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Snapshots for teaching and learning in literacy
11/9/2014
These stories provide examples of ideas and approaches some schools are using in their literacy programmes.
Money Week, 13–19 October 2014
9/9/2014
MoneyWeek 2014 is October 13–19, the first week of term four. It is a nationwide week of events to motivate Kiwis to look at their financial situation. Financial literacy is an important life skill and part of the New Zealand Curriculum. MoneyWeek is a great time to get your students and school community thinking and talking about money matters. For dynamic tools and resources for the classroom to help schools participate, check out the MoneyWeek website.
Updated on Enabling e-Learning
5/9/2014
The Learning areas section has been updated and new pages created that contain school stories and resources to support e-learning across the school curriculum.
Take a look at:
Staying Safe Online
5/9/2014
Staying Safe Online: Cybersafety tips from NZ’s leading online companies is a booklet that has been developed by NetSafe in association with several major online content providers including Facebook, YouTube, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Trade Me, and Twitter.
It has clear and practical tips for reducing risk and encouraging safety, to ensure all New Zealanders can use the internet in a positive way. The booklet has been sent out to all schools and is available for download from the NetSafe website.
Further digital citizenship resources on Enabling e-Learning:
e-asTTle outage September 4, 6pm–midnight
4/9/2014
e-asTTle will be unavailable on Thursday 4th September 2014 between 6pm and midnight.
This scheduled outage is to install improved functionality for user maintenance via ESAA Self Service. It will resolve a technical limitation which prohibited some users from maintaining their personal details.
Please pass on this information to all staff who use e-asTTle. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please contact the MoE Service Desk if you have any queries.
Phone: 0800 225 542 (option 2)
Special Education Study Awards
4/9/2014
Applications close soon for Special Education study awards. Packages have been developed that offer study leave with an ongoing salary, a contribution towards travel and accommodation, and paid tuition fees.
Oxford Databases available through EPIC
2/9/2014
All NZ schools are again able to get free access to Oxford Art Online, Oxford Music Online and the Oxford English Dictionary Online through EPIC.
The Ministry of Education has allocated some additional funding to add these resources to the annual e-resource subscription on behalf of all NZ schools through EPIC.
Find out more about EPIC's worldwide range of electronic resources from the EPIC website.
Tongan Language Week / Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga 1–7 September
29/8/2014
Tongan Language Week / Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga takes place this year from Monday 1 September to Sunday 7 September 2014. This resource page provides ideas, resources, and inspiration to help you learn and celebrate the Tongan language with your school community.
Reviewing your curriculum
28/8/2014
NZC Online has launched a new section called Reviewing your curriculum with information, research, tools, suggested areas of focus, and inspirational stories to support schools in the process of curriculum design and review.
This supporting blog post offers a guided tour of the new section, highlighting its structure and features.
The Ngārimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Scholarship Fund Board Challenge
26/8/2014
The Challenge offers Year 7–13 Māori students an opportunity to learn about the valuable contributions Māori soldiers made in World War II. In addition to the essay category, The Challenge offers a range of media categories for students to present their research in, including short film, musical composition, and photographic essay, with individual and group entries permitted. For more information and entry forms, go to the Ngārimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Scholarship Fund Board Challenge webpage or email ngarimu.scholarship@minedu.govt.nz. Entries close 5pm 19 September 2014.