Term Four 2025
Our website continues to be updated with new teaching resources, stories and professional learning resources. This post is a snapshot of the content that has been added recently.
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NZAEE Spotlights
Compost Calculations: Algebra and Measurement in Action
Continuing our curriculum series focused on the updated mathematics and statistics learning area, educator Annelies Judson has pulled together a collection of activities related to composting and worm bins within primary and intermediate schools. Check our website during the term for more maths collections coming out soon.
Town Belt Kaitiaki Student Research and Action
This article was written by Dominic Mein (Year 12 from Logan Park High School) and Kenzie Drake (Year 12 from Otago Girls' High School). They are both in the Student Leadership Team of Town Belt Kaitiaki, with Dominic writing about the overall project and Kenzie contributing the section about forest stratification research.
Harakeke Pupuri Whenua
This article was written by Orini Rokx-Taratu and reflects her experiences and learning as a young Māori student teacher, and a ‘researcher’ navigating teaching and learning during crisis, climate change, whakapapa, wairua, and intergenerational resilience.
New Teaching Resources
Voice of the Sea Ice - Science Learning Hub articles to support the RNZ podcast series with Dr Claire Concannon, including links to animals, ecosystems and climate change.
Insect resources from Jandt Lab (University of Otago), thanks to Dr Jenny Jandt and colleagues. Check out the range of interesting resources and citizen science projects, including lots of information about Aotearoa NZ native bees.
Te Wāhi Pounamu LEARNZ online field trip resources, exploring the origins and significance of pounamu with Ngāti Waewae.
Education Outdoors NZ Maths and Literacy resources - scroll down the page to download the PDFs for “Maths Outdoors Activities” and “Kiwi Outdoors Activities” (literacy links).
Nature Connection in Schools from the University of Derby, the latest in a series of guidelines based on research conducted on nature connectedness in the UK.
Books:
Rākau: The Ancient Forests of Aotearoa by Ned Barraud
Whenua - Pūrākau of Aotearoa by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Omnibird - An Avian Investigator’s Handbook by Giselle Clarkson
Professional Learning Resources
NZAEE Webinar recording: Uplifting the Vision of Young People
Science Learning Hub Webinar recording: Monitoring the moana - participatory science methods
NZCER Research report: Understanding the past to make sense of the future—Whānau and ākonga perspectives on early implementation of the Aotearoa New Zealand histories curriculum | New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Chris Morey Thesis: Toward a sustainable wellbeing metacurriculum for secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
Thea DePetris Thesis: Nature connection: An educational outcome for a sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand
Visit our Events page to find upcoming teacher PLD opportunities including webinars and workshops around the motu.
