4 Sep | Hochstetter lecture on the Kaikoura Earthquake, New Plymouth. Details here |
5 Sep | Hochstetter lecture on the Kaikoura Earthquake, Hamilton. Details here |
5 Sep | Deadline to apply for the PM’s Science Teacher Prize. Info here |
7 Sep | Deadline to Register for NZ International Chemistry Olympiad |
8 Sep | International Literacy day https://en.unesco.org/themes/literacy-all |
11-18 Sep | Māori Language week www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz |
11 Sep | Hochstetter lecture on the Kaikoura Earthquake, Nelson. Details here |
12 Sep | Hochstetter lecture on the Kaikoura Earthquake, Dunedin. Details here |
13 Sep | Hochstetter lecture on the Kaikoura Earthquake, Christchurch. Details here |
15 Sep | Deadline to Apply for Regionally allocated PLD |
16 Sep | International Day to Preserve O3 www.uneptie.org/ozonaction/events/ozoneday |
Moon | 3Q Sep 7 NM Sep 15 1Q Sep 23 FM Sep 29 |
- Avondale Library is holding Science For Everyone, basic experiments to spark interest in 6-12 year olds, fortnightly starting Sun 3 Sep at 2-3pm.
- Resources for Māori language week next week:
- Classroom phrases poster for the wall. Common phrases Maori 2023
- Two form class activities. Student activity for MLW
- 100 kupu every kiwi should know https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/100-maori-words
- Te Wānanga o Aotearoa offers a free online course (with regular zuis) to learn te reo basics. Do it at home at your own pace. Mine started in Dec & it was terrific. Put your name on the wait list. https://www.twoa.ac.nz/nga-akoranga-our-programmes/study-from-home/nz-certificate-in-te-reo
- ASTA is hosting a Learning Outside the Classroom Expo, Wed 13 Sep, 3:30 – 6pm at Western Springs Garden Community Hall, Auckland. For ECE – Secondary teachers. Meet 20+ providers to see what is on offer for your students. For catering purposes, please register here. Article about the benefits of a similar event in Wellington. Looking for Something More for 2024
- World Cleanup Day is on Sep 16, celebrated with clean up events in 191 countries. Our Clean Up Week runs from Sep16 – 22 with the aim of cleaning up as much of NZ as possible.
- MOTAT’s Education Team is offering free online workshops on the History of Robotics 20 Sep. There are two sessions per day – 9.30am and 1.30pm. You can sign up your class here.
Info
- Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
- For culturally sustaining practice Michelle Johansson suggests: “play the long game; let us tell our story – representation matters; be brave – the current system doesn’t work for a significant and growing number of our people.” Source here.
- Pedagogy:
- List of instructional strategies – what are some you haven’t tried? https://lead4ward.com/docs/instructional_strategies/playlist_may_2022_23.pdf
- Professional reading/watching/listening:
- Podcast Ologies with Alie Ward
- HoD:
- Carly Fiorina discusses problems as a place for leaders to test their mettle. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/worthwhile-problems-carly-fiorina
- Digital support:
- Benny Pan taught his kids how to find info with AI, then followed up with a lesson on biases and misinformation. Now, “None of them want anything to do with generative AI.” PowerPoint and Handout.
- A reminder: NCER has Assessment Resource Banks for any NZ teacher to access. These tasks have been trialled, come with teacher notes & can be printed or used online. Useful for classroom learning as much as for assessment. To access register here
Resources
- Biology:
- Activity on eutrophication https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W292-D.pdf
- Technicians shared ideas about genetics games recently. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wqgj2GTi6xKuaxOGAvzaaRAFypWpspSh?usp=drive_link
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
- Online support for NCEA:
- Forum with Rachel Chisnall, NIF, & Melanie Simmons, pilot school, on the new L1 Ag/Hort standards for 2024. Th 7 Sep, 3:30pm. Register here https://forms.gle/4Qxfwfgg38f1PEvi7
- Writing strategy workshop for Ag/Hort Scholarship teachers and students. Wed 13 Sep 3:30pm. Register here https://forms.gle/QfVFea8VKhJdgavR6
- Online support for NCEA:
- Earth & Space Science:
- Watching the stars for September. The Night Sky
- Article about the role of the oceans in climate change Climate change: why the oceans matter.
- ELI activities about earthquakes and the earth’s core ELI 147 and ELI 423
- Chemistry:
- Infographics on the chemistry of swimwear and side-effects of medicines
- Tips for teaching about energy in reactions https://edu.rsc.org/cpd/everything-you-need-to-teach-chemical-energetics-at-14-16/4017759.article
- Physics:
- A lab measuring speed of a Bike vs sprinter: Bike vs Sprinter Lab
- Stephen Ross’s videos for flipped learning about graphing for AS 90935 & 91521.
- Primary & intermediate:
- Picture books by Jennifer Somervell tell stories of life on a NZ farm. https://www.talesfromthefarmpublications.com/shop-talesfromthefarmpublications
- Build a boat that uses a rubber band and some plastic spoons to paddle itself around. https://www.instructables.com/Construct-a-Rubber-Band-Powered-Boat/
- Science:
- NSTA’s free resources for teachers (from USA) https://www.nsta.org/resources/freebies-and-opportunities-science-and-stem-teachers-july-25-2023
- The Science Learning Hub has developed resources on the Science of Medicines. The project uses waka and wayfaring analogies as a means of guiding ākonga through the big questions. The resources include investigations, videos and games
- STEM/STEAM:
- MOTAT has Learnable kits, sets of STEAM resources that schools and teachers can borrow, with free delivery and return across Aotearoa. https://www.motat.nz/learning/learnables/
- Mr Science explores STEM in the kitchen. https://hookedonscience.jwpapp.com/
- Nature of Science:
- Jim Al-Khalili talks about what science is, the importance of thinking scientifically, the scientific method …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lPjleuohMo&t=44s
- Two citizen science projects supported by Keep NZ Beautiful: Backyard Battle and Mizuiku Upstream Battle adds to data sets, which are used for research, policy decisions and more.
MoE/NZQA
- MoE has confirmed Teacher-only accord days 13 – 24 Nov. https://ncea.education.govt.nz/teacher-only-days. If you want support to connect with other schools and kura in your region, please contact the NCEA Lead at your regional office.
- Teachers can subscribe to a new NCEA Implementation newsletter. Check it out here NCEA Update: Issue #1. Includes a subscribe link.
Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities
- Apply for Regionally allocated PLD by 15 Sep, to start in 2024. Schools can use this PLD to support the implementation of NCEA (in the ‘Local Curriculum Design’ priority).
- Science Learning Hub:
- The next free online webinar is What does the Hub look like in the primary classroom? On Thurs 14 Sep, 4:–4:45 pm. Greta & Simone Marsters talk about adapting SLH resources for your primary classroom.
- Listen to the last SLH webinar What is a knowledge system?
- ESSENZ is offering PLD in Auckland region. $35. registration link
- Fri 8 Sep at Ak uni on teaching the new level 1 PESS standards – postponed from term 2.
- Th 21 Sep at Rosmini College on incorporating mātauranga Māori into ESS
Cheers, Mike
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