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2026 Webinar Series

Our high-quality webinar series for school and early childhood teachers and leaders continues in 2026. You can access all our live and recorded webinars or just NZ$69.00 (+GST if applicable) with a 12-month webinar subscription – with group discounts of up to 25% available. Each webinar is approximately one hour long and you can earn a personalised certificate after watching.

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Webinars for school teachers in 2026

Literacy (primary level)

Independent and shared reading: Great books for primary schools

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM THURSDAY APRIL 3, 2025
Dr Christine Braid of Massey University will talk about a range of books that students of all ages can read independently, as well as great books for teachers to read aloud

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Science of learning

How do people learn mathematics? Insights from the science of learning

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2025
Dr Tanya Evans from the University of Auckland will talk about how the decades of cognitive research can be applied to teaching mathematics in the classroom

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Neurodiversity

Using trauma-informed practices to support neurodivergent students

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY MAY 21, 2025
Tami Harris of Acorn Neurodiversity explores how using a trauma-informed lens to support neurodivergent students in school settings can help teachers to mitigate challenges

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Creativity

Supporting the development of computational thinking in makerspaces

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY JUNE 4, 2025
Exploring ideas and practices that enhance experiences of computational thinking and resonate with the latest insights from the Science of Learning

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Speech and language differences

Understanding Developmental Language Disorder and how it can affect learning

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM TUESDAY JUNE 24, 2025
Speech pathologist Vanessa Leaver will talk about DLD, how it can affect children and young people at school, and how to support students with DLD in the classroom

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Webinars for school teachers

Using assessment for learning to support literacy learning

LIVE EVENT: COMING UP: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2025
Deputy Principal of Pukekohe Hill School Rochelle Keown will share insights into her school’s journey to raising learner achievement

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Johnny Waititi
Culturally responsive pedagogy

Māori immersion at Westlake Boys High School

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 2025
Matua Johnny Waititi will talk about the journey to setting up Te Whānau Rūmaki o Te Puna, an immersion unit at Westlake Boys High School on Auckland’s North Shore

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Literacy (secondary level)

Teachers’ professional decision-making about text choice in secondary school English

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2025
There are many considerations when choosing which texts to teach. Teachers Taylor Hughson and Jordan Tricklebank, along with Claudia Rozas from University of Auckland, explore the factors influencing teachers’ decision-making

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Early childhood webinars

Acorns to Oaks: Rewriting the story of inclusive transitions

Acorns to Oaks: Rewriting the story of inclusive transitions Coming in August Across Aotearoa, too many tamariki with additional needs face exclusion at the school gate. ERO finds that only 1 in 5 schools actively involve disabled learners and their whānau in transition planning. Acorns to Oaks, a research partnership between Acorn Neurodiversity and Kaitiaki […]

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ECE Webinars in 2026

Visual arts in early childhood education

Learning through the visual arts in early childhood education

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Gai Lindsay, Sarah Probine, Rachel Denee, and Denise Savins will share insights from their brand new book on visual arts education

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Social justice & children’s rights

Exploring the things of home in early childhood education

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM MONDAY AUGUST 11, 2025
Dr Sonya Gaches from the University of Otago will explore how objects associated with home serve as holders of narratives that create a sense of belonging for children

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Building effective teams

Belonging, equity, and teacher identity in early childhood education

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 2025
Dr Kiri Gould of the University of Auckland will explore teacher identity in early childhood education, and how it intersects with discourses of equity, belonging, and inclusion

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Pedagogy for infants and toddlers

The role of love in infant pedagogies

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM MONDAY JUNE 9, 2025
Love has been positioned as a contested emotion in early childhood education, but there are strong arguments for exploring this in early childhood practice

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Early literacy

Literacy practices, language, and friendship in early childhood education

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM MONDAY MAY 12, 2025
Rebecca Hopkins will support teachers to broaden their conceptualisation of literacy, and their intentional practices

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Social justice & children’s rights

Diverse cultural and gendered identities: Working with children and families in early childhood services

LIVE EVENT: 7.30PM MONDAY APRIL 7, 2025
Associate Professor Sonja Arndt and Professor Kylie Smith explore how early childhood settings can support children and families with a range of identities

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Nature and STEAM

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