President NZ Association for Teachers of English - Te Pouhere o Whakaako o Te Reo Pākehā o Aotearoa (NZATE). Deputy Head Senior School. Perpetual learner
This stunning resource is now available in our Curriculum & Assessment Support Drive. It was created by the talented Shauna Henderson using Te Mātaiaho and with our new Year 11 programmes in mind.
Email [email protected] from your school email address to gain access.
2024 NZATE conference registrations are officially open! Join us for the Dunedin Sound: Brave Words conference in July by registering on the NZATE website. Member schools have access to an earlybird rate until the start of Term 2.
https://t.co/baLnCcbxLO
Word of the day, should it be needed, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude, an aversion to other people, and the desire to be left alone.
Calling on my Pākeha countrymen and women to speak up and stand up for te reo.
It's so much better when we do this together. Kia kaha te reo Māori. 🫶 #HeTaongaTeReo
Two Deputy Prime Ministers.
This is the most childish, ego-driven, stupid outcome possible. Gonna be an incredibly funky 3 years.
https://t.co/aNIS9BjJTe
Just got ‘lobbied’ by a #karearea for my Bird of the Century vote; spotted it 2m away from me standing under a totara in our suburban street. Having eyeballed me it took off, flying low up the street with its dinner clutched firmly below. That’ll be hard to beat!
OK, enough. Everything about this is utterly grim. Ava isn’t afraid of criticism or debate - but this is neither of those things. It’s bullying, misogynistic arrogance from people who should know better. This should never have been broadcast.
The most common French name for a bookworm is rat de bibliothèque, or “library rat”. However, my gran, who grew up in Ardes, would often refer to an avid reader as a buveur d’encre. It means “ink drinker”
* read on for more names for bookworms from around the world (a thread)...
Right words - Right time:
Tīhema Baker recounts a defining moment that led to him beginning his first novel at 17 years old. From comic book heroes to Aotearoa Atua - this episode explores how the right feedback at the right time can ignite our tauira.
https://t.co/ynWafjSk5S
We're back, baby!
Join Pere Durie and Luke McFarlane as we launch Season 2 of "Is this FOR Credits?" This season will have a focus on mātauranga Māori, local curriculum, and ways to bring those aspects to life in our English classrooms. #engchatnz
https://t.co/npVhFomTGg