Week 4 - Term 2 - 2021

 Kua takoto te manuka

The leaves of the manuka tree have been laid down

This is a form of wero, that is preformed in very formal situations on the Marae. It is when you are challenged and you answer that challenge depending on how pick up the leaves. The wero is to see whether you come in peace or as an enemy. This proverb is used when being challenged, or you have a challenge ahead of you.

Week 4  24 Mei - 28 Mei Otago Uni Open Day - Mon 24 Year 9 Taonga Hunt - various classes throughout the week Open Day - Tues 25 Ara Pasifika Liaison with Aiga - Wed 26	Week 5  31 Mei - 4 Pipiri BIO 301 to Wainui - Year 13 students out at various days over the week. Canterbury Cross Country - Thurs 3 Junior House Drama Competition - Thurs 3 NZSS Multisport champs - Sun 6
Assembly -  Wed - Year 11 (Gym) Pasifika Liaison Friday - Prefect Assembly	Assembly -  Wed - Year 13 (PAC) Friday - SAGA/Wellbeing
Meeting  Staff Meeting Department sharing Information re topics, times and rooms can be found HERE	Meeting  Learning and Teaching Te Whare Hauora Junior HOD

Information for Staff

1. NZQA recently coordinated an Equity in STEM symposium at Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington – and while we have had excellent feedback from attendees, we know not everyone who wanted to hear our line-up of speakers could make it to Wellington or join us via livestream on the day.

Videos of each presenter are now available to view on the symposium webpage, so please feel free to send links to this page and the videos on to your Heads of Department for STEM-related subjects.

The symposium left attendees energised, with ideas about how to encourage ākonga Māori and Pacific students to pursue STEM pathways.

At the end of the Symposium, attendees were asked to consider sharing their thoughts about actions they might take to support Māori and Pacific student success in STEM.

There are many ‘gems’ that people shared, with some of the most frequently raised actions including:

• Focusing on reducing or eliminating streaming
• Holding discussions with colleagues and/or Senior Leadership Teams to encourage change
• Building stronger relationships with Māori and Pacific students
• Setting and expressing higher expectations for Māori and Pacific student success
• Embracing disaggregated data to understand what’s happening to Māori and Pacific students as they progress, and using this to inform actions/planning/programming
• Focusing on STEM and STEM careers to be sure programmes of learning align with expressed student career outcomes/preferences
• Making learning more relevant and developing resources that better engage Māori and Pacific students with STEM learning
• Improving the support structures available to students.

2. Here is an article   re the new ClickView Android App.

The Android app for teachers:

• Easily manage your ClickView resources, such as searching on the go, pre-watching or adding content to Playlists
• Share differentiated content with all students able to watch on their own device
• Download video content for you or your students to watch offline
• Record content onto your phone directly into your Workspace to share with students
• Search resources and plan lessons at home
• Create flipped lessons or tutorial videos for your students to refer back to
• Request TV programs in the moment (Available for secondary/K-12 schools).c

The ClickView app is also available for IOS from the App Store.