Creating change through civics education
8 March 2023

Civics education is not just about learning the electoral system, it’s also about engaging ākonga in how to interact with government, and how they can create ch
A series of 128 workshops and comprehensive online resources to support English-medium teachers in making valid and reliable Overall Teacher Judgments (OTJs) will be available through the Consortium for Professional Learning (CPL) in 2014.
New Zealand’s assessment for learning approach sees teachers making OTJs informed by a variety of assessment evidence, and so it is important for students that these judgments are consistent; both between teachers and between schools.
The OTJ/moderation workshops will be held across all regions through 2014, and will cover a number of topics relevant to helping teachers make accurate and consistent judgments, including:
Workshops to assist teachers in the Māori medium using Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori (NWRM) when making OTJs will continue to be available, concurrent to the new English-medium workshop series.
For those unable to attend the CPL workshops, there will be an opportunity to register on the CPL website www.cpl.org.nz
from 1 March 2014 for a one-hour webinar as well as comprehensive online support.
The workshops/online support will be held in two series, allowing schools flexibility in attending either early or late in the school year:
Please see below for the dates and locations of the workshops in each region and please contact CPL or your local Ministry office for further information.
Northern region | Series One | Series Two |
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Auckland Central 1 (am and pm) | 27 March | 7 August |
Kaitaia (pm) | 1 April | 12 August |
Paihia (am) | 2 April | 13 August |
North Shore (am and pm) | 8 April | 19 August |
Auckland Central 2 (am and pm) | 13 May | 9 September |
Papakura (am) | 13 May | 9 September |
Auckland West (am and pm) | 14 May | 21 August |
Auckland East (am and pm) | 15 May | 11 September |
Whangarei (am and pm) | 16 May | 14 August |
Auckland South (am and pm) | 20 May | 16 September |
Warkworth (am) | 22 May | 18 September |
Central North region | Series One | Series Two |
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Hamilton Central (am and pm) | 27 March | 7 August |
Gisborne (am and pm) | 1 April | 12 August |
Thames (pm) | 1 April | 12 August |
Tauranga (am and pm) | 8 April | 19 August |
Napier (am and pm) | 8 April | 19 August |
Whakatane (am) | 9 April | 20 August |
Taihape (am) | 9 April | 20 August |
Rotorua (am and pm) | 13 May | 9 September |
Taupo (am and pm) | 14 May | 10 September |
Hamilton West (pm) | 20 May | 16 September |
Central South region | Series One | Series Two |
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Wellington (am and pm) | 27 March | 7 August |
Hutt Valley (am and pm) | 1 April | 12 August |
Palmerston North (am and pm) | 8 April | 19 August |
Wanganui (am and pm) | 9 April | 20 August |
Kapiti (pm) | 13 May | 9 September |
Porirua (am) | 14 May | 10 September |
Masterton (pm) | 15 May | 11 September |
New Plymouth (am and pm) | 20 May | 16 September |
Southern region | Series One | Series Two |
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Christchurch Central (am and pm) | 27 March | 7 August |
Dunedin (am and pm) | 1 April | 12 August |
Rangiora (am) | 1 April | 12 August |
Nelson (am and pm) | 8 April | 19 August |
Blenheim (am) | 9 April | 20 August |
Christchurch West (am and pm) | 13 May | 14 August |
Invercargill (am) | 13 May | 9 September |
Ashburton (pm) | 14 May | 10 September |
Balclutha (am) | 14 May | 10 September |
Timaru (am) | 15 May | 11 September |
Cromwell (am) | 15 May | 11 September |
Greymouth (pm) | 20 May | 16 September |
Westport (am) | 21 May | 17 September |
BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 7:27 pm, 10 February 2014
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