Dianne Christenson

Education through project based learning. 2016 NZ PM's Science Teacher. 2019 Fulbright DAI Teacher. Tweets = personal opinions

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Have fun @ Wellington’s free Earth Fest, 9am-3pm, Noema 11; exhibits, demos & panels + 4 free field trips on Sun 12: https://t.co/lozDkoL5WK @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @DanHikuroa @dwenmoth @fabtknz @ChristensonDi @NStevenson @timharfordnz @GervenRose @missiothompson @heymrshay

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Hear Siouxsie Wiles on antimicrobial resistance in an SLH webinar, with free digital articles, videos & images for prim/sec teachers. 4-4:45pm, Thurs Oketopa 26: https://t.co/QfzYeSG1Fu @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @OliverSB022 @HABark1 @ChristensonDi @ibpossum @DesWaters

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

@PolarGirlNZ @AntarcticaNZ Have a successful expedition Natalie

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Students & schools can organise an event taking action for te taiao in Conservation Week, Ākuhata 14-20, or see local events: https://t.co/Pietfbogia @NZScienceLearn @HelenOfTroy01 @karyngraynz @HelenHaine @NzMcKenzie @WhiteStarPrime @ChristensonDi @jackbillie35 @moriarty_ok

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

What an awesome result and reward for all the hard work these teens would have put in.

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Congrats to 2023 Biology Olympiad silver (Jacob Miller (Mt Albert Gram) & Allan Han (Macleans Coll) & bronze medallists Jifei Shao (St Cuthbert's Coll) & Ashleigh Bernacchi (Pinehurst Schl), won in fierce competition w 78 countries! @NZScienceLearn @virtuallykaren @ChristensonDi

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Mānawatia a Matariki! See wānanga by Rangi Mātāmua on aspects of Matariki in Te Reo Māori: https://t.co/DqHIJXLKQI & English: https://t.co/N6ab8cM3vd From LEARNZ @naomi_toland @HelenHaine @dbeehre @ibpossum @ChristensonDi @MrScienceNZ @NStevenson @heymrshay @jkellow @melulater

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

Well done to these biology students

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Congrats to 2023 Biology Olympiad silver (Jacob Miller (Mt Albert Gram) & Allan Han (Macleans Coll) & bronze medallists Jifei Shao (St Cuthbert's Coll) & Ashleigh Bernacchi (Pinehurst Schl), won in fierce competition w 78 countries! @NZScienceLearn @virtuallykaren @ChristensonDi

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

What a great week last week checking in with the local invertebrates at our beach and setting out tracking tunnels for a predator program @NZScienceLearn @cbrieseman @Te_Papa

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

@hellomotorbike @radionz I would like to ask them to be prepared to go into a lottery which had all Nz primary schools in it and go and spend a week in a classroom at the school they drew out. No more cherry picking visits to those perceived ‘good schools’

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

The science of feijoas is a new members-only resource this month: https://t.co/9I8cWINXvE @OliverSB022 @DesWaters @AndreaTritton @FionaMo78001925 @learnersteph @rogerpounamu @nickmajor81 @HortNZ @soanes_andrea

[Prime Minister's Science Prizes New Zealand @nzpmsciprizes]

PM Science Communicator A/Prof Dianne Sika-Paotonu @dsikapaotonu gives shout out to @smcnz & @royalsocietynz in her acceptance speech and is commended by Dr Ashley for her listening skills as a crucial part of what it means to be a great communicator #NZPMSciPrizes #scicomm

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

Huge congratulations to Douglas Walker from St Patricks College Kilbirnie as he picked up the award for Prime Minister’s Science Teacher 2022. Doug does so much for science teaching across all levels from primary to Year 13.

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

NZASE's Trm 2 PLD clusters are being confirmed in 14 areas, starting Mei 10. If you haven't heard directly, see: https://t.co/UKej0GQFvf @amox1711 @OliverSB022 @karyngraynz @HABark1 @Shelley_D17 @MrScienceNZ @ChristensonDi @teachertimmuir @beatsnz @caroline_13NZ @AndreaTritton

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Talk with 20+ sci/ed gps @ Capital City Science Educators mini-expo, Mei 10; updates: https://t.co/yfdhyqaGuW @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @karyngraynz @NStevenson @ChristensonDi @fabtknz @Edk8R @virtuallykaren @GervenRose @heymrshay

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

Who knew that having a black light in the bush could be so fun @teacherdeaks @cbrieseman

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

Exploring ice with year 5&6 students. What great questions they came up with and then explored to gather evidence to answer their questions. @teacherdeaks @cbrieseman @BrigitteScience

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

What a great chance to have kids work as scientists and make a difference

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

The Hauraki Gulf Monitoring Project seeks new schools & teacher gps, Whangaparāoa to Maraetai, to assess the gulf's health & identify marine pests: https://t.co/iqSdbsBzMJ @NzMcKenzie @NZScienceLearn @EmmaKingston25 @stemwithm @krivett1 @AndreaTritton @Ms_Beaker @curious_lucinda

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

@cbrieseman @JournalPolar No!

[Dianne Christenson @ChristensonDi]

What a wonderful learning experience today with my class participating in our local katipō spider survey. Such rich local curriculum experiences @NZScienceLearn @BrigitteScience @On2Science @cbrieseman @teacherdeaks

[NZASE @NZScienceTeachr]

Nominate someone who's made a major contribution to science education for the Peter Spratt Medal: https://t.co/AzeOkctkvr by Mar 20. @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @amox1711 @OliverSB022 @WhiteStarPrime @cbrieseman @ChristensonDi @DesWaters @Aratiatia1 @Doctor_Harves @LifeOfChemistry