{"id":900,"date":"2021-09-13T16:18:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T06:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/?post_type=article&p=900"},"modified":"2021-09-15T10:42:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T00:42:42","slug":"from-our-chapter-president-2","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-nz\/article\/from-our-chapter-president-2\/","title":{"rendered":"From our Chapter President"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vicki Fowler F.Edplus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

T\u0113n\u0101 koutou t\u0113n\u0101 koutou t\u0113n\u0101 koutou katoa\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the midst of Te Wiki o Te Reo M\u0101ori 2021<\/strong>, please bear with me as I attempt to honour yesterday’s\u00a0Maori Language Moment<\/a>\u00a0promise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We’ve been sending thoughts to all of you as you navigate the impacts and uncertainties (not to mention the smothering facemasks!) of the various current lockdown levels on you, your wh\u0101nau, hoamahi and kiritata. If, like me, you’re one of the very fortunate who has a tuanui over your head, kai on your table, a rorohiko of your own and “endless wifi” to support professional and personal demands, spare a thought for the thousands of rangatahi, their wh\u0101nau and kaiako who are dealing with the daily realities of the digital divide and the rising threat of long term impacts of educational inequity for rangatahi throughout Aotearoa.<\/p>\n

Some of you may have heard of\u00a0DigiTautua<\/a>, a kaupapa initiated by Eteroa Lafaele, winner of the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Science (STEM) Award. Eteroa is working to generate donations of funding and equipment to provide\u00a0laptops to school students who are disadvantaged by lack of access to a device and the internet. If you missed it on the news last night,\u00a0read more about Eteroa and DigiTautua here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Educate Plus members are givers – creating positive differences in the lives of others is the thread that binds us all together.\u00a0If any of you or the institution where you work would be prepared to support the worthwhile mahi of DigiTautua<\/strong>\u00a0please contact\u00a0Eteroa Lafaele direct\u00a0<\/a>, go to the\u00a0Givealittle page<\/a>\u00a0or, if you’d be prepared to contribute to a joint effort across Educate Plus members, email me at\u00a0vicki@connectfutures.org.nz<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We hope that those of you who were able to join the Educate Plus Three Day Online Non Conference Series last week received value from the sessions offered. If you missed out, there’s always plenty more special interest webinars to look forward to – check out the impressive selection of webinars and other resources in the\u00a0<\/strong>Member Resources section of the website<\/strong><\/a> or the\u00a0Upcoming Events page<\/a>. Our thanks to\u00a0Sona, Sheila, Tina, Neil and Michelle at Head Office for all their hard work that makes these professional development opportunities available to members throughout Australasia.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Aotearoa Chapter members based in T\u0101maki Makaurau, Waikato, central Te Ika-a-M\u0101ui, Te Whanganui-a-Tara and \u014ctutahi\u00a0we’re working on setting dates for another round of member networking “meet-ups”<\/strong> featuring guest speakers so keep an eye on your inboxes!\u00a0<\/p>\n

In closing, if you know of anybody who may be interested in the Educate Plus CEO vacancy<\/strong> please see the article here<\/a>. Our thanks to NZ Committee member Jennifer Roshan and Chapter Manager Kate Eatts for their mahi on this e-news. Ng\u0101 mihi maioha.<\/p>\n

Hei kon\u0101 mai. Noho ora mai.<\/p>\n

Vicki<\/p>\n

P.S. If you could use a\u00a0comprehensive guide to greetings, sign-offs and acknowledgements in te reo M\u0101ori<\/strong> – here’s a link\u00a0<\/a>to the best reference I’ve ever come across, courtesy of one of our Educate Plus NZ member institutions – kia ora University of Auckland!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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