123Tech is adapting resources so it is something that can still be done online and from home collaboratively. “We are taking each of the discovery level activities, which are usually done in groups in class, and adapting them so students can do them at home in their own […]
After two years of operating The Mind Lab out of MOTAT, owner Frances Valintine has gifted The Mind Lab school groups programmes to the museum, which is “committed to keeping The Mind Lab spirit and pedagogy” alive under their own MOTAT Education banner. “We’re excited to bring Damon […]
Just what does a school principal do during lockdown in the deep south? Winton School’s Steve Wadsworth (and family) created this awesome Covid-19 rap. Great effort!
As part of Microsoft’s response to COVID-19, a number of its Global Training Partners are offering Remote Learning Training Sessions via Microsoft Teams to help education institutions operate remote learning. Training sessions are delivered at no cost until June 30, 2020, with a maximum of five hours per […]
As announced in our last issue, there’s now a vast library of video resources from Student Communications and Safe Practices Charitable Trust (SCSP) freely available to teachers on ETV. Among the currently very pertinent topics are Student Mental Health, Cyber Education, Fire and Emergency Education, and Road Education. […]
In response to the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown, the MOTAT Education team has created MOTAT.fun, an online education platform for teachers. The site includes short, child-focused STEM activities through to longer duration lesson suggestions that teachers can use as part of their distance learning plans for students. […]
If you’d like to ‘think different’ with your professional learning, CORE Education is offering practical and innovative webinars and programmes in Term 2. CORE’s facilitators will show you how to navigate the virtual and distance learning world, and you’ll find you come away learning loads of tips and […]
From today, ETV is live streaming the Ministry of Education’s two new free-to-air education channels, with content also being recorded and available to current subscribers, as well as new trial clients. “After two weeks of frenetic activity involving collaboration between the Education Review Office, the MoE and TVNZ, […]
‘Meet ups’ with the Kia Takatū ā-Matihiko – the National Digital Readiness programme – are going virtual. Kauhaurangi Tuihono / Online Webinars are designed to support educators integrate the revised Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko curriculum content in a virtual classroom. The sessions are 30 minutes long and with […]
Network for Learning (N4L) has developed and launched a safety filter to make the internet safer for all students learning from home that parents can set up on their children’s learning device. Ready and available in time for schools resuming online classes tomorrow for Term 2, the filter […]
TENZ – Technology Education New Zealand – has launched the TENZ 2020 Techno Challenge, a hands-on and creative learning experience for Year 1-10 students to take part in during the lockdown. “We are proud to present this nationwide competition for Years 1 to 10, encouraging tamariki to innovate […]
Statement from Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education, 8 April 2020 The Ministry of Education is working with partners to develop a package of options so that students can learn at home when Term 2 begins on 15 April. Supports are also being prepared for households with children […]
