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NZC Online update - June 2010

Each month we bring you an email update with information, links, strategies, and schools stories on New Zealand Curriculum Online in 2010.

Curriculum stories

Ministry of Education seminar series

These clips come from Te Kura o Tākaro where Principal Helena Baker tells the story of curriculum development at her kura, in particular the visioning of how elements of the curriculum align with the needs of whānau, students, and the kura.

Helena Baker.

Envisioning our curriculum
Improving classroom practice

Middle schooling

An exciting new addition to our site - Middle schooling

During the middle years of schooling research shows student engagement in school and learning often decreases. We provide resources and ideas to support teachers of years 7–10 students.

National Standards

Using the self-review tools - what's next?

A self-review decision tree and professional learning templates have been provided to assist schools to follow a process of development.

New resources

Secondary updates
A quarterly newsletter with 'need to know' secondary information.

Geography unit planning framework
This unit outline was designed by the Geography networked learning community as a framework to develop units of work.

LENScience Connect
LENScience programmes are linked to the New Zealand curriculum and designed by teachers to enable students and teachers to access New Zealand science and scientists, creating interactive learning opportunities that would not be possible in a standard school setting.

Resources from the Ministry of Youth Development

Key Competencies Online

Key competencies and transfer - discussion tool
This month's discussion tool highlights how the framework developed at Te Kura o Tākaro prompts thinking about transfer in teaching and learning.

Cultural cohesion: Asia/Aotearoa – social sciences unit
This unit of work encourages students to explore the concepts of culture and the value of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity.
It has been developed for year 7–10 students, with specific links to the key competencies.

Biotechnology learning hub – thinking tools
The Biotechnology Learning Hub includes thinking tools that enable students and teachers to explore the impacts specific biotechnologies might have on society, both now and in the future.

Why use e-portfolios? – seminar with Nick Rate
In this summary of his recent breakfast presentation on e-portfolios, Nick highlights how schools can be assisted to improve learning outcomes, enabling increased student engagement and success.

Demonstrating the key competencies at Ngaio School
Ngaio School students have been using different approaches to learn about how people demonstrate the key competencies.

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