MWC Teacher Professional Development Days 2024

Please register your attendance using this form ( LINK ). 

These PD days are free to attend and will be packed with learning. Our workshops bring together some of New Zealand's leading scientists to present up-to-date information tailored to NCEA and the national curriculum.  Their stories, knowledge, and PowerPoint resources will inspire us as learners and be helpful in our teaching.

We are excited to announce the venues we will be visiting this year.

Which venue* is best for you and your team?

• Dunedin, 4 November - University of Otago
• Auckland, 5 November - University of Auckland
• Nelson, 6 November - Nayland College

We are delighted with the speakers we have for this year, and they are all keen to meet with you and share in some kōrero. Our speakers are:

• Dr Andrew Munkacsi, on medicine-guided chemistry and genomics to support Māori and Pasifika communities
  
• Dr Catherine Collins, on genetics, phylogeography, and human migrations
• Dr Alan Cameron, on modifying biomolecules to tackle challenges in infectious diseases
• Ms Jordon Lima, on cancer, genetics, and improving cancer care in Tairāwhiti
• Prof Dave Grattan, on thermal and weight homeostasis 

You can also apply for PPTA funding:  https://www.ppta.org.nz/forms/subject-association-grants-pre-approval-form/

Email any questions about the days to Rachel Heeney (who is helping us plan and run these events) at rheeney@eggs.school.nz  or to maurice-wilkins-centre@auckland.ac.nz

* Apologies, we had to cancel our day in Greymouth (7 November).