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The Education Hub  shared The Gift of Teachers Time  Professor Susan Moore Johnson's research on how school leaders can make the most of teachers' time. "Teachers’ time is one of a school’s most valuable and scarce resources, yet it’s often wasted because of poor leadership and management."  Read Here Why am I not curious about the things I want to be curious about?  Daniel Willingham's opinion piece in the New York times exploring the power (and pitfalls) of curiosity has some great lessons for educators.  Read Here Pull Up nets  - made a comeback - these are a engaging way to look at  nets, surface area & volume while  doing a bit of engineering of 3D shapes Download an ATM article here  or  another here  simply google pull-up nets to find more  American Stats Association - Lesson Plans I liken myself to a magpie always on the lookout for shiny new things and inspiration the following year. THe ...

There is a tendency for us all to look off shore for expertise, however many countries look to NZ as a world leader in education. In this post I have gathered together links to sites of NZ teachers and schools that are leading the way in open sharing of their resources for math & stats teaching and learning.  I am aways in awe of how teachers manage to complete these sites on top of everything else that is part of a teachers life. If you have a site or know of other sites let me know and i will update this post STEM Online  -  A resource for NZ students by NZ teachers Hosted under the University of Auckland learning management system CANVAS which requires a double sign up. The effort is worth making, to access the rich resource that STEM Online offers us. Resources for tables equations and graphs (AS 91028) are live and more is in the pipeline for other standards. Nayland College  is world famous in NZ for their    maths & stats site ....