The material here provides information and guidance to support our steps through Covid-19 Alert Levels brought on by the virus outbreak.
There are also editable resources, activities and ideas to support teachers during this extended period. The material covers a range of contexts across age groups, curriculum and cultural perspectives.
Education Gazette 15 April Special April Covid-19 issue Distance learning, the importance of staying connected, and making wellbeing a priority
Education Gazette 6 May Scenes of a school at Alert Level 3 Bridging the digital divide, keeping Māori learners and whanau connected, what learning from home looks like
FAQs (from p5 in the guidance and updated to capture questions from the Zoom presentation below)
Presentation: EOTC and OE at Alert Level 2
Here is a recording of a Zoom presentation that unpacks the guidelines for Alert L2. Fiona McDonald, EOTC Support lead for the National EOTC Coordinator Database, unwraps the above guidance with a short slide show followed by question time.
COVID-19 Alert Level 2 Guidelines, prepared for Physical educators in Primary Intermediate and Secondary school environments and compiled by Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ)
Check out the material that can be taken outdoors on this super site, originally set up to support learners from ECE to yrs7-8 in Canterbury. Go to the Activities page, also see the Well-being walkabout and Sense of the Day.
Adventure Reels offers uniquely curated film festival programs to committed and dedicated audiences in Australia, New Zealand and beyond. Currently, 'Kids - Specific' Adventure Reels Kids content is being offered.
The Ecologist School
From the USA, Families in Nature offers a range of awesome activities on a wide range of weekly themed topics that can be adapted for New Zealand contexts.
USA-based Green School Yards offers stunning Math and Art activities and more. These are easily adapted to home and local outdoor contexts.
Maths Outdoors
57 different mathematics activities for out of doors. Activities can be adapted to suit a range of curriculum levels from primary through secondary. Download hereStudent worksheet copy masters
Find out if your school EOTC coordinator is registered on the good practice EOTC Coordinator database yet. Check out what it's all about and why it's important.
EOTC Support
Dedicated email support for EOTC coordinators and those with queries about school EOTC management processes.
Former teacher and principal Wairangi Jones reflects on how lessons learned from a disaster long ago have relevance for teachers and kaiako today, as we grapple with the uncertainties of Covid-19.
Disrupt ED Inverviews - Check these out! Join Claire Amos from Albany Senior High School talking to a range of teachers from Hobsonville Point Secondary School, Rototuna High School, Point Chevalier School, Wellington High School, Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls and more.
Outdoor education: what are we educating for?
Thinking critically about the place of outdoor education as it relates to the BIG ISSUES of our time.
Half-hour Te Reo lesson broadcasts from Māori Television. Full 5 series
Place-based education
Professor Wally Penetito speaks on placed-based curriculum, pedagogy, and the idea of challenging your “taken-for-granted” world
Pūtātara
Dig into this call for action, a rich resource for schools and teachers to incorporate sustainability and global citizenship across their school curriculum. Start here
NCEA & Assessment
13/05/20 Changes to address the COVID-19 impact: postponement of NCEA exam schedule by a week to allow a longer teaching period and more - from the Beehive and NZQA.
Also, Lockdown/Upskill information sheets, designed to support Skills Active trainees during this period with practical tips and ideas on continuing their professional development at home. The sheets include Bushcraft, Mountain Biking, and Rock Climbing.