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Invitation to Learning Support services hui - Ruawai and Dargaville
27/3/2018
Invitation to discuss Learning Support services (previously known as Special Education) with the Ministry of Education.
This is an opportunity to suggest how the Ministry can make changes to Learning Support
services to make it work better for children and young people.
Ruawai: 4th April 2018, Ruawai Primary School 5.30pm–7.30pm
Dargaville: 10th April 2018, Dargaville Early Years Hub 1.00pm–3.00pm
Dargaville: 12th April 2018, Dargaville Early Years Hub 5.30pm–7.30pm
See more details, and RSVP on the invitation document.
Read information about the new Learning Support Model for discussion.
Technology Online webinar: NCEA level 1 digital technologies standards
22/3/2018
Wednesday 28 March, 3.45 pm – 4.45 pm
Come along and hear Julie McMahon (HOD Technology, St Hilda's Collegiate School) and John Creighton (HOF Technology, Burnside High School) discuss these revised assessment tools and how they can be utilised in programmes of learning.
There will also be time for a question and answer section.
Commonwealth Games: 4 -15 April 2018
22/3/2018
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games take place between Wednesday 4 April and Sunday 15 April.
New Zealand Curriculum Online has a collection of teaching ideas and resources to help you learn about and celebrate the Commonwealth Games with your school and community.
Technology Online: Snapshots for Digital Technologies levels 6–8
20/3/2018
Technology Online has snapshots for computational thinking, and designing and developing digital technologies:
Computational thinking: Progress outcomes, exemplars, and snapshots
Designing and developing digital outcomes: Progress outcomes, exemplars, and snapshots
The snapshots illustrate the progress outcomes that span years 11–13 by highlighting aspects of students' expertise at that point on the learning progression.
Teaching Strategies that work - Mathematics
12/3/2018
This 2018 Education Review Office (ERO) report is one of a series of reports on teaching strategies that work.
It features strategies and approaches that ERO observed in 40 primary schools selected from across New Zealand.
The report includes both long-term and short-term strategies to improve mathematics learning and achievement.
Grow Your Own: edible garden competition; teaching and learning resource
2/3/2018
Soil, Food and Society is launching Grow Your Own, an edible garden competition for primary and intermediate schools, enviro' groups, and agricultural clubs.
Enter here to be in to win $500 worth of garden centre vouchers!
Entries opened on 26th February and close on 23rd March 2018.
A free online teaching resource for years 5-8 is also available.
The resource explores three interconnected areas - Plants are Earth's engine; Our food garden; and The chain in my lunch box.
National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement - vacancies for teacher assessors
2/3/2018
Applications are NOW OPEN for Teacher Assessors with a focus on Mathematics and Statistics, and/or Social Studies to administer assessments in Social Studies and Maths to Year 4 and Year 8 students for the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement (NMSSA) in Term 3 2018.
Information for applicants and an application form are available from this page.
Applications close: Monday 26th March, 2018.
Technology Online webinar: Introducing the learning progressions for digital technologies
27/2/2018
Wednesday 14 March, 3.45 pm – 4.45 pm
Come along and hear Catherine Johnson (Lead facilitator) discuss the new learning progressions for digital technologies:
- What they are
- How they are embedded within technology and The New Zealand Curriculum
- What supports and information are available for teachers
There will also be time for a question and answer section.
This webinar is useful for teachers who will be involved in implementing the new learning progressions for technology in digital technologies, including:
- classroom teachers in primary and secondary
- technology lead teachers
- syndicate leaders
- heads of technology departments/learning areas/faculties
- digital technologies teachers
Census 2018
26/2/2018
The next census is on Tuesday 6 March 2018.
New Zealand Curriculum Online has a collection of teaching ideas and resources to help you learn about the census with your school and community.
Consumer Protection school resources
26/2/2018
These resources for years 4–10 consist of teaching and learning plans and interactive case scenarios that aim to equip students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to be informed and confident consumers.
At each level the resources explore consumer protection within a different context:
Years 4–6 focuses on toys and games
Years 7–8 focuses on mobile phones
Years 9-10 focuses on consumer protection laws in both national and global settings.