Term One 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
Tackling Microplastics with Citizen Science Case studies from schools in Tāmaki Makaurau and Wānaka, who are exploring their local marine and freshwater ecosystems, to investigate the effects of plastic pollution from our stormwater and wastewater systems. Very relevant in the lead up to Seaweek!
Moana | Marine Resources for Seaweek this collection has been updated for 2025.
Nature Connection for Aotearoa Educators
This new Spotlight provides an introduction and overview for educators to explore and strengthen nature connection, both personally and with your students. As our nature connection webinar series takes place over Terms 1 and 2, more content and case studies will be added to this collection.
New Teaching Resources
Rongoā Māori: Healing People and Place. This inspiring short film (11 minutes) from Happen Films features rongoā Māori practitioner Donna Kerridge.
Earth Dreamers is designed to support the social sciences curriculum for teachers of Years 7–8 ākonga and encourages ākonga to explore the complex global issue of the climate crisis within their local contexts in ways that foster joy and agency, curiosity, and hope.
Ko au te taiao: Recognising that we are nature through mātauranga Māori values and the collections at Te Papa. This new resource encourages teachers and learners to explore mātauranga Māori values, observe te taiao, and take action for a better world.
Updated late 2024: Climate Change Learning Programme - free for teachers, but please complete the short form so you can be kept in the loop about future updates.
Tangata Whenua map of Aotearoa from Herenga ā Nuku. For a great overview of this new resource read this Spinoff article.
Actions for Healthy Waterways from LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) featuring case studies and an interactive map.
Freshwater Life of Aotearoa poster with photographs and accompanying information about our freshwater animals.
KCC Wild Things: Wetlands Issue
Our Seas Our Future lesson plans and resources for students from Yr 1 - 13, focused on marine conservation and developed by teachers.
A Change in the Weather - climate and environmental cartoon strips from Bruce Mahalski.
Understanding Nature video series from Ruamahanga Restoration Trust, with students talking about what it means to them to be outdoors and also addressing what they know about climate change.
The Seed Pod - nature identity, worldview: comic, printable activities and podcast
Doughnut Economics learning tools for schools with resources for 5 - 18 year olds.
Professional Learning Resources
Steve Katene: Restoring the relationship NZAEE conference keynote recording, Oct 2024
Rangatahi and da Taiao NZAEE webinar recording with guests Tyra Begbie and Quack Pirihi
Connecting with nature through Bioblitz - short video from NZ Landcare Trust and Marlborough Enviroschools
Research: Addressing plant blindness through place-based education
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: Auckland University seminars from 2024
Ocean stewardship in the Pacific - Seaweek webinar recording from 2024
Rewilding in Action podcast with Maureen Howard
Australian Climate Change Education Summit recordings from 2024
From Principles to Practice: New Resources for Teaching Climate Education webinar recording from the North American Association for Environmental Education, Jan 2025.
Short Articles
Toi Rama: Inspiring Tamariki through Art - article about exhibition at Pātaka in Porirua
Play, Connect, Thrive: Dispatches from Innovative Classrooms in Aotearoa Article by Sarah Aiono for the HundrED Community website
The Great Recycling Delusion - NZ Geographic article
Inheriting the sacred jawbone: Indigenous re-imaginings of education interview from School News with Maia Hetaraka about her new book from NZCER Press.
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