Access The Inaccessible With LEARNZ

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Kia ora Michael Would you like to help your students access the inaccessible? CORE Education’s LEARNZ team help you do just that, via free virtual experiences that transport students around Aotearoa, Antarctica and beyond. The award-winning team have been expanding learners’ horizons for over 20 years. Integrated with the New Zealand curriculum, LEARNZ virtual field trips are real and current – an awesome way to inspire and inform students. Live and interactive experiences, supported by a wealth of online resources, are led by LEARNZ teachers and field trip experts. Web conferences, videos, images and diary entries connect you with people and places that are otherwise hard to reach. Participation is free to all registered and provisionally registered primary and secondary educators teaching in Aotearoa. Check out some upcoming field trips – enrolments open now! Let LEARNZ take you there! Matariki and navigation – Kupe, Cook and today 11-13 June 2019 Explore navigation techniques around Aotearoa over time. Learn why maps matter, use the stars to locate Matariki, paddle a waka, board a modern ship and so much more Discover more > Map my waahi – discovering our shared heritage 25-27 June 2019 In Aotearoa, our ancestors all came from another place. Explore where those places were, how we got here, and take a peek into the different lives we lead. Discover more > Tūhura Ahuahu – cultural and ecological stories from Great Mercury Island 30 July – 1 August 2019 Meet with archaeologists on Great Mercury Island to uncover secrets from Māori ancestors and their early days in Aotearoa. Discover more > Rail safety – more sustainable journeys in Aotearoa New Zealand 13-15 August 2019 During Rail Safety Week, join us to explore issues involving trains and how this impacts us all in more ways than we think! Discover more > Natural hazards – our supervolcano 27-29 August 2019 Join geologists at Lake Taupō to understand how the supervolcano that created the lake works, and how we can prepare for another eruption. Discover more > Access anytime Can’t take part in these field trips live? Don’t worry – resources for all LEARNZ trips remain online for you to access and share with your class at a time that suits you. Find a previous trip > Contact us If you’ve got a question, please email enquiries@learnz.org.nz. The team will be happy to help!

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The Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit Makes A Difference To You

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Kia ora Michael An overwhelming body of research highlights the excessive stress faced by educators. Finding ways to increase wellbeing in ourselves, our students and our educational communities is vital. The Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit makes a difference. The only programme of its kind in Aotearoa, the Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit helps you to proactively manage your own wellbeing. The Toolkit provides strategies for professional communities to better understand and support each other. The Toolkit is a simple and effective programme designed to help create a professional climate which is conducive to the optimal wellbeing of all staff. Educational communities in Aotearoa are already having success with the Educator’s Wellbeing Toolkit. Helen, RTLB, Cobden School Effective, flexible and easily implemented, the Wellbeing Toolkit addresses the overwhelming need for manaakitanga in education. Let the Educators’ Wellbeing Toolkit make a difference to you. Find out how

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uLearn19 Keynotes Are Revealed

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Nei te mihi nui ki a koutou, If you’re looking for big picture thinking and ideas to support your professional learning and development, the keynote speakers will certainly motivate you to shift your thinking. Create your own ideas and strategies for transformational change. They bring industry and global knowledge and practical wisdom to uLearn19. Introducing the keynote speakers You won’t want to miss these influential keynote speakers who will inspire you to think about new ways of doing things. We’ll be announcing more well-known remarkable spotlight speakers this month. Save $70 when you register by May 31. REGISTER C’mon, spread the love and share this email with your friends and colleagues using #uLearn19. Share Tweet Forward

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May Newsletter: uLearn19 Keynotes, ACCELERATOR Events, 2019 Ten Trends & More

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Kia ora Michael Hopefully you’ve recovered from your Easter sugar rush and managed to recharge your batteries over the break. We’ve got lots for you to look forward to throughout the rest of the year! This month’s newsletter features the exciting announcement of two uLearn19 keynote speakers, information about the upcoming ACCELERATOR events, plus access to the 2019 Ten Trends and edSpace discussion group. Introducing the uLearn19 keynotes Shay Wright of Te Whare Hukakuka and Sally-Ann Williams of Google Australiaare the first two keynotes announced for the CORE uLearn19 conference. Join us as we reimagine learning in Aotearoa with these remarkable people. Shift your thinking and innovate your own ideas and strategies. Discover more > Break rules and activate change Not your average PD, ACCELERATOR is your chance to think big, collaborate and break the rules! Join us for two days of innovative thinking that is designed to speed up change in teaching and learning. Registrations now open for events across Aotearoa. Register now > Are you up with the latest trends? A friendly reminder that our 2019 Ten Trends and associated resources are available now. You can download the full document for FREE! We would love to know what trend your educational setting has focused on and how you see this changing throughout the year. Join the Ten Trends discussion on edSpace and let us know. Explore the Ten Trends > From the blog Rocket science Stephen Lowe explains how students can learn Computational Thinking – how to think and solve problems – through game design. More > Kirirarautanga | Citizenship Tessa Gray writes about supporting our communities to raise responsible digital citizens, while empowering them to be innovators. More > Subscribe to the blog > Upcoming learning opportunities

Jumpstart my reo Workshop AUCKLAND: 8 May Register Future Ready? Explore the 2019 Ten Trends Breakfast CHRISTCHURCH: 25 June AUCKLAND: 28 June Register Intro to Universal Design for Learning Workshop ONLINE: 17 May Register Place-based education in our backyard: Te Tūranga o Ōku Waewae Breakfast WELLINGTON: 28 June Register Mentoring and coaching Online programme ONLINE: Starts 10 June Register NZ NPDL Deep Learning Lab Be part of the action! CHRISTCHURCH: 18-19 July Register

Contact us We love receiving your feedback. Please feel free to email us. Wherever you are in Aotearoa, if you are looking for specific professional learning, our consultants can tailor PLD to suit you or your educational setting. Find out more. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2019 CORE Education, All rights reserved. You have received this email because you have attended one of our events and were happy for us to update you on future CORE events, subscribed to our newsletters at http://www.core-ed.org, or registered with LEARNZ virtual field trips at http://www.learnz.org.nz, Connected Educator NZ at http://connectededucator.org.nz, or EDtalks at http://www.edtalks.org. Our mailing address is: CORE Education 144 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central Christchurch, Canterbury 8013 New Zealand

Looking To Lead The Way?

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Kia ora Michael Lead the way in the education sector – join the Advanced Leadership programme. Applications are now open for the Advanced Leadership programme’s June cohorts. Enabling the advancement of high potential women across all education sectors, this career-defining online programme is designed specifically for aspiring female leaders. Commencing in June, the programme runs over six months, in convenient bite-sized modules to align with participants’ existing schedules and commitments. Priced at $1899 +gst, places are limited, so applying early is recommended. Previous participants have acknowledged the quality of materials and facilitation within the programme, along with the impact on their leadership journey. Learn more Download the prospectus Apply now We encourage you to share this email with female colleagues who may also be ready to take the next step in their careers. He hōtaka hāpai i ngā wāhine mātauranga ki te eke momoho i ngā mahi hautū. Ngā mihi, CORE Education Please contact Programme Manager, Elizabeth Craker with any enquiries. Share Tweet Forward

Copyright © 2019 CORE Education, All rights reserved. You have received this email because you have attended one of our events and were happy for us to update you on future CORE events, subscribed to our newsletters at http://www.core-ed.org, or registered with LEARNZ virtual field trips at http://www.learnz.org.nz, Connected Educator NZ at http://connectededucator.org.nz, or EDtalks at http://www.edtalks.org. Our mailing address is: CORE Education 144 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central Christchurch, Canterbury 8013 New Zealand