Term One 2024
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
Empowered Students Share Stormwater Designs
Teacher Kimberley Sullings shares her reflections on the year-long inquiry with Yr 5 and 6 ākonga at Christ The King School in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, with a focus on water sensitive design LEGO models to help address flooding in their community.
Moana | Marine Resources for Seaweek
We've updated this collection with new resources and ideas for Seaweek in 2024, taking place from March 2 - 10.
Teaching Resources
Poster: 10 easy ways to care for the environment, from the team at Christchurch City Council
The Side Eye comics by Toby Morris - these came out in 2023 but we've only just remembered to share them!
- Deeper Roots: Pine, natives and the future of Tairāwhiti
- Anahera, our neighbour: Capital Kiwi project
Books
A fantastic selection of new books came out over the summer, with a strong focus on nature connection, creativity and positive action.
Family of Forest and Fungi | He Tukutuku toiora by Valetta Sówka, with te reo Māori translations by Hana Park and artwork by illustrator Isobel Te Aho-White
The Observologist - a handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions by Giselle Clarkson
Ultrawild - an audacious plan to rewild every city on Earth, by Steve Mushin
The Beach Activity Book by Rachel Haydon, with 99 ideas for activities by the water around Aotearoa NZ
Stranded, by Linda Jane Keegan and supported by Project Jonah
Seaweek
Conversations with Creatures and Aotearoa Sea Creatures Poster with illustrations by Giselle Clarkson
Marine Invaders Card Game - if you're based in Tauranga, you could attend this Seaweek event on March 9th, to find out more about this fun new game.
Signs of the Sea, resources to help our communities connect with their local coastline, from Sally Carson at the Marine Studies Centre.
Climate
NIWA Township Flood Challenge game and lesson plans
Pasifika Voices: Our Call for Climate Action - multimedia resources from Mana Moana including short films and poetry
Our Climate, Our Biodiversity, Our Future - resources from Science Learning Hub to support this recent Ministry for the Environment report.
Sparklers: Climate Hope collection of activities to support wellbeing for tamariki
Professional Learning Resources
Metanoia: The hard work of changing our minds. Watch this recording of an abridged version of Sarah Hopkinson's presentation for the 2023 Australian Association Environmental Education conference.
Youth voice and climate change education. Watch this recorded summary of Dr Ria Bright's presentation from the PPTA conference in 2023.
Nurturing secondary students' hope and agency - Educating to live in a climate impacted world. Research from Sally Birdsall, Chris Eames and colleagues.
Education Gazette articles:
Sowing the seeds of environmental success, about the KETE project in Tawa, Wellington.
A safer and more sustainable journey as a school community, about active travel at Berhampore School, Wellington
Kāhui ako become citizen scientists to monitor our ocean health, about Te Kāhui Ako o Motu Kairangi in Wellington
Biodiversity metamorphosises learning, about the Moths and Butterflies of NZ Trust School Butterfly Habitat Award.
Everyday Journal Issue 3 includes an article by teacher Ria Bright about her climate education research.
Technology Education NZ (TENZ) webinar recordings:
Litter Intelligence Education Programme with Ben Knight
Virtual Reality marine experiences with BLAKE, Alice Ward-Allen
Other recorded webinars in the series can be found on the TENZ channel here.
Seaweek webinars from 2023: Ngā Kōrero Webinar series, including a range of topics about marine environments and issues.
