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News of July 2011
Free to mix: An educator's guide to reusing digital content
29/7/2011
A guide published by the National Library to support teachers and students in reusing digital content, especially for entries for the upcoming Mix and Mash competition.
The guide gives you information, activities and ideas to confidently create a remix from material you know you have the rights to reuse. It shows students why copyright and licensing exist, how they work, and how they can apply licences to their own work through simple information, suggestions for activities, and links to more resources.
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Focus on English
28/7/2011
The Focus on English series, a popular print resource, has been digitised for online use. It is designed to provide an English language scaffold for new learners of English in New Zealand schools and supports the curriculum in mathematics, science, and social studies for years 7 to 10.
High-frequency vocabulary, technical terms, and basic language features are taught in contexts that support learning in science, mathematics, and social studies at curriculum levels 3–4.
Topics and sub-topics are supported with target vocabulary and numerous activities for students.
Whākina mai ōu whakaaro mō te TKI hou
22/7/2011
Kua tino whakarerekētia Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) i ngā rā tata nei, ā, e hiahia ana te Tāhuhu kia mōhio ki ō koutou whakaaro mō ēnei panoni, hei āwhina i a mātou ki te whakapai ake i a TKI mā koutou. Kua tohua te Independent Quality Assurance New Zealand e te Tāhuhu hei whakahaere i tēnei rangahau motuhake, matangaro hoki. Ka tari atu mātou ki āu urupare.
Tērā pea e rima mineti noa iho te roanga o tēnei rangahau, ā, ka kitea i: Survey Monkey.
Mā te Pouako: Tūhuratia te Ao Hangarau
22/7/2011
Kei te wātea ināianei he rauemi tautoko kaiako i te reo Māori me te reo Ingarihi mō Tūhuratia te Ao Hangarau – he kete rauemi e tautoko ana i te marautanga hangarau i ngā kura tuarua. E whakaatu ana i te pānga i waenganui i ngā hapori mahi hangarau Māori me Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. E whakaatu hoki ana i ētahi tauira o ngā mahi mohoa, mahi wero hinengaro, mahi whakaongaonga hoki.
E rima ngā pukapuka ākonga o te rauemi nei, ā, he kōpae ataata tō ia pukapuka. Kei te tautoko te kōpae ataata i ngā tuhinga pārongo me te hoatu tauira ataata ki ngā ākonga o ngā mahi hangarau Māori tūturu i roto o ngā hapori tūturu. Tirohia ngā rauemi tautoko mō He Wahakura; Te Tā Moko; Te Mīere Mānuka; Te Tiaki Manu; me Ngā Mahi Pāpāho Māori.
National Standard Reading and Writing Illustrations
14/7/2011
Set 4 of the National Standard Reading and Writing Illustrations are now available on Literacy Online. There are eight new illustrations at levels 4-8.
Tūhuratia te ao Hangarau
13/7/2011
Teacher support material is now available in te reo Māori and English for Tūhuratia te ao Hangarau, a resource for that supports the secondary hangarau curriculum. It shows the relationship between Māori hangarau communities of practice and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and presents examples of practice that are contemporary, challenging, and exciting.
The resource consists of 5 student books, each accompanied by a DVD. The DVD supports the information provided as text and gives students visual examples of authentic Māori hangarau practice, in real communities.
See the support material for Te Wahakura; Te Tā Moko; Te Miēre Mānuka; Te Tiaki Manu; and Ngā Mahi Pāpāho Māori.
New tax education and citizenship resource
6/7/2011
A new tax education and citizenship online resource has been developed for year 7-10 social studies. It has been designed as two units, using the social inquiry approach, for level 4 (year 7/8) and 5 (year 9/10) of the New Zealand Curriculum.
The resource starts discussions around citizens paying tax, why we do it, and why there is an obligation to do so. It includes animations, quizzes, and games, and has been developed by Inland Revenue with advice from the Ministries of Education and Youth Development.
Opportunities To Showcase Pasifika
5/7/2011
The Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC2011) Queens Wharf Project Group is calling for expressions of interest from Pasifika community and cultural groups and organisations who wish to perform and present their diverse cultures and arts on the Queens Wharf and Cloud area during the time of the RWC2011.
You may consider a variety of events and activities with your application. A limited amount of funding is available so applicants are asked to keep costs to a minimum.
There is also interest in hosting Pasifika events on days the Pacific RWC2011 teams play their matches. Details of these games are included in the application form.
Applicants are asked to complete the application form below and return to Veronica Barton by this Friday 8th July 2011.
Queens Wharf Rugby World Cup 2011 Application Form.
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Registered teacher criteria and e-learning
5/7/2011
Find out from this wiki about e-learning practice that can support the Registered Teacher Criteria published by the New Zealand Teachers Council.
The slides from the presentation demonstrate the twelve criteria and relate each one to ideas and examples of how schools and teachers are implementing e-learning and meeting the criteria. Feedback is welcome.
Māori Language Week
1/7/2011
Click on the following links for information, ideas, and resources to help celebrate Māori Language Week, 4–10 July 2011. This year’s theme is 'Manaakitanga', how we make people feel welcome when they are in our company, and how we give regard to and care for others when hosting visitors.