Latest News – November, 2007
Web statistics for November (.pdf, 289kb)
Introduction
These pages are updated monthly to keep you informed of communication activities, key initiatives and technology education articles in the media.
New Resources on Techlink
New Curriculum Resources
Support material for the New Zealand Technology Curriculum, 2007
Technological Practice
Student Showcases
Green Bread
Amy Lim, Year 13 Food Technology, Wellington High School
Clean, Green, and Safe
Jason Larson, Year 12 ICT, Paraparaumu College
Concrete Samples
Michael and Angus, Year 7, Balclutha Technology Education Centre
4Ds: Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous, or just plan Dull
Blair Plum, Year 12 L2 Technology, Nayland College
Athletics and Swimming Results Sheets
Cyndi Dixon, Year 12 ICT Technology, Tararua College
Promotion and communication
New curriculum resources promotion
During November, Techlink published a comprehensive set of resources supporting the new curriculum. These resources include a Ministry of Education overview, guidance, explanatory papers, and indicators of progression, to name just a few.
Once the curriculum support material was published live on Techlink, media releases were sent to Education Gazette, Education Today, Good Teacher Magazine, NZPF Magazine, and RouRou.
A notice, complete with links, was posted on Education Gazette's website 'Notices' section, under the heading 'Curriculum Support'. A black and white half page advert was also placed in Education Gazette.
Notification of the new curriculum resources was sent the PPTA and Teachers Refresher Course Committee.
Contact has been made with the Ministry of Education's Senior Adviser for Secondary Publications, Nigel Evans. Mr Evans has been sent information on a number of technology projects considered potentially news worthy.
TeamUp material online
TeamUp have revamped their website and an opportunity to provide insights into the technology sections content was extended to Techlink Communication Officer, Nick Maitland.
Call for Student Showcases
Techlink has been actively seeking information on student projects suitable for the ever popular Student Showcase.
Approximately 30 drafts have been sent in with more likely to come in soon. Techlink is keen to hear from any schools that have examples of excellent student projects in their technology classrooms. If you have an enthusiastic student who has exceeded expectation with a recent project contact Nick Maitland at nmaitland@techlink.org.nz or download the submission brief.
Recent Articles
- 'Technology education in your school' in Principals Today, Term 2 2008
- 'Carly's Top Award Just the Beginning' in Havelock North Village Press, 17 June 2008
- Article 'Getting Technical' in New Zealand Education Gazette, 16 June 2008
- Article 'Retooling the department' in New Zealand Education Gazette, 16 June 2008
- Article 'Race day adds gravity to tech lesson' in New Zealand Education Gazette, 16 June 2008
- 'A School of Opportunity' in www.press.co.nz/chchmail, 28 May 2008
- TVNZ news story on Kevin Huang's fridge door alarm, 6pm One News, 09 March 2008
For less recent articles, visit the Article Archive.