Living Lightly 8 to 17 Feb – simple changes that can make a difference for our own wellbeing and the wellbeing of the planet. https://events.humanitix.com/organisers/5f20e44e0955210008c0726a
  2. On Feb 13 Matuku Reserve Trust in West Auckland opens their wetland restoration, with guided walks, talks and a market. More info.
  3. NZ Science Communicators are holding a National Networking Night Wed 10 Feb, 5:30-8 at various locations https://www.scanz.co.nz/events/2021/february-national-networking-night
  4. To celebrate women in science a virtual 3-day festival will feature free talks from over 50 women in science, exploration and conservation from across the globe. 12-14 Feb.

Info

  1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
    • How to set up your computer so you can write Māori words using macrons:
    • The Science Learning Hub has developed resources on te repo (the wetland) in te reo Māori and in English. Don’t forget their PLD on te repo on 11 Feb.
  2. Pedagogy: ideas for starting the year –
  3. Student competitions:
    • DoC is running a video competition for youth aged 16-25 to record their ideas on what we can do to ensure Papatūānuku thrives! Submit by 15 March. Info here.
  4. HoD:
  5. Science Careers
  6. STEMonline is a resource from UoA to help support the teaching of NCEA sciences. They have had resources for mechanics 90940 (L1), 91171 (L2) & 91524 (L3) and maths for a while. Chem is gradually being added too, with 90944 currently available. Worth a look.
  7. This calendar of science dates is accurate for term 1, but some dates beyond that are yet to be confirmed: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Dates-for-2021.doc
  8. BLAKE (formerly the Sir Peter Blake Trust) offers students week-long environmental leadership programs in Apr & Oct this year. Apply by 26 Feb.
  9. Gillian Ward and Sally Birdsall are running a postgraduate course called Teaching for Scientific Literacy, focussing on NoS & scientific inquiry. This first semester course begins on Wed 2 March & is a mix of face to face & online teaching. Inquiries to Sally Birdsall 

Resources

  1. Biology:
  2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
    • LearNZ online field trip exploring seaweed aquaculture, the world’s fastest-growing primary industry, for Sea Week 2021. More info.
  3. Earth & Space Science:
  4. Chemistry:
  5. Physics:
  6. Primary & intermediate:
  7. Nature of Science:
  8.  Science:
  9. Science of COVID:
    • NZH article on how genomics was used in NZ’s response to COVID.
  10.  EfS:

Cheers, Mike