NEWS
The latest from STEM Online NZ
Dean of Education and Social Work Graeme Aitken talks about STEM Online NZ on Nine to Noon
Dean of Education and Social Work Graeme Aitken appeared on Radio New Zealand National's 'Nine to Noon' show on 5 July 2017 to talk about STEM Online NZ's Northland rollout.
Filming continues on Physics 91171
On the 14th of October, the team had another filming session. Cara and Bodene had a lot of fun during the shoot for the video on Momentum.
Events
Chemistry resources published
The first of our new Chemistry resources are now published and available free to NZ schools.
STEM Online NZ Presentation
STEM Online NZ project team is holding a presentation on 25 November at 4pm, where teachers will share their perspective on ways to use the STEM Online NZ resources in both a traditional classroom setting as well as a flexible learning environment. The project team...
Graeme Aitken wins Ministry of Education’s Lifetime Achievement Award!
Graeme Aitken (STEM Online NZ project sponsor) attended the Prime Minister’s Teaching Excellence Awards gala dinner on the tenth of September where he received the Ministry of Education’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Very well deserved! The Minister mentioned STEM...
STEM Online NZ present at NZAMT Conference 2017
Andrea and Peter travelled down to Christchurch to present at the NZAMT conference on the 4th of October, 2017.
Kate Jones presents at NZIP Conference 2017
Our Learning Designer Kate Jones braved the chilly weather to give a presentation to the NZIP Conference, held at the Otago Museum in Dunedin.
Testimonials
“STEM Online NZ offers flexibility and choice for both students and teachers.”
Raeleen Harré
Principal – Ruawai College
“We wish to commend Auckland University for picking up the challenge of provision of high quality instruction in STEM subjects which faces rural schools when having a specialist teacher is not always possible. The resources are outstanding and Bream Bay College will be using them to assist with the teaching of topics and for revision of topics. We look forward to the completion of the rest of the units.”
Wayne Buckland
Principal, Bream Bay College – Te Kura Tuarua o Whanga a Tamure
“I love this site. I have been trying to put together online Moodle courses for my classes for years, but because of lack of time, I only get it partially done and never quite right. Thank you for providing this resource.”
Ivan Munkedal
Physics teacher – Te Puke High School
“My girls loved the activities in the projectile motion section today. I had a double with them and used this first period to explain the relevant kinematic equation for projectile motion and discussed the need to separate our horizontal and vertical components.
They got it all right but really thought that the STEM Online resources helped to solidify their understanding. The visuals and multiple activities that target different types of learners was particularly useful.
Thanks again for this amazing resource.”
Christian Tremblay
Science Teacher – Diocesan School for Girls
