Empowering ākonga in a digital age with inaugural Media Literacy Week
24 April 2024
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A first for schools and kura in Aotearoa New Zealand, Media Literacy Week from 13–17 May.
Following the success of the Overall Teacher Judgment (OTJ) workshop series in 2014, the Ministry of Education is providing another series of OTJ workshops during 2015.
These workshops will again be facilitated through the Consortium of Professional Learning, during terms two and three.
The workshops are free of charge, funded by the Ministry of Education, and are being held across all regions.
These full-day workshops will support teachers using National Standards to use quality moderation practices and make valid and reliable OTJs of student progress and achievement.
The workshops will support teachers and leaders to:
Comprehensive online support will be available through the website below to enable schools to engage in follow-up activities.
Workshops will be held in 39 locations across the country.
Area | Location | Series One date |
---|---|---|
Far North | Kaitaia | 27 May |
Kerikeri | 28 May | |
Whangarei | 10 June | |
Dargaville | 11 June | |
Auckland | Warkworth | 16 June |
North Shore | 4 June | |
Auckland West | 26 May | |
Auckland East | 29 May | |
Auckland South | 5 June | |
Papakura | 11 June | |
Waikato | Hamilton West | 8 June |
Thames | 21 May | |
Te Kuiti | 3 June | |
Putaruru | 4 June | |
BOP | Tauranga | 27 May |
Whakatane | 28 May | |
Rotorua | 25 June | |
Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne | Gisborne | 18 June |
Hastings | 23 June | |
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu | Whanganui | 25 May |
Hawera | 3 June | |
Waitara | 4 June | |
Feilding | 28 May | |
Wellington | Masterton | 11 June |
Kapiti | 18 June | |
Porirua | 25 May | |
Hutt Valley (Lower) | 9 June | |
Pahiatua | 10 June | |
Nelson, Marlborough,West Coast | Nelson | 4 June |
Blenheim | 3 June | |
Greymouth | 18 June | |
Canterbury | Rangiora | 21 May |
Christchurch | 11 June | |
Ashburton | 23 June | |
Timaru | 16 June | |
Otago, Southland | Balclutha | 27 May |
Dunedin | 28 May | |
Cromwell | 9 June | |
Invercargill | 10 June |
BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 9:53 am, 18 May 2015
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