Games for Learning workshop—Saturday 3 November 2018 Mission Heights Junior College (Manukau, Auckland) supported by NZCER bring you a one-day workshop about games and game design for the classroom. Click here for link and further...

“Our Place”– PD on 8th September 2018 at Alfriston College Please click on this link (ASSA workshop PLD 8 Sep 2018) for the poster of the PD workshops that ASSA is putting on on Saturday 8th September at Alfriston College from 9 am to 12.30 pm.   The keynote speaker is Nick Pattison along...

The AGM for the Auckland Social Studies Association is to be held on Wednesday 6th June 2018, at the Mt Eden Bowling Club, 17 Stokes Road, Mt Eden starting at 4.30 pm.  We look forward to seeing as many members as possible.

Commonwealth Games social studies resources have been created, aiming to meet the level 4 achievement objectives. As such, they have been primarily designed for use by students in years 8-10, but can be adapted for senior primary use as well. They are designed with the following themes:...

All interested people are invited to a hui to be held at the Mt Eden Bowling Club on Tuesday 20th February to put forward ideas to help shape next year’s SOCCON. Please download this flyer – Hui Flyer Feb 20 for further details....

Social Justice Speech Competition (Years 9 and 10 ONLY) There’s a new competition on social justice speeches where your Year 9/10 students submit a filmed speech. They are allowed to enter a speech completed earlier in the year (Year 10s – NCEA!).  Speeches need to be 3-7 minutes...

Please find below the link to the power point that was presented at the e-Pedagogy PD held at Mission Heights Junior College on Tuesday 28th November. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1S8N6gGJcveBZlBTLWzLueZ-5GtYZ2stavD4amOEQs9c/edit?usp=sharing...

Trade Aid is excited to present a new collection of free online innovative and inspiring teaching resources. These resources were launched at the Social Science Teachers conference, SOCCON, in Napier in October. The resource supports teachers and students to explore the economic world, and...

Free workshop for members to be held at Mission Heights Junior College, Flat Bush on Tuesday 28th November from 2 -4 pm. Nov 17 PD flyer and...

“Taking social action in Social Studies: What can we learn from current research to support students to take meaningful social action? This PD for teachers of Year 9 – 13 Social Studies  is offered free of charge by the Teaching and Learning Research Initiative funded by the...

ASSA Newsletter Sep_Oct 17

Minutes subject associations forum 20-21 April 2017     Here are the minutes of the PPTA meeting held in April this year as well as all the...

You are invited to join us for our AGM to be held at the Mt Eden Bowling Club on Wednesday 6th September at 4.30 pm ASSA AGM notice for 6 September...

Social Studies for non-trained social studies teachers.   Are you a teacher who has been given a social studies class but come from another curriculum area and have no background in this subject? This course is for you!  This PD is free to ASSA members, otherwise a cost of $20 per person....

Report – Growing NZ’s Young Social Entrepeneurs. Download report here Live the Dream Report 2014 to 2017

NZ’s Young Filmmakers, Making a Difference!  Our national film competition challenges anyone to make a short film around the theme young Kiwis making a difference. This year the quality of entries was another step up, and we recently announced the winners at the Awards Ceremony in...

SPCA new education programme.  For free and unlimited access to the SPCA’s extensive collection of innovative NZ Curriculum aligned animal welfare sources teachers simply need to register on line at...

The Education Hub is a new not for profit that is looking to bridge the gap between research and practice in education. We are interested in teachers’ views about the role that research plays in their professional practice Please help us by completing a 5 minute survey. By participating...

2017 SOCCON to be held in Napier from 4 – 6 October. Developing Global Citizens Click on this http://soccon.net.nz/ for further information. SocCon 2017 – Call for Abstracts Online Abstract Submission is now OPEN SocCon 2017 – Call for Abstracts Online Abstract Submission is now OPEN. ...

PD 30th July registration form and workshop outlines – Updated with Red Cross speaker PD registration updated 5 July  ...

  The 2016 Year 9 10 Quiz held at St Cuthbert’s was won by St Mary’s College, second were St Cuthbert’s and third Lynfield College