Resources and Support for the Implementation of Digital Technologies in New Zealand Schools

Abstract

In 2017, the curriculum areas of Digital Technologies and Hangarau Matihiko were added to the New Zealand school curricula covering content related to the fundamental principles of computer science and developing digital technologies. This poses the challenge of up-skilling teachers nationwide to understand the concepts in the curricula so teachers and schools can develop their own unique implementations of the curriculum. In this paper we outline the resources and support being made available to teachers and discuss how this relates to the broader ideas behind the curriculum.