Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ) is a non-profit professional, collaborative association, promoting and supporting all levels of technology education in New Zealand.
TENZ is organised by teachers for teachers and the aim is to enhance the learning and teaching of technology by creating a well informed, well connected, supportive and sustainable professional community that has a strong voice and provides effective advocacy for technology education.
Each month TENZ hosts a free webinar for educators (every Wednesday in the 4th week of the month, 4–5pm). Webinars explore and introduce a wide variety of projects, ideas, technology education updates for teachers to utilise in their own classrooms and schools.
Find out more here: https://tenz.org.nz/events
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition – Get involved!
29 January, 4–5pm
Learn about Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow, a national competition for year 7–13 students in Aotearoa New Zealand. This challenge empowers students to address social, environmental, or economic issues using STEAM and design thinking. Aligned with NZC and TMoA, the competition promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving while engaging students with real-world challenges. Perfect for technology and science educators, this webinar will explore how to get involved, inspire innovation, and help students develop future-focused skills that make a tangible impact in their communities.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nn1YbgR9SZy83Teiy1xAtw#/registration
Related content
The Futures thinking toolkit can be customised to explore how changes in new technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT, may impact our lives and the lives of future generations.
See our PLD webinar Digital tools for science learning – it introduces easy-to-use digital tools that can engage learners in real-time data collection.
Kiwrious Science Experience – fostering NoS in the classroom is a Curious Minds-funded project that enables students to use sensors to collect, analyse and interpret data.
In the Connected article Lighting the sky with Raspberry Pi discover how students created a digital light display for Matariki using Raspberry Pi computers.
Check out our Gaming and virtual learning Pinterest board.
Browse the range of resources under our Nature of technology topic.
Activity ideas
The activities below use micro:bits and also one Raspberry Pi :
- Micro:bit and space projects
- CubeSat and attach a micro:bit to model a sun sensor
- Water bottle rockets (The micro:bit is held in the nose cone to keep it safe!).
- Measuring humidity and temperature with a Raspberry Pi
