NZQA – remote learning and assessment

NZQA – remote learning and assessment

In response to Covid-19 and ongoing assessment, NZQA have published an updated assessment matrix document  to the mathematics and statistics subject page  using red, blue and green coding. Green: The standards are suitable for remote teaching  learning and assessment...
Samoan language week

Samoan language week

Tālofa lava!   It’s Samoan week!  What connections do you and your students have with Sāmoa? Did you know that Samoan is the third most commonly spoken language in NZ following English and Māori?  useful Samoan phrases Mathigon sharing their section on symmetry groups...
Updated NCEA Exam Timetable

Updated NCEA Exam Timetable

The Government has announced changes to NCEA, which give students more time to prepare for end of year assessment and help manage the impact of the disruption COVID-19 has caused to schooling. One of the immediate changes to affect mathematics & statistics...
MoE Webinar – Prof Stuart McNaughton

MoE Webinar – Prof Stuart McNaughton

The Ministry are working on a series of hour long ‘webinars’ to discuss issues that matter to educators and whānau in the COVID-19 environment, with a focus on wellbeing and going back to school or kura (or early learning services). The first one is Friday 15th at...
How are schools engaging with students?

How are schools engaging with students?

Extract from the Ministry Bulletin May 1 2020 How schools across NZ are engaging with students to support distance learning We’ve asked a number of schools from across the country how they are engaging with students to support distance learning as the disruption of...
Distance learning support Years 0-8

Distance learning support Years 0-8

AMA Networks of Expertise are running a series of 40 minute zoom sessions to discuss and share ideas around key questions for NZ  teachers of Years 0 to 8  All sessions start at 3.30pm and will run for approximately 40 minutes and are free to join Hosts Marie Hirst...