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Here are the 10 most recent links and resources we have added to TKI.
Education for Sustainability
The Education for Sustainability kete is designed to help teachers engage students in relevant learning about sustainability and encourage them to act sustainably and contribute to the well-being of New Zealand. Includes news, guidelines, curriculum resources and tools, forums, professional learning opportunities, and links to related websites.
http://efs.tki.org.nz/
23-06-2009
Applications - Notes for teachers
The Applications series, intended for use with students in the years 9–11, presents scientific and technological information within the context of narratives that reflect real-life problems and experiences. The series is accompanied by online teachers’ notes that suggest reading approaches and classroom science and technology activities.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/science/applications/index_e.php
23-06-2009
Te Tere Auraki – Māori student success in English-medium
Explore the new redesigned Te Tere Auraki website. Te Tere Auraki is a professional development strategy focusing on supporting schools to improve Māori students’ success in English-medium schools.
http://tetereauraki.tki.org.nz/
23-06-2009
Translations TED Open Translation Project
Talks on TED.com are now being translated into other languages.
Subtitles are available in English and in other languages, which can be toggled on or off by the user. Check back often, as new translated talks are being added all the time.
http://www.ted.com/translate/about
23-06-2009
1000 Images on the Tip of My Tongue
Listen to and find out about idiomatic expressions that have the same meaning in French, English, and Spanish, but cannot be translated word by word.
http://rea.ccdmd.qc.ca/ri/Expressions/index.html
23-06-2009
nzmaths
Explore the new redesigned nzmaths site. There is a new Assessment section and a redeveloped Planning Assistant that allows you to collect resources to create teaching plans with units, problem solving activities, and Numeracy Development Project activities.
http://nzmaths.co.nz
20-02-2009
New Zealand Curriculum – Support for secondary middle managers
Visit this site designed to assist secondary middle managers to work with their departments to implement The New Zealand Curriculum.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/support_for_secondary_middle_managers
19-02-2009
New Zealand Curriculum – Support for secondary middle managers
Visit this site designed to assist secondary middle managers to work with their departments to implement The New Zealand Curriculum.
http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/support_for_secondary_middle_managers
19-02-2009