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Level 3 NCEA standards and resources
24/1/2013
The Level 3 achievement standards are now registered and have been published on the NZQA Subject Specific Resources pages on the NZQA website.
Assessment resources for externally assessed standards and exemplars for all Level 3 standards have also been published on these pages.
NZQA approved Level 3 internal assessment resources, which can be used with students in 2013 are available on the NCEA on TKI pages.
NZTA curriculum and school resources
24/1/2013
NZTA education portal has road safety education guidelines, and teaching and learning resources that support all levels of the curriculum.
Treaty of Waitangi
22/1/2013
See National Library Services to Schools website for a selection of online resources that relate to the Treaty of Waitangi
Trade Aid education resources
17/1/2013
Trade Aid offers a range of different activities and resources that can contribute to learning programmes in your school, including free online and print resources, links to interactive activities, and educators who are available to visit your school.
Trade Aid is a New Zealand based not-for-profit organisation that helps people around the world improve their lives through trade. Trade Aid promotes greater justice in international trade through its trading activities, education, and advocacy work.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in many languages
18/12/2012
Omniglot: the online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages shows how to wish people a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in many different languages and has recordings for some of them.
The site also offers other useful translated phrases.
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Evaluation at a Glance: Transitions from Primary to Secondary School (December 2012)
18/12/2012
This ERO report combines current research with findings from recent ERO reports about students' transitions between and through schools. The report discusses the important pastoral care and learning support processes needed for successful transitions.
The summary gives a snapshot of what factors contribute to successful transitions and has some useful tips for schools.
Online modules to help PLD for EOTC
17/12/2012
New online self-paced learning modules (SPLM) have been developed to help people further their professional learning development (PLD) for Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC).
The modules can be completed at the time and pace that suits each individual, free of charge.
Education Outdoors New Zealand (EONZ), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has created 10 learning modules to develop and support the understanding and implementation of the EOTC Guidelines: Bringing the Curriculum Alive (Ministry of Education, 2009).
Better safe than sorry
12/12/2012
This NZ On Screen collection showcases vintage NZ public safety awareness films from the 1950s to the 1970s.
As the summer holidays approach and New Zealanders head for the beaches, roads, and bush, the lessons remain timeless.
The Great NZ Science Project
5/12/2012
The Great NZ Science Project is the public campaign asking New Zealanders (including students) to help identify the big issues facing the country that science can help solve.
An interactive website has been created so that people can post their comments and ideas in a public forum and engage in discussion and debate to help New Zealand decide how we use science to invest in our future.
Eight examples of ‘Challenges’ (issues and topics that are important) are listed on the website to get people thinking and talking, or you can post your own.
Taking Part in Economic Communities
29/11/2012
The latest volume of the Building Conceptual Understandings in the Social Sciences (BCUSS) series is now available.
This text is about developing conceptual understandings in the social sciences and providing ways to develop students’ financial literacy in the context of a social sciences learning programme.
The teaching and learning activities emphasise the values and perspectives that influence financial and economic decision-making. Developing students’ financial capability will enable them to make more informed financial decisions in their own lives and to contribute to New Zealand’s economic well-being.
Taking Part in Economic Communities
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