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RT @nic_rawlence_nz: If Māori iwi, hapū, rūnanga or trusts would like me to kōrero with them about 'MythBusting de-extinction to sort fact….

Yoga with the butterflies 2024.@OtagoMuseum.$20 21 August 5.45pm (for a 6pm start)

Aurora Energy Otago Science and Technology Fair .18 August 2024 .Come and browse the early work of Aotearoa New Zealand’s next generation of scientists. @OtagoMuseum .

For those that couldn't be at pur webinar today, we will have a recording and the PPT up on the site within a couple of weeks - stay posted . #mātaurangaMāori #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Harakeke is another excellent plant to take a look at in your classroom - loads of opportunities to explore #mātaurangaMāori.#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Chloe has also looked at kūmara with her students.(AND guess where you'll find LOADS of resources to get you started - oh yeah, The Sci Learning Hub!).#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Participants are now sharing ideas and things we've done in our own classrooms - kawakawa and rongoa; maramataka; waka etc #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD.

The .Creating kōwhai infographics activity - #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

In the future Chloe says she's let children choose between an infographic and a poem rather than both - but depends on the time you want for students to spend on these.#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Communicating the learning - with poetry and infographics - Chloe says she was blown away by the language within the students work after a week immersed in the topic.#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

AND give your students the time and space to make mistakes or to change their methods when planting their seeds. Planting kōwhai seeds | Whakatōngia kākano kōwhai - #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

You'll be surprised at all the learning involved in collecting seeds - give your students time to explore.#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Observing kōwhai | Āta titiro kōwhai — student activity on Sci Learning Hub:

When you truely observe and look closely you 'see' what is there not what you think or want to be there.Be explicit in teaching the skills around observation.#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

We're doing a quick run through of activities Chloe undertook in her classroom - staring with observation."The more I go outside with my tamariki, the better they get and the less chaos!".#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Chloe is talking about her own learning journey around mātauranga and te reo Māori.

The SLH has some valuable webinars that look into mātauranga and understanding the complexities - e.g .#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

Talking about some of the important ideas around mātauranga - for example it's not just historic, it is now and into the future #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD.

Inviting students to imagine pre-colonial Aotearoa and thinking how data would have been gathered and how it would have been passed on - a strong way to open minds to different knowledge systems #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD.