NZATE NEWS: ISSUE ONE 2020
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NZATE NEWS: ISSUE ONE 2020
Kia ora koutou
Welcome to the first edition of NZATE News for 2020. It has been an eventful year for
NZATE, not only because of the impact of Covid-19 but also due to new initiatives in the
provision of resources and professional development.
The Good News
Online Election
A combination of resignations, a desire to increase the size of council, and the fact that two
current council members have terms that are expiring, has led to the online election that is
currently in progress. Normally, we’d hold elections as part of the AGM at conference but
sadly, due to Covid-19, this wonderful event has had to be postponed this year. The profiles
of the candidates for the various posts can be found on the NZATE Website - here. Do make
sure you are enrolled to vote - HoDs need to create accounts for individual members of their
department. Information on how to create these can be found here. Voting will be open from
noon on Sunday June 7 and closes at 5pm on Sunday June 14. Results will be announced at
6pm on June 15.
New Resources
There has been much going on in terms of resource creation. Once again, we will be
providing you with practice examination materials in 2020. But wait, there’s more. We
have also been contracting community members to produce digital study guides. We have
contracted a number of excellent practitioners from the community who have produced a
diverse range of great study guide resources. These range from Video Game Literacies to
Mansfield’s The Doll’s House and cover a fair bit of material betwixt the two - over 30 and
counting so far. You can download these from the resources page of our website (for free,
hurrah!)
Important Updates
Here’s the latest from Nigel Mitchell who is leading the NCEA English Review.
“The rapidly evolving situation with Covid-19 is causing the Ministry to revise our timelines
for the Review of Achievement Standards. Assessment materials developed during the second
phase of work in the pilot subjects, including English, are currently undergoing quality
assurance and will be shared for sector feedback later in the year.”
Professional Development
NZATE continues to coordinate professional development for the community. During
the Covid-19 lockdown, we were delighted to be able to run online workshops on effective
distance learning and literary theories in practice.
Moving forward, we are currently on the hunt for the best and the brightest in the
community who would be willing to construct and deliver workshops on our behalf. If you
are interested in this opportunity, contact Sian Evans (sian.evans@nzate.org.nz).
We were also delighted to be able to offer a number of scholarships for teachers to “attend”
the online conference run by the Australian Association of English Teachers. The lucky
recipients were:
• Beginning Teacher: Alyssa Kidd—Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt
• Regional Chair: Aneta Dezoete—North Auckland Regional Association
• Pasifika: Elsie Leslie—Melville High School
• Māori: Ngawai Hooker—Hamilton Girls’ High School
• Remote or Sole Charge: Krista Maley—Whangamata Area School
NZATE on Social Media
There are now over 1200 subscribers to NZATE Facebook Page. We hope you enjoy the
thought provoking (and sometimes mirth-provoking) content we share. The list of ‘The 50
Best Contemporary Novels Under 200 Pages’ was especially good, in my humble opinion.
Of course, there is much cross pollination with our other communities - the Secondary
English Mailing List and the NZ English Teachers’ Facebook Page. There was a very useful
clarification about the use of technology for the writing standards on the former a week or
so ago. You can join this community through the link here.
English in Aotearoa
Issue 99 of English in Aotearoa comes out in a moment of flux.
Conceived before lockdown, developed during and issued to the
world after, it reflects these changing times and gently considers
our response to them. Our next issue will more fully develop this,
and as such, we are keen to find teachers who would be interested
to reflect on their time in a bubble, the rapid transition to online
learning and back or the repercussions of our brave new world.
Please contact Laura at editor@nzate.org.nz if you’d like to be
involved.
Your NZATE
Featured Council Member: Pip Tinning - Vice President, Social Media Guru,
PLD and Marketing
Day Job: Acting DP Curriculum at Mount Maunganui
College...about to go back to HOD English
NZATE in two words: Tireless, agile
Three books/films I’d take if I was stuck on a desert island
1. The Bone People, Keri Hulme
2. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
3. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
Favourite quote: “I am no bird and no net ensnares me.”
President:
Jacq Gilbert, president@nzate.org.nz
Vice President:
Pip Tinning, vice-president@nzate.org.nz
Secretary:
Susy Carryer, secretary@nzate.org.nz
Treasurer:
Jenny McPherson, treasurer@nzate.org.nz
Portfolios
English in Aotearoa: Laura Borrowdale and Jacq Gilbert,
editor@nzate.org.nz
Website: Susy Carryer, admin@nzate.org.nz
Newsletter: David Schaumann, david.schaumann@nzate.org.nz
Social Media: Pip Tinning, socialmedia@nzate
Marketing and Research: Pip Tinning and Steph Julian
pip.tinning@nzate.org.nz, stephanie.julian@nzate.org.nz
Resources Development: Sian Evans, sian.evans@nzate.org.nz
PLD: Pip Tinning and Sian Evans
pip.tinning@nzate.org.nz, sian.evans@nzate.org.nz
Exams and Assessment: Sian Evans
sian.evans@nzate.org.nz
Membership: Susy Carryer, admin@nzate.org.nz
Regional Association Liason:
Auckland and Tai Tokerau, Susy Carryer;
Central and Lower North Island, Steph Julian;
South Island, Jacq Gilbert.You can also read
