http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/news/ Just Up en-us 2008-07-16T20:00:48+12:00 http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz This site explores New Zealand's world-class research, science and technology sectors, and provides resources to support fresh thinking in science teaching and learning in our schools. Newly added contexts include Nanoscience, Enviro-imprints, and Future Fuels. Ross 2008-07-16T20:00:48+12:00 http://www.spiritofadventure.org.nz Applications are now open for the 8–12 February 2009 voyage aboard the Spirit of New Zealand, Auckland–Auckland. Thirty 16–20 year-olds will be selected from all over New Zealand and supported on a 1:3 buddy system. Applications close 1 August 2008. Email info@spiritofadventure.org.nz for more information and application forms. Ross 2008-07-15T19:59:00+12:00 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2535/26288/26247 Take a look at this report which brings together data from a sample of early childhood educators to relate how they perceive the nature of their work, and to identify factors that may enhance recruitment, retention, and the status of early childhood teachers within Aotearoa New Zealand. Ross 2008-07-15T19:55:24+12:00 http://www.cogito.org Introduce your older students to this stimulating site for gifted youth with an interest in mathematics and science. The site is from Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, and hosts essays and articles, tools, forums, and links to sites that provide inspiration and food for thought for enquiring minds. Ross 2008-07-14T20:07:16+12:00 http://www.sparc.org.nz/sparc-get2go-challenge Get2Go is an outdoor team adventure challenge for year 9–10 students and includes rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering, and kayaking. The challenge runs in 13 regions throughout New Zealand. Registrations are open until two weeks before each regional event. Visit the website for information and registration details. Be quick, places are limited. Ross 2008-07-14T19:57:55+12:00 http://arb.nzcer.org.nz/new_english.php Check out the English resources recently added to the Assessment Resource Banks. These new resources focus on the reading strategy of evaluating: one at level 2, one at level 4, and two at level 5. To register for a username and password, go to the ARB registration page. Ross 2008-07-14T19:56:34+12:00 http://soundsandwords.tki.org.nz Make use of this new online resource designed to support teachers in helping their students develop phonological awareness and an understanding of the essential components of spelling. Ross 2008-07-10T08:57:43+12:00 http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw Visit this website for information, ideas, and resources to help celebrate Māori Language Week, 21–27 July 2008. This year’s theme is "Te Reo i te Kāinga – Māori Language in the Home". Ross 2008-07-09T09:06:34+12:00 http://www.libraryweek.org.nz 18–24 August Visit this website to find suggestions for celebrating Library Week in 2008, and to learn about 'What’s Your Story?' activities and events throughout the country. Ross 2008-07-09T08:58:19+12:00 http://www.tki.org.nz/r/language/09TPDLbrochure.pdf Apply for this Ministry of Education-funded programme to assist teachers to learn a language or improve their language fluency, and improve their language-teaching pedagogy. Work towards an internationally recognised qualification in French, German, Chinese, Spanish, or Japanese, and study graduate-level course Teaching Languages in Schools. Contact Wendy Thomson: 09 623 8899 ext 46310 or w.thomson@auckland.ac.nz. Ross 2008-07-04T09:05:10+12:00 http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/20218 Read this report which describes the findings of a research project designed to improve understanding of the key elements of successful home–school partnerships and how they operate in different school settings. Ross 2008-07-03T08:56:57+12:00 http://www.tki.org.nz/e/community/health/PDF/final-matrix.pdf This matrix outlines the knowledge, understandings, and skills that students should develop through drug education. The matrix describes learning outcomes for drug education for years 1–13, and is closely aligned to the health and physical education statement in New Zealand Curriculum (2007). For more information, download the matrix. Ross 2008-07-02T09:04:03+12:00 http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Council-Facilities/Museums--Galleries/Petone-Se ttlers-Museum Scroll down the web page for more information about this opportunity for secondary students to help share refugee stories. Encourage them to submit a piece of creative writing, artwork, or photography based around the theme for World Refugee Day 2008: ‘A place to call home’. Entries close 14 August 2008. Ross 2008-07-02T08:59:06+12:00 http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/bookchat/next.php Check out the title coming up for discussion for each age group in term 3. Register your students so they can participate and exchange ideas in this English Online project. View earlier discussions from the Archives page. Ross 2008-07-01T08:59:58+12:00 In response to the changing nature of the Internet, TKI will now link to selected social software (Web 2.0) sites. Social software allows users to contribute content and to collaborate with others using blogs, wikis, and other tools. These sites will have the head and shoulders icon to show that they contain user-contributed content. While all sites are still subject to rigorous quality-assurance processes, teachers are advised to evaluate this category of sites carefully for relevance and accuracy, and to consider any privacy and security issues before using them with students. Ross 2008-06-30T08:43:12+12:00