SLH: Māori knowledge in science education: He mana ōrite, he awa whiria

12 June 2025 - 12 June 2025

Region(s): Nationwide

Type(s): professional Development

Join Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart from Te Kura Mātauranga School of Education, AUT and Associate Professor Sally Birdsall from the Faculty of Arts & Education, University of Auckland for this free educational webinar.

Both Sally and Georgina are ex-school science teachers – one primary, one secondary – interested in the question of including Māori knowledge in the science classroom programme of teaching and learning.

The relationship between Māori knowledge and science

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In her work as a behavioural ecologist Leilani Walker (Te Whakatōhea, Thai) draws on both Māori knowledge and science.

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato

Their collaboration began with research on Māori knowledge of animals and how Māori knowledge can contribute to animal ethics. Completing the project provided them with insights and fresh interest in how the relationship between Māori knowledge and science is envisaged across the science education sector and beyond; this webinar is an initial foray.

This session will be valuable for all educators and will run 4:00–4:45 pm on Thursday, 12 June.

We will be using Zoom and will send the link to all those who register just prior to the webinar.

Joining the webinar 

Follow these simple steps to join our webinar:

1. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android by clicking on the Zoom link that we will send to all those who register just prior to the webinar, then follow 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 are 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.