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Tāhūrangi: a new platform for online teaching resources

The new all-inclusive platform from the Ministry of Education for teaching and learning resources is now live.

<h2><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tahurangi&period;education&period;govt&period;nz&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><span data-contrast&equals;"none">T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&comma;<&sol;span><&sol;a><span data-contrast&equals;"auto"> the Ministry of Education’s new platform for online teaching resources&comma; is now live and available for use&period;  <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">The website includes content across Te Wh&amacr;riki&comma; Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and The New Zealand Curriculum&period; In future it will be expanded to include resources for Te Wh&amacr;riki a Te K&omacr;hanga Reo&period; T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi is also open for wh&amacr;nau and caregivers to access special resources they can use to help &amacr;konga with learning&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;latest-print-issue&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Read the Term 4 edition of <em>School News<&sol;em> HERE<&sol;strong><&sol;a> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">The aim of the platform is to make access to quality <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2012&sol;02&sol;teaching-with-film-and-tv-content&sol;" title&equals;"teaching resources" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">teaching resources<&sol;a> easier and more streamlined by collating content from different sites&period; It’s designed to enable efficient sourcing&comma; downloading&comma; organising and use of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;quality resources and teaching materials”&period;<&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Features include bilingual search functions and filters to narrow results&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Educators can log-on using their Education Sector logon which enables access to personalised features like organising and saving functions to create a collection of resources&period; Users can also share these to other profiles in T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">In future&comma; all Ministry of Education curriculum content&comma; resources and materials will be uploaded onto T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&comma; which will be monitored and updated regularly&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;28817" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-28817" style&equals;"width&colon; 800px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-28817 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;11&sol;nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"800" height&equals;"600" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-28817" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Educators will be able to access all resources on one platform&period; Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Currently&comma; content available on T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi may be limited as content is still being moved to the site&period; As it is being moved&comma; content is reviewed to ensure its relevance and usefulness&period; Minor issues are also being fixed in the process&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Eventually&comma; T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi will completely replace Te Kete Ipurangi&comma; Kauwhata Reo and Te Wh&amacr;riki online&period; As T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi is being updated changes will be made to existing sites&period; Current users of TKI&comma; Kauwhata Reo and Te Wh&amacr;riki online will be notified before changes are made to the existing site&comma; to enable a smooth transition to T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Planned changes to existing sites include&colon;<&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li data-leveltext&equals;"" data-font&equals;"Symbol" data-listid&equals;"1" data-list-defn-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;335552541&quot&semi;&colon;1&comma;&quot&semi;335559684&quot&semi;&colon;-2&comma;&quot&semi;335559685&quot&semi;&colon;720&comma;&quot&semi;335559991&quot&semi;&colon;360&comma;&quot&semi;469769226&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;Symbol&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469769242&quot&semi;&colon;&lbrack;8226&rsqb;&comma;&quot&semi;469777803&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;left&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469777804&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469777815&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;hybridMultilevel&quot&semi;&rcub;" aria-setsize&equals;"-1" data-aria-posinset&equals;"1" data-aria-level&equals;"1"><b><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Te Kete Ipurangi&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;b><span data-contrast&equals;"auto"> Once moderation and movement of content to T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi occurs&comma; sites will be unavailable on TKI&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-leveltext&equals;"" data-font&equals;"Symbol" data-listid&equals;"1" data-list-defn-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;335552541&quot&semi;&colon;1&comma;&quot&semi;335559684&quot&semi;&colon;-2&comma;&quot&semi;335559685&quot&semi;&colon;720&comma;&quot&semi;335559991&quot&semi;&colon;360&comma;&quot&semi;469769226&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;Symbol&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469769242&quot&semi;&colon;&lbrack;8226&rsqb;&comma;&quot&semi;469777803&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;left&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469777804&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469777815&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;hybridMultilevel&quot&semi;&rcub;" aria-setsize&equals;"-1" data-aria-posinset&equals;"2" data-aria-level&equals;"1"><b><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Kauwhata Reo<&sol;span><&sol;b><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">&colon; Content will be loaded onto T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi over time&period; Meanwhile users will be able to access existing resources and will be notified as content is moved to T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&period; After review and movement of suitable resources is completed the site will be unavailable&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-leveltext&equals;"" data-font&equals;"Symbol" data-listid&equals;"1" data-list-defn-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;335552541&quot&semi;&colon;1&comma;&quot&semi;335559684&quot&semi;&colon;-2&comma;&quot&semi;335559685&quot&semi;&colon;720&comma;&quot&semi;335559991&quot&semi;&colon;360&comma;&quot&semi;469769226&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;Symbol&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469769242&quot&semi;&colon;&lbrack;8226&rsqb;&comma;&quot&semi;469777803&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;left&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469777804&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;469777815&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;hybridMultilevel&quot&semi;&rcub;" aria-setsize&equals;"-1" data-aria-posinset&equals;"3" data-aria-level&equals;"1"><b><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Te Wh&amacr;riki Online&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;b><span data-contrast&equals;"auto"> All of the content relating to Te Wh&amacr;riki&colon; He wh&amacr;riki m&amacr;tauranga m&omacr; nga mokopuna o Aotearoa Early Childhood Curriculum is now available on T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&period; It will soon be retired on Te Wh&amacr;riki Online&period; However&comma; Te Wh&amacr;riki a Te K&omacr;hanga Reo will be available for access through the T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi homepage&period; Eventually this material will be directly available on T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi&period;<&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">Educators may notice they are redirected to T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi as content is moved from existing sites&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">The platform was gifted its name in 2022 by Dr Wayne Ngata&period; Its whakapap prelates to T&amacr;h&umacr;&comma; the central support that runs along the length of a wharenui&period; Rangi refers to the sky&comma; the atua who takes care of the sky and is associated with knowledge&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">More guides and information on getting started with T&amacr;h&umacr;rangi are available <&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tahurangi&period;education&period;govt&period;nz&sol;getting-started-on-tahurangi" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><span data-contrast&equals;"none">here<&sol;span><&sol;a><span data-contrast&equals;"auto">&period; <&sol;span><span data-ccp-props&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;201341983&quot&semi;&colon;0&comma;&quot&semi;335559739&quot&semi;&colon;160&comma;&quot&semi;335559740&quot&semi;&colon;259&rcub;"> <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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Naomii Seah

Naomii Seah is a writer and journalist from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. She has been covering education in New Zealand since 2022.

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