We’ve teamed up with Microsoft and MOTAT to bring you TWO awesome Minecraft Education Edition competitions: Students – Your challenge is ‘Build a Better Future’. We want you to use your knowledge, skills and imagination to come up with a creation in Minecraft that helps to save and protect our environment. […]
When it comes to being inventive, it’s said that necessity plays a powerful part. And nobody understands this better than the team at the Auckland-based Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), where innovation, creativity and ingenuity drive its daily operation. Traditionally known as a hands-on provider, MOTAT normally […]
The Open Polytechnic has developed interactive learning scenarios for financial education programme Sorted in Schools. Produced by the Commission for Financial Capability (CFFC), Sorted in Schools is a financial capability hub for secondary school students that aims to equip them with the knowledge and tools to make good […]
There’s still plenty of time to sign up for the Tahi Rua Toru/123 Tech Challenge. Teachers can register students as late as Term 3. All work on the projects should be completed by the end of Term 3, with entries closing on Friday 25 September. The National Finals […]
Lenovo Education Transformed is a new webinar series that will explore important topics around teaching and learning. And you’re invited to join in. Industry experts will present on a range of topics including: the future of education, smart education and eSports, plus showcase the latest Lenovo Education devices, […]
iQualify for Schools – a wide range of online resources for NZ secondary school learning – is now available for free for 2020. From The Open Polytechnic, iQualify’s digital resources are ready-to-use or you can change them to suit your learners and context. Graphics, images, videos, quizzes, and […]
ImpactED, Digital Circus and the Christchurch Council City (CCC) Libraries Programme Design and Delivery team are embarking on a collaboration to support schools around New Zealand with Minecraft: Education Edition training. Under the Microsoft Global Training Partner Programme, Digital Circus and impactED have been allocated funding to support […]
Thanks to everyone who entered our latest competitions. We hadheaps of entries, so we’re sorry to all of you who we’re about todisappoint. Congratulations to Raewyn Harnden, Carterton School, Wairarapa,who wins the awesome Nano Projector. We had three 3D Printing Pens to give away. One each goes to […]
From the Open Polytechnic, iQualify for Schools provides online New Zealand Curriculum and NCEA resources, including: Year 9 and 10 English, Maths, Science Year 11 Maths, Science, HCI, Health Education, Commerce, Social Sciences Year 12 and 13 Sciences, Commerce, Social Sciences, Work and Study Skills Careers Education Years 9-13 The […]
Teaching can be challenging at any given time, let alone when access to physical classrooms suddenly ceases. Adobe has assembled a few FREE resources and learning opportunities to help you create meaningful distance learning experiences for your students. Adobe Spark for Education: Engage your students and drive creativity […]
MOTAT.Fun has been launched to support teachers and families in successfully delivering remote learning experiences for young Kiwis. The roll-out of remote learning across the nation is a historic first and, as part of Auckland’s education landscape for more than 55 years, the Museum of Transport and Technology […]
With the Covid-19 lockdown creating unprecedented remote learning challenges for teachers and students, Microsoft has a range of online resources and ideas to help education continue outside of the normal classroom environment, writes Sam McNeill. Learning online can be just as personal, engaging and socially connected as learning […]
