[JOFDL] New Issue Published

One for my Kiwi readers to begin their week.  I don’t believe there are any K-12 distance, online, and/or blended learning items in this issue.

Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning
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Readers:

Journal of Open Flexible and Distance Learning has just published its latest
issue at http://www.jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL. We invite you to review the
Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and
items of interest.

Thanks for the continuing interest in our work.

Dr. Maggie Hartnett
JOFDL Associate Editor
Massey University
m.hartnett@massey.ac.nz

NZC Online Newsletter December 2018

One for my Kiwi readers.

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Kia ora and welcome to the December newsletter for NZC Online. In these newsletters we keep you up to date with resources, events, stories, and research to help you implement your school curriculum. What’s new on NZC Online? Transitions spotlight Our latest spotlight focuses on transitions, an important component of the coherence principle. It provides videos, questions, group activities, and opportunities for personal reflection to help you ensure positive transitions for your students and their families. “The curriculum offers all students a broad education that makes links within and across learning areas, provides for coherent transitions, and opens up pathways to further learning.” The New Zealand Curriculum, p. 9 Amesbury School – Celebrating Diwali Staff and students at Amesbury School recently celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. In this snapshot, teacher Sonali Singh and Associate Principal Angela Johnston describe the activities from the week and explain why they brought Diwali to life at Amesbury School. National events and the NZC We have updated our National events page, so you can plan ahead for 2019. Our pages link to The New Zealand Curriculum and provide you with ideas, resources, and tools to help you and your school get involved. How do you celebrate national events in your school? Share your stories with us by emailing nzcurriculum@tki.org.nz                 Curriculum support Local curriculum package of support for 2019 The Ministry of Education has heard that schools and kura want to focus on local curriculum – both design and review. In recognition that a range of leadership, teacher, and kaiako capability already exists on local curriculum practice, the Ministry is responding to this feedback by providing a package of support on local curriculum, which will be will be available online from 22 January from NZC Online and sent directly to schools in the week beginning 28 January. Workshops with teacher-release time, guidance, and tools will also be provided. Resources on the DT I HM curriculum change This Ministry of Education web page has a range of factsheets, posters, reports, and resources on how to teach the Digital Technologies Hangarau Matihiko curriculum content. Other news VLN Primary School – Online programmes Registrations are invited from schools wishing to participate in the VLN Primary School in 2019. There are a wide range of online language programmes, as well as extension maths, literacy, digital technology, astronomy, visual arts, web design, life skills, health and the Over the Back Fence Project. All NZ children are welcome to learn with the VLN Primary – Nau Mai, Haere Mai! Find out more and register your interest online or contact primary@vln.school.nz with queries. Holiday reading We wish you all a restful and relaxing summer break. If you find yourselves looking for some summer professional reading, check out our most popular blogs and school stories for 2018. School Stories Kaimai School – Play based learning St John Bosco School – Learner agency Blogs 7 Principles of learning Learner agency Your feedback helps We would love to hear from you if you have ideas to make the website easier to use, or better for you, or if you have ideas for future blog posts or newsletters. Email us at: nzcurriculum@tki.org.nz

Connected Educator New Zealand December Update

One for my Kiwi readers.

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Kia ora Michael What an incredible year it has been! We’d like to thank you – the Connected Educator NZ community – for sharing and participating in many webinars, teachmeets, field trips, resources and more with other educators throughout the country. Looking ahead to 2019, perhaps could it be your New Year resolution to share professional learning events, resources and activities with others on the Connected Educator calendar? > Pledge an event Connected Educator Starter Kete Have you downloaded the Starter Kete yet? Across 30 days, the kete will walk you through quick and easy steps towards becoming a more connected educator. > Download the Starter Kete Connected Conversations A highlight from uLearn18 in October were the Connected Conversations. The two sessions were live streamed for those not at uLearn, and the recordings are still available to watch at a time convenient for you. > Watch the Connected Conversations Inspiration for the year ahead The summer holidays are approaching! Hopefully you’ll have time on your hands to sit down and catch up on some resources that have been shared on the Connected Educator calendar throughout the year. Recent highlights we recommend are: Five ways to increase teacher wellness Universal Design for Learning (UDL) by learning facilitator Chrissie Butler Tapasā: Cultural competencies Framework for Teachers of Pacific Learners Please contact anne.kenneally@core-ed.ac.nz if you have any questions. Meri Kirihimete me ngā mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa!

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Meri Kirihimete from the VLN Primary School

This newsletter from a New Zealand K-12 e-learning program arrived in my inbox yesterday or today.

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Meri Kirihimete from the VLN Primary School

Meri Kirihimete, by Rachel Whalley

Meri Kirihimete to you all! by Rachel Whalley 2018 has been another successful year for the VLN Primary and online learning in NZ schools. We wish all our school communities, whānau, students, teachers, partners and supporters a very Meri Kirihimete and a safe and enjoyable summer break. Read more

Kia ora koutou katoa, Nĭ hăo 你好, Annyoung haseyo 안녕하세요 Naumai, haere mai ki te Kura Tuatahi – Akonga Aka Mariko Welcome to the VLN Primary School Our goal is to: Create Connected, Passionate, Purposeful Learners This Christmas newsletter includes some of the  highlights from 2018 and profiles some of our new programmes. Looking forward to seeing you again in 2019 Ngā mihi maioha Rachel

 

NZSL – New Zealand Sign Language We LOVE that through our schools sharing their expertise, we are now able to offer New Zealand Sign Language classes online. Thanks to Jo at Waitoriki School our children will have this opportunity to learn NZSL! Read more

Listening to our learners Students feedback is important for us to improve our online teaching practice, and schools to target their support. Here is what these children have to say: Read more

Expert language teachers beaming into classrooms around Aotearoa New Zealand Creative partnerships between online teachers and classroom teachers brings language learning opportunities to students and their teachers. Read more

Annyoung haseyo 안녕하세요 This week is Korean Festival week and we were proud to have one of our students participating in the Korean Education Centre speech competition and also to hear that the Korean Education Centre and CAPE will be continuing to support our Korean classes in 2019! We still have opportunities for free Korean classes in Term 4 – we would love to see some of our younger children participate with their teachers! Read more

How are we doing? At the end of semester one we asked students, teachers and principals how are we doing? Students and schools were mostly positive about their learning with the VLN Primary. They talked about what was going well, what wasn’t, their teachers, their online environments, and the opportunities they had in learning especially for te reo Māori, second languages and programming. Read more

Literacy Booster This programme has been developed to empower our Year 8 students with improved literacy skills and confidence as they prepare to move onto high school. Read more

Repealing CoOLs – Back to the Drawing Board for Online Learning in Schools On 13th September the government tabled the Education Amendment Bill (No 2) 2018 which seeks to repeal CoOL (Communities of Online Learning) legislation. What does this mean for the future of online learning in NZ schools? Read more

Taking the Lead – Celebrating our Curricula “How do we take the opportunity to uphold the values and principles of our world-leading curricula, in the best interests of our children and our society? Curricula experts share their expertise in working with all the New Zealand curricula in Taking the Lead – Celebrating our Curricula” Read more

Rural Education, Virtual Learning and Collaborative Practice There are many challenges in being a principal in a small rural school in New Zealand, but when principals work collaboratively across schools they can relieve some of those challenges and provide benefits for their students and themselves. Read more

Governance Group Update In May we held our AGM welcoming new governance team members and reporting on our 2017 year. Read more

Future Planning – Life Skills Students will investigate financial literacy through a variety of authentic tasks that prepare them for the future but inspire them now! Read more

新年快乐 Xīnnián kuàilè Happy Chinese New Year! Make the Year of the Dog the year you and your children learn Mandarin. Visit our website to find out more & to register your interest. Read more

Free* Korean online language & culture classes Join our free* Korean online taster classes supported by the Korean Education Centre (KEC). Find out how your students can participate & take advantage of this offer. Read more

Kapa Haka with Koka Jules Parents in one VLN Primary school were skeptical that Kapa haka taught online would be any good, but these same parents gave their tamariki a standing ovation for their performance at end of year assembly! Read about the benefits of Kapa haka from our awesome kaiako Koka Jules. Read more

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December Newsletter: EDtalks Video Resources, Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit, Advanced Leadership & More

One for my Kiwi readers as they begin their week.

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Kia ora Michael Before the year wraps up and we take a break for a (hopefully) sunny summer holiday, there’s time for one more update from the CORE Education team. In our final newsletter for 2018, you can find a huge range of educational videos on EDtalks, as well as information about the Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit and Advanced Leadership programme. This month’s featured blog posts will make for some great beach reading too! Happy Holidays from the CORE Education whānau – see you in 2019! Inspirational holiday viewing EDtalks has over 750 interviews, discussions and presentations from thought leaders, innovative educators and inspirational learners freely available to you. Be sure to take a look at the recently added interviews with Pasi Sahlberg, Sarah Whiting, Whare Isaac-Sharland and more. Watch EDtalks > Make wellbeing a priority in 2019 Staff wellbeing is intrinsically linked to the success of our educational communities. Designed specifically to support staff in education, the Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit improves individual wellbeing and builds valuable social capital. Learn how effective, easily implemented and flexible the Toolkit is. Find out more > Accelerate your career potential Te Whakaahu Hautūtanga | Advanced Leadership programme is designed to develop exceptional female leaders in education. This programme will take participants on a career-defining, six month journey; incorporating self-assessment, online sessions, peer coaching, and adaptive leadership challenges. Download the programme prospectus and apply now for 2019. Find out more > And the winners are… We have double the joy to share at the perfect time of year! Congratulations to Dave Bagwell, Helen Revill and Ronan Kelly – the lucky winners each receiving a KOHA game for registering for a 2019 Online Programme before 30 November. Thank you also to all those who attended uLearn18 and completed the post-event survey. The winners of the $100 grocery vouchers are Kate Roli, Anne McKay, Tania Chapman, Melinda Clow and Megan Bennett. From the blog Two free time tools that I use everyday Rochelle Savage shares some practical tips on how to use Yast and Pomodoro to stay accountable and productive. More > How to swim naked in the goldfish bowl Greg Carroll discusses four important things to remember when being part of the often small world that is education in Aotearoa. More > Be neotenous: the importance of curiousity Philippa Nicholl Antipas writes about why curiousity isn’t just for children and how teachers should be fostering it in themselves too. More > Subscribe to the blog > Upcoming learning opportunities

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