Guide on Using the Hub's Assistance
The Science Learning Hub is an invaluable resource for New Zealand science educators, students, and the wider community, providing a wealth of tailored materials to support teaching and learning. The article "The Hub and social media: How can we help?" offers insights into the Hub's offerings and its role in connecting the education and science communities.
Upon visiting the Hub's homepage, users are greeted with a range of useful features. The header search bar enables focused browsing by topic or concept, allowing for efficient navigation through over 11,550 resources. A dedicated Citizen Science section showcases various projects, offering opportunities for active participation and learning.
The Teacher Professional Learning and Development (PLD) section provides resources designed specifically for teacher support and professional growth. Users can also browse featured resources, which showcase new or timely content selected by the Hub. A science glossary is available to help users understand key scientific terms used throughout the content.
Creating a user profile allows for the management of personalized collections of resources, which is useful for organizing and reusing materials. A notifications bell feature (visible when signed in) alerts users about new resources or upcoming science events they can join. The general search icon provides comprehensive search capability across all content on the Hub.
The Science Learning Hub connects the education and science communities through various social media platforms, offering short videos to guide users on how to use the website and its features. A video outlining the ways the Hub can support teachers through social media platforms is also available.
The Hub's library of resources can contain various types, with the collection tool allowing users to sort and classify resources. This tool enables creating collections, adding notes, collaborating with others, and sharing public collections. A video demonstrates the use of the collection tool, explaining its functions in detail.
The Science Learning Hub's glossary feature offers easy access to terms and definitions useful in scaffolding science education. Resources are curated by topics and concepts, as explained in the article "Science topics and science concepts". The Hub's resources can be used in various media formats.
The webinar "Science support at your fingertips" gives an overview of the Science Learning Hub's site capabilities, including Google Classroom accessibility, the collections tool, and glossary. Another webinar, "What does the hub look like in the classroom?", demonstrates planning using the Science Learning Hub and adapting resources for students.
The Science Learning Hub team is a group of passionate communicators who share the stories of New Zealand science with school teachers and students across Aotearoa and the world. The team can be found on the About page. The Hub also provides resources for starting Citizen science projects, as well as resources for citizen science.
For those seeking help, the Science Learning Hub offers a Help page, Contact us, and Copyright information in the footer. The Hub is an essential tool for anyone interested in science education, offering multiple ways to find and utilize resources to support diverse teaching and learning needs.
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- The Science Learning Hub offers a wide range of educational resources, including the Citizen Science section, which features various projects aimed at providing opportunities for learning and active participation in science.
- Educators can find dedicated resources for their professional growth in the Teacher Professional Learning and Development (PLD) section on the Science Learning Hub, which also includes a science glossary to help understand key terms used throughout the content.
