10-18 Jun	Tūhura Tuarangi interactive space showcase at Rotorua Library
12-16 Jun	National Schools Pride Week https://insideout.org.nz/
14 Jun	World Blood Donor Day www.nzblood.co.nz
14 Jun	National Support Staff Day www.nzei.org.nz
15 Jun	Global Wind Day www.windenergy.org.nz/resources/for-teachers
16-18 Jun	40hr Famine weekend www.famine.org.nz
19 Jun	World Albatross Day Link to RNZ
20 Jun	Rutherford lecture, Dunedin’s Longitudinal Study, MTGHB, 1 Tennyson St, Napier 6-7:30
20 Jun	Science NIF workshop 9:30-12:30, The Office 62 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri. Register.
21 Jun	Science NIF workshop 9:30-12:30, The Orchard, Whangarei. Register
22 Jun	Winter solstice NZ https://www.rasnz.org.nz/in-the-sky/sun-rise-and-set-1
24Jun-2Jul	NZ Garden Bird Survey https://gardenbirdsurvey.landcareresearch.co.nz/
26-30 Jun	National Support Staff week www.nzei.org.nz
Moon	NM Jun 18       1Q Jun 26       FM Jul 3       3Q Jul 10

1. Auckland’s Stardome observatory reopens 19 June after some fixes and renovations. They have Matariki shows for 6 weeks then new permanent kōkōrangi Māori (Māori astronomy) evenings.
2. Garden bird survey is a great Citizen science project to get your students involved in. Science Learning Hub resources https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/3243-new-zealand-garden-bird-survey-a-context-for-learning
3. Auckland Science Teacher Association is holding a dinner 10 August. ASTA Dinner Flyer

Info

1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
   • Brigham Riwai Couch talks about 10 ways to teach him https://vimeo.com/325105212
2. Pedagogy:
   • Article on managing emotional distress in the classroom https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-how-to-manage-emotional-distress-in-the-classroom/2023/05
   • Fast effective retrieval practice https://edu.rsc.org/ideas/7-steps-to-hassle-free-retrieval-practice/4015926.article
3. Professional reading/watching:
   • Leading to the North-East: Ensuring the fidelity of relationship-based learning. The new book from Russell Bishop. Available June 10 via NZCER Press
4. Student opportunities:
   • Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow competition challenges year 5 – 10 students to unleash their creativity and use STEAM to help solve an issue in their community. MOTAT webinars
   • School leaver opportunity: Auckland Zoo is looking for 2 zookeeper interns, fulltime Oct 23 – April 2024. Apply by 28 Jun. https://www.aucklandzoo.co.nz/get-involved/zookeeper-internships
5. HoD:
   • Carly Fiorina on power and empowerment https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-empowerment-carly-fiorina
6. Digital support:
   • An article & PPT slides from Claire Amos on AI, presented to a recent conference, https://teachingandelearning.blogspot.com/2023/06/assessment-in-age-of-ai-claire-amos.html

Resources

1. Biology:
   • Article about the use of pollen forensics to track the impact of the Black Death on people and the environment. The learning resource has a practical pollen activity. https://catalyst-magazine.org/articles/death-destruction-and-pollen/
   • Alison Ballance talks about the discovery & recovery of the takahe https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018891951/alison-ballance-the-rediscovery-and-recovery-of-the-takahe
2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • These resources describe how Māori ethics and values can drive entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability in primary production. https://ourlandandwater.nz/topic/te-ao-maori
   • New issue of Agricultural Research journal includes articles on earthworms as indicators of soil biological health, dairy factory wastewater irrigation & phosphorus loss & sugarcane silage.
3. Earth & Space Science:
   • Video on how satellites reveal how earth’s systems are connected https://snip.ly/Satellites/
   • An activity about weathering https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/46_Weathering.pdf
4. Chemistry:
   • Prof Allan Blackman’s Chemistry Matters videos are useful for secondary school and first year uni. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR3IJD4eYfwTt6lZxeiiCDbABcukAr9wr
   • SCENZ has a full teaching and assessment package for C3.2 spectroscopy for any Chem teacher to freely download from https://nzic.org.nz/unsecure_files/scenz/Spectroscopy.zip.
5. Physics:
   • Heat transfer by radiation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WnYfUVE3kc
   • Popping corn as an analogy for nuclear decay. https://edu.rsc.org/ideas/popping-corn-or-nuclear-decay/4015780.article (Join for free for unlimited access)
6. Primary & intermediate:
   • Explore these NZ Book award winners in the children & young adult section:
     • Sylvia and the birds – graphic novel about NZ birds, the environment & kaitiakitanga
     • Te Wehenga – an immersive and powerful retelling of the story of Rangi and Papa
     • Weather and Climate NZ – uses infographics to tell us all about NZ’s atmosphere and seas
     • Te kōkōrangi – a story centred around the mātauranga Māori of Matariki
7. Middle School
   • OpenSciEd has Middle School Units available in Google Classroom! Free to join. https://www.openscied.org/google-classroom/
8.  Science:
   • Solar-thermal textiles based on polar bear fur. Some interesting physics and chemistry https://physicsworld.com/a/polar-bear-fur-inspires-solar-thermal-textiles
9. New standards
   • One of Alison Campbell’s blogposts is useful in teaching students to apply the CRAAP test as the linked articles show clear red flags. https://blog.waikato.ac.nz/bioblog/2023/06/3351

Can you help?

1. 16 students from South Auckland have been selected to go to Space Camp in August and need to raise $5000 each. You may like to help. Please go to their Give a Little page.

MoE/NZQA

1. The Learning Area Guides have Science info to give us some idea of how to incorporate the Pacific Values Framework in our subject https://ncea.education.govt.nz/pacific-values-framework
2. Rising Stars is a comic book that teaches Pacific young people and their families about pathways. Worth a look. https://www2.nzqa.govt.nz/pasifika/navigating-pathways/rising-stars/

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

1. The 12^th Science is Cool conference brings you a day of free, virtual physics-focused PLD. Th 3 Aug, 8am PT (Fri 4 Aug 2:45 am!). Register to access the recordings.
2. The Maurice Wilkins Centre (with BEANZ & the Moko Foundation) will offer more free biology PD days this year! Five speakers at each of 6 locations across Aotearoa in July & Nov. MWC Biology PD 2023
3. Unfortunately, due to PPTA’s strike action, ESS is canceling their upcoming PLD Thurs 22 June.
4. BEANZ mātauranga Māori workshop is going ahead Mon 12 June (culturally-responsive pedagogy rather than NCEA changes). Attendees please confirm attendance with me.
5. BEANZ has organised 2 Making Assessor Judgements workshops for Auckland in August.  2023 BEANZ MAJ Workshop flyer

Cheers, Mike

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