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Pasifika resources for Samoan Language week

This week brings changes to peoples’ ‘bubbles’ with many of us returning to classrooms with our students.

Visarts summary -  to the 3rd March 2020  Another busy couple of weeks on the forum with much generous advice, discussions about remote learning and future of 2020 assessments. You can view the archive of threads here if you log-in with...

Lots of sharing going on...

a quiet week on the forum over the holidays...links for those with time on their hands...

A resource of all of the helpful online links suggested over the past week.

Visarts summary to the 29th March 2020 The explosion of ideas from amazing creative teachers all around the world at the moment is astounding. Nga mihi nui for generously sharing quality resources over the past week, especially at a time when we...

Visarts summary to the 22nd March 2020 Well, it’s been a funny old week..one thing is certainly clear - everyone feels and reacts to the current global situation very differently BUT we all need to support each other through these tough...

Visarts summary to the 15th March 2020   Mauriora, Recent threads suggest schools are preparing to ‘flatten the curve’ as Covid-19 travels the world. Online education tools have been pushed out to support teachers. Remote...

Visarts summary to the 02nd March 2020   Mauriora, Not long to go now until the ANZAAE conference here in Christchurch and a few people have been working very hard behind the scenes to make sure that all delegates have a fantastic time...

Visarts summary to the 17th February 2020   Mauriora, Well the academic year is in full swing for most in the teaching sector - today in Christchurch was a very still and muggy 32 degrees and we all wilted when in rooms with no...

Visarts summary to the 2nd February 2020   Mauriora, It has been sweltering in Canterbury so I hope others are faring well in rooms with a bit of ventilation or air-conditioning.  A summary of threads from the past week is...

The artist who wants to provoke pupils' creativity

The Answer for Schools Is Not More Technology. It’s Teachers and Human Connection.

Visarts summary to the 19th December 2019   Mauriora, talofa lava and kiorana Visartsnet community. For many of you school is out now. For others a bit of annual leave is on the horizon. Please take some time to be present, connect...

Visarts summary to the 9th December 2019   Kia ora tātou Visartsnet community, I hope that you are all anticipating some time with friends and whanau over the summer break and that members in the west and southern regions are managing to...

Visarts summary to the 25th November 2019   Kia ora tātou Visartsnet community, where is the year going? I am now in the process of deciding what is actually realistically achievable in the time remaining before school closes for the...

Visarts summary to the 18th November 2019   Kia ora tātou Visartsnet community, well the summer school holidays are fast approaching  - next year I need some strategies to slow the year down...this one has rushed by! I have had the...

Visarts summary to the 10th November 2019   Kia ora tātou Visartsnet community, it is a pleasure working alongside such a wonderful collective of colleagues. Responding to various requests and sharing ideas with members both online and in...

Visarts summary to the 21st October 2019   Mauriora Visartsnet, Currently days are wizzing by as if seen from a bullet train! For many of you in the secondary sector this is a big few weeks as all of our NCEA students submit their...