In this professional learning opportunity Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart and Dr Sally Birdsall will introduce a new suite of classroom resources developed from research into Māori knowledge of animals. The teaching materials are designed for upper primary and lower secondary levels (years 7–10).

A silhouette of DNA strands with animals and text
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Toi whakapapa artwork

This silhouette design was created for the project incorporating Animals of Aotearoa: Kaupapa Māori Summaries and Exploring the Three Rs of Animal Ethics with Māori Ideas.

Te toi Whakapapa graphic courtesy of Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart and Dr Sally Birdsall.

During the session you will hear about the development of the resources and their relevance to science teaching and learning. In the second part of the webinar there will be time set aside for questions.

These engaging articles, activities and media have been developed with funding and support from the Ministry for Primary Industries – Manatū Ahu Matua and the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART). The resources will be launched on 10 September at the 2024 ANZCCART conference and will be available to access on the Science Learning Hub website.

A second suite of materials developed for senior secondary will feature in the second webinar in this series: Māori concepts for Animal Ethics, on 24 October 2024 (information coming soon).

Reo Māori versions of the materials in PDF form will also be available to download from the Science Learning Hub website. These are designed to support teaching and learning of Pūtaiao in Māori medium classrooms. Attendees are welcome to use te reo Māori during the webinar.

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Joining the webinar

Follow these simple steps to join our webinar:

  1. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android by clicking on the link https://waikato.zoom.us/j/84864548709 and following the instructions. You can also access Zoom on your phone, just follow the prompts.
  2. Find the chat box located in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen. You may need to access this by clicking on ‘More’.
  3. Using the chat box, introduce yourself, where you teach and, if you are in a group, how many people are there.
  4. Set up your screen for optimal viewing. If you’re using a mobile device, you may wish to view in landscape. We recommend selecting a thumbnail view of the presenters – this way you can easily see what is being shared on the screen.

Then you can:

  • watch, listen and respond via chat to the presentation and discussion
  • ask questions using the chat box at any time

The Science Learning Hub team will be there to support you and answer questions.

If you have any questions, please email us.

Related content

The Māori knowledge of animals and Māori concepts for animal ethics suite of resources will be available on the Science Learning Hub from the 10 September, after their launch at the 2024 ANZCCART conference.

You can watch Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart discussing the inclusion of mātauranga in secondary settings in the recording: Workshop for teachers: Māori knowledge in NCEA Science.

Te tapa ingoa is a Connected article that explores how early Māori named and grouped the plants and animals they found around them.

Useful links

You can find the original research articles for these webinars here:

  • Stewart, G. T. (2024). Animals of Aotearoa: Kaupapa Māori Summaries. Anthrozoös, 37(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2023.2254552.
  • Stewart, G. T., & Birdsall, S. (2024, in press). Māori Concepts in Animal Ethics: Implications for the Three Rs. Anthrozoös.
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