- 1st - 30th September - Save our Sight Month
- Thursday 8th September - International Literacy Day -this year's focus is literacy for peace.
- 11th -18th September - Conservation Week - "We Love You New Zealand"
- 11th -18th September - NZ Frog Week
This Canadian website (Literacy Gains) has a section which provides subject-specific literacy examples and resources. For example in the Language/English section there is a unit which teaches students about metacognition and how it is useful before, during and after reading. There are resources for:
- The Arts
- Business Studies
- Career Studies and Cooperative Education
- Classical and International Languages
- Computer Studies
- French
- Geography
- Health and Physical Education
- History
- Language / English
- Library
- Mathematics
- Religious and Family Life Education
- Science and Technology / Science
- Technological Education
Teach Like a Champion - Technique Seven: The Four M's. Teaching objectives need to be Manageable, Measureable, Made first and Most important.
As senior exams are coming up here is another handy revision strategy: Text rendering- This strategy enables students to collaboratively construct meaning, clarify, and expand their thinking about a text or document.
