Breaking down the barriers to learning
9 November 2015
The Inclusive Education website has more than 20 online guides to help teachers and school leaders support learners with diverse needs.
We know that when kids are involved in preparing for emergencies and learning about natural hazards, they encourage their families to be more prepared and play a more active role in responding to and recovering from emergencies.
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management and Civil Defence groups across the country use the week of the UN’s International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (13 October) to encourage people to talk about their plans for an emergency.
The new-look What’s the plan Stan? resource is coming.
This well-known guide for teaching emergency preparedness in primary classrooms is now online on the WhatsThePlanStan website(external link)
As well as expanding to include years 1–3, the resource features information for school leaders, fact sheets and interactive quizzes, and suggestions for teaching and learning programmes focusing on emergency events and the impacts they could have on your community.
What’s the plan Stan? aligns with The New Zealand Curriculum’s vision of what we want for young people, particularly regarding them being:
When making decisions about your school’s local curriculum, What’s the plan Stan? is consistent with The New Zealand Curriculum’s principles of community engagement, coherence and future focus. It has meaning for students, connects with their wider lives, and engages the support of their families, whānau and communities.
These are the competencies students need to live, learn, work and contribute as active members of their communities. For this work, the following are relevant:
What’s the plan Stan? fits well under the following learning areas:
Disaster awareness education can be a context for an integrated learning approach, including across other learning areas (English, mathematics, technology, the arts and languages) and is suitable for use in LEOTC.
To find out more visit WhatsThePlanStan website(external link)
BY Education Gazette editors
Education Gazette | Tukutuku Kōrero, reporter@edgazette.govt.nz
Posted: 6:06 pm, 10 October 2016
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