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
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
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
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?
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
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...
NCTM 100 days of professional learning
Ever wished you could go to NCTM conference? With the cancellation of their centennial conference in Chicago this year you can... from the comfort of home and it is FREE! Over 100 days from April 1, selected speakers from the NCTM Centennial Annual Meeting &...
Staying connected
Core Education have recently published a series of blogs offering thoughts, ideas and suggestions for us to consider as we transition to distance learning. The first reminds us to start with relationships and offers four key ideas for building and strengthening...
Going Live online
From Robyn Headifen, Kaiārahi, Networks of Expertise There is nothing like a lockdown to force you to places you didn't really want to go. That's where i found myself days after the lockdown. Courses to be completed another to be started. There is no end of help of...
Youtube channel launching for maths & stats distance teaching and learning
AMA are aiming to support the maths teaching community in this challenging time with a youtube channel. The channel will serve many purposes in the future, but currently it is focussed on helping teachers learn and think about how they will implement distance...