Notices

Y9-10 Digital Technologies Design Thinking Unit

Listed by: NZ Transport Agency

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AutonoMate: Future of Mobility enables Y9–10 students to collaborate on a design thinking project. Students respond to challenges and opportunities of emerging mobility technologies, such as autonomous vehicles or the first and last mile of journeys.

Suggested hardware and software lessons leverage existing technology and free platforms so students can build and code model self-driving vehicles.

Lesson plans are mapped against Level 5 achievement objectives in digital technologies, social studies and English.

Download for free here: education.nzta.govt.nz/autonomate

Vanuatu Sponsored Teachers Famil 2020

Listed by: Edventuretours Travel

Come and visit Vanuatu in 2020!

We sponsor escorted teachers tours for those looking to extend their classrooms to the Pacific . We will provide hands on experience and skills to help plan a tour to return with a school group. While on ‘Famil’ with us you will participate in masses of activities and look at ways of giving back to the local community, with accommodation inspections and relationships with local providers established to give you the confidence to organise your own school trip and opportunity to assess risk management first-hand.

Contact Edventuretours; ph (07) 855 9499; email: robynh@edventuretours.co.nz

Samoa Sponsored Teachers Famil 2020

Listed by: Edventuretours Travel

Talofa – Come and visit Samoa in 2020!

We sponsor escorted teachers tours for those looking to extend their classrooms to the Pacific. We will provide hands on experience and skills to help plan a tour to return with a school group. While on ‘Famil’ with us you will participate in masses of activities and look at ways of giving back to the local community, with accommodation inspections and relationships with local providers established to give you the confidence to organise your own school trip and opportunity to assess risk management first-hand.

Contact Edventuretours; ph (07) 855 9499; email: robynh@edventuretours.co.nz

Tonga Sponsored Teachers Famil 2020

Listed by: Edventuretours Travel

We sponsor escorted teachers tours for those looking to extend their classrooms to the Pacific – Tonga and perhaps Vavau. We will provide hands on experience and skills to help plan a tour to return with a school group. While on ‘Famil’ with us you will participate in masses of activities and look at ways of giving back to the local community, with accommodation inspections and relationships with local providers established to give you the confidence to organise your own school trip and opportunity to assess risk management first-hand.

Contact Edventuretours; ph (07) 855 9499; email: robynh@edventuretours.co.nz

Teacher Education Refresh Programme, Kohia Centre, University of Auckland

Listed by: Kohia Centre, University of Auckland

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The Teacher Education Refresh (TER) programme is currently funded by the Ministry of Education.

The Kohia Centre programme can be completed in 2–3 months. It is delivered through a combination of 4 face-to-face workshops, online modules/tasks and a 4 week practicum in a school. (Teachers already employed in long term teaching positions can use their current position to demonstrate effective teaching practice).

The TER programme covers a wide range of topics including planning and assessment in the New Zealand Curriculum, teaching as inquiry, working with priority learners, and cultural competencies.

Find out more at: tinyurl.com/y4gjvmsp or email kohia@auckland.ac.nz.

Auckland

21 January 2020 – 03 April 2020

St Mark's School Christchurch School Centenary Celebrations

Listed by: St Mark's School, Christchurch

We would like to invite all past and present students, staff, board members, PA families and community members to join us for our centenary celebrations which will be held on 9–11 April 2021.

For further information, please contact the school office and connect with others on the Centenary Facebook page where further details will be posted.

Canterbury

09 April 2021 – 11 April 2021

Avondale College 75th Jubilee

Listed by: Avondale College

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Avondale College invites all former students, staff and BOT members to join the 75th Jubilee celebrations from 8–10 May 2020.

Programme details will be posted on our website (www.avcol.school.nz) as they are confirmed, but in the meantime, please spread the word to all former students and staff.

We would love to see you there.

Auckland

08 May 2020 – 10 May 2020

Toitoi 17 is Here!

Listed by: Toitoi Media Ltd

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Toitoi: A Journal for Young Writers and Artists has just published its 17th issue. With over 100 pages of incredible writing and art by young New Zealanders aged 5–13, Toitoi is a fantastic resource for the classroom.

The next submission deadline is on 29 November. Email your writing and art to submit@toitoi.nz.

Every issue of the journal comes with teacher support materials.

For submission guidelines go to toitoi.nz.