The 2023 NCEA primary facilitator is unavailable at present and we are seeking a replacement. If you know of anyone who might be able to help, please email Mike Stone.
For term 1 2024, secondary PLD will involve weekly support for L1 NCEA Science at 4-5pm. CB, PES and AgHort assessment will be provided by their respective subject associations. See more at https://ncea.education.govt.nz/support-workshops-level-1-subjects-and-wahanga-ako
We have endeavoured to email every science leader to find out if they are assessing with L1 Science NCEA standards this year. If you want to be on the list of contacts for this PLD and we have not reached you, please email Mike.
These weekly zoom meetings involve 20 min of presentation, 20 min of discussion and 20 min for questions. The presentations are recorded and, together with a written summary of the discussion and some shared resources, are available at
https://drive.google.com/
An NZASE facilitator leads the PLD with an NCEA Implementation Facilitator (NIF) and 1 or 2 piloteers also present to answer questions.
One-on-one support will also be available from the NIFs and from piloteers (to request piloteers time please contact Mike). Facilitators will be:
| Date (4-5pm) | Topic |
|---|---|
| Thurs Feb 8 | General introduction, course outlines, survey results. Teachers talk about plans. General questions not related to specific standards. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88201975814?pwd=lbb12EbY9tWxoMGnRLDJfD89YFxFnA.1 Meeting ID: 882 0197 5814 Passcode: 770522 |
| Mon Feb 12, 5pm | S1.1 & S1.2 Learning Outcomes, led by Doug Walker. No need to register, just click: https://youtube.com/live/IuJMoG3Tvw8?feature=share |
| Wed Feb 14 | S1.1 – Learning outcomes, contexts, teaching: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86303854699?pwd=lkCbkMOTAVXZYxnwbdUzt3mjQHMvZu.1 Meeting ID: 863 0385 4699, Passcode: 079953 |
| Thurs Feb 22 | S1.1 – Assessments |
| Wed Feb 28 | S1.2 – Learning outcomes, contexts, teaching |
| Thurs March 7 | S1.2 – Assessments |
| Wed March 13 | S1.3 - Learning outcomes, contexts, teaching |
| Thurs March 21 | S1.3 – Assessment |
| Wed March 27 | S1.4 – Learning outcomes, contexts, teaching |
| Thurs April 4 | S1.4 – Assessment |
| Wed April 10 | If needed |
All Science subject associations have Networks of Expertise funding to provide PLD. This will be important to help teachers prepare for new standards coming into effect in 2024. To get on their PLD contact lists, email: Allan for BEANZ (Biology); Suzanne Scourfield for SCENZ (Chemistry); Helen for NZIP (Physics); Donna or Jenny for ESSENZ (Earth & Space Science); and Kerry for HATA (Agriculture and Horticulture).
In mid-Noema, NZASE brought together a group of 12 experienced teachers, four from pilot schools, to create these L1 units. They are intended to show teachers what units might look like for a L1 course assessed with the NCEA Science standards. We hope you find these units helpful.
Please make a copy of the folder or files, and then you will find those copies in your own computer’s Google Drive (look for My Drive on the left side of your screen).
Watch the December 1 2023 panel discussion with some pilot schools on the new L1 Nature of Science standards.
This Google Drive includes the resources developed earlier by schools piloting the L1 Science standards, which are now available to all Science teachers.
In 2022, NZASE organised four webinars, each focussing on one of the L1 Science standards. In these, teachers from four pilot schools were interviewed about how they approached each standard, the teaching and the assessment. View these webinars below.