Virtual Learning Network

Kia ora koutou,

The NZC Online team are excited to launch NZC spotlights. 

NZC spotlights are mini professional learning sessions that focus on a specific aspect of The New Zealand Curriculum. Presented on Google Slides, NZC spotlights include short readings, videos, and follow up activities.

Further resources are suggested at the end of each session for those who want to access more information.

Our first NZC spotlight takes a closer look at the NZC principles, helping school leaders and teachers decide which principles require greater consideration at their schools. 

Please feel free to use with your staff and give us feedback at @nzcurriculum on twitter or email us nzcurriculum@tki.org.nz

And let us know if you have requests for future spotlights! We are working on our next ones now, MASAM and Learner Agency for next term. 

Kia ora to you all,

I see you are all interested in tools, resources and discussions around financial capability. 

My name is Catriona Pene and I work for CORE Education as an online facilitator. Together with Angela Clemens from CFFC, I will be sharing content and facilitating discussions in a brand new community space.

You can sign up here 

http://www.cffc.org.nz/financial-capability/school-programmes/login/

Thanks for joining us - we look forward to building this community together. 

Newly launched Instructional Series online catalog.

All your favourite online resources for Ready to Read, Junior Journal, School Journal, SJSL and Connected in a new site that is easy to use on all devices.

http://instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/

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Question 3 is now live

Question 3 – What does engaging communities in curriculum design look like in an ideal world?

Question 4 will be live this Friday 

Phase 2 of this project we co-ran an #edchat to explore community engagement and curriculum design.

We have created a new section which captures the thoughts and responses from this chat to further help schools to connect and collaborate with their communities when designing their local curriculum. It includes seven Q and A posts which offer teacher voice, schools stories, reflective questions, and links to further conversations and support.

Community and Curriculum 

Question 1 - Why engage with the community when designing your school curriculum?

Question 2 - How have you or your school engaged the community in curriculum design?

Question 3 - live this Friday

This looks great Julian, I have shared it with Carol Tyson at Hurupaki School and she is really excited to use it with her class next week. They have a wetlands area at their school so the kids are really into NZ wildlife. 

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Kia ora all,

Just to let you know the issue has been fixed and the ready to read sign language apps are now back in the itunes store, and available for download.

Blogger app - info 

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/blogger/DHXxVoEzMPU

I have emailed the Ministry asking about the apps. Will have a response for you as soon as I get one. 

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