Facebook groups
This list doesn’t include some smaller teacher-run groups, or many of the major LEOTC providers such as government research agencies and museums. Facebook pages for Waikato, Wellington and Dunedin teachers are on the Regional branches page. Numbers of followers, friends or members date from April 2022, unless otherwise stated. Please email the NZASE Science Communicators with any suggestions.
Online teaching and learning pages
- StudyTime (34,224 followers) across secondary subjects
- LearnCoach (11,882 followers) across secondary subjects
- Teaching & Learning NZ (Was Education Central, 7,200 followers)
- Science Learning Hub (4,588 followers)
- House of Science (2,239 followers)
- Liggins Institute (1,822 followers)
- Virtual Learning Network Primary School (866 followers)
- No Brain too small (227 friends, personal page of science teacher who runs the website)
- Little Kiwi Scientists (58 followers).
Primary science page
NZ Primary Science teachers (closed group, 1,700 members)
Subject specific pages
Websites of Science subject associations and primary Science are under Our Networks menu.
Science
- NZ Science teachers (2,800 members, closed group)
- NZQA for Science (483 followers)
- Wellington Open Science Lab (194 followers)
- Heads up, Science announce (Royal Society, 637followers).
Pūtaiao
- Ako Panuku (1,408 followers)
- Pūtaiao teachers (closed group, 194 members).
Agricultural and horticultural Science
- Horticulture and Agriculture Teachers Association (private page, 151 members)
- NZ Ag/Hort teachers (closed group, 107 members)
- NZQA for Agricultural & Horticultural Science (215 followers).
Biology
- Biology teachers (closed group, 1,100 members)
- Scholarship Biology (closed group, 1,400 members)
- NZQA for Biology (686 followers).
Chemistry
- Chemistry teachers (closed group, 1,300 members)
- NZQA for Chemistry (551 followers).
Education for sustainability
- NZAEE teachers (1,432 followers)
- NZQA for Education for sustainability (356 followers)
- Department of Conservation (126,953 followers)
- Enviroschool facilitators (closed group, 137 members)
- Experiencing Marine Reserves (open page,8,158 followers)
- Kiwi Conservation Club Northern (322 followers)
- Tread Lightly Caravan (Auckland-based mobile environmental classroom, 567 followers)
- Royal Albatross Centre (14,062 followers)
- Million Metres Streams Project (8,710 followers)
- Kiwi Conservation Club (Run by Forest & Bird, 11,841 followers)
- Evelocity (Charitable group educating about electric vehicles, 1,534 followers)
- Kereru Discovery (Wellington-based conservation organisation, 13,085 followers)
- Miranda Shorebird Centre (10,598 followers)
- Young Ocean Explorers (12,812 followers).
Earth & Space Science
- ESS teachers (closed group, 703 members)
- NZQA for Earth & Space Science (445 followers)
- Astronomy educators (open group, 547 members)
- Dunedin Space Programme (Beverly-Begg Observatory, 384 followers)
- SpaceKiwis (planetary geoscience, 197 followers).
Physics
- Physics teachers (closed group, 932 members)
- NZ Institute of Physics education group (closed group, 307 members)
- NZQA for Physics (440 followers).
Publications
International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE)
The International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE) was created in 1972 by the United Nations Educational and Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). ICASE International Bulletin for Science Education includes articles on science pedagogy, latest research and updates from the ICASE community.
The bulletin is published twice a year.
New Zealand Science Teacher
New Zealand Science Teacher was published on behalf of NZASE by APN Educational Media until 2018 and was NZASE’s official publication. It includes a wide range of articles related to science education in New Zealand.