Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa

Kōtui Ako Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa is a collaboration of schools throughout New Zealand working together to improve educational opportunities for students through online learning. Kōtui Ako VLN is a charitable trust governed by participating schools and resourced in part by the Ministry of Education and schools themselves. Participation in Kōtui Ako VLN provides a growing number of opportunities for students to access online learning that may not be available to them in their own schools. Teachers are supported to develop in their confidence and capability in elearning. Connections and collaborations are supported through a developing Online Community of Learning. 

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Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui December 2024

Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Kia ora koutou katoa, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Nĭ ...

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Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui September 2024

Kia ora koutou katoa, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Nĭ hăo 你好, Annyoung haseyo 안녕하세요, Namaste, Assalām alaikum, Hola, Bonjour, ...

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From exploring to embedding

Situated in Christchurch's red zone, Banks Ave School is used to making the most of what they've got, and it's no different learning ...

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Celebrating our ākonga!

Throughout the year our eTeachers share and celebrate what learners are achieving. This year we'd thought we'd showcase some of their ...

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Creative Writing

Read and respond to poems, prose and short stories to improve your own personal creative writing.

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Engaging our learners in the Zoom classroom

NZ eTeachers LOVE using Zoom to connect to our learners around the country. For classroom teachers who are getting back into distance ...

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VLN Primary rural kids Wellington camp

10 years strong, our rural ākonga met in Wellington for their 5th camp - fun times!

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Rural & Remote Schools Project

This collaborative project aims to reduce the social isolation of our students (& teachers) by providing opportunities for them to ...

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Virtual learning in New Zealand - a research base

To mark 25 years of virtual learning in New Zealand we have compiled a collation of research and reports that focus on the policy and ...

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Celebrating student mahi 2024

Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kōtui Ako Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Kia ora koutou katoa, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Nĭ ...

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Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui August 2024

Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Kia ora koutou katoa, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Nĭ ...

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Connecting rural students

The rural Taranaki school, Waitoriki, engaged with VLN Primary so senior students could take up extension opportunities and connect ...

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What our ākonga tell us

The best way to find out what kids think is to ask them. We recently surveyed our learners and this is what they told us.

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Contribute to online networked learning in Aotearoa - the kaupapa of reciprocity

Did you know that any school, and any learner can participate in Kōtui Ako VLN? By contributing a teacher or resourcing a programme ...

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Online learning - welcome to our world!

We are looking for the silver lining in these challenging Covid times. For us at the VLN Primary we feel proud to support our schools ...

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NZSL - New Zealand Sign Language

We LOVE that through our schools sharing their expertise, we are able to offer New Zealand Sign Language classes online.

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Top 10 Tips for supporting your online learners

Learning online with the Kōtui Ako VLN is a partnership with participating schools; between school principals, classroom teachers, ...

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Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui October 2024

Kia ora koutou katoa, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Nĭ hăo 你好, Annyoung haseyo 안녕하세요, Namaste, Assalām alaikum, Hola, Bonjour, ...

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Learning in Action

Fionn & Aoife from Halfmoon Bay school in Stewart Island talk about their online classes. Look in on their NZ Sign Language class with ...

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Ni hao Oākura School!

For the close-knit coastal kura, learning Mandarin with VLN Primary has expanded their languages programme and tapped into students' ...

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Connected Learners at Makuri School

What does online learning with the VLN Primary look like for ākonga in rural schools around NZ? Makuri School children, their ...

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Celebrating NZ Chinese Language Week 2021

你好 nǐ hǎo! To celebrate NZ Chinese Language Week this year we ran a video competition for students and provided free Chinese language ...

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Korean

Annyeonghaseyo! Learn about the culture of Korea and the basics of speaking Korean, an East Asian language spoken by more than 77 ...

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ePrincipal Annual Report 2020

2020 what a year! With all the challenges Covid threw at us, we have felt privileged to support New Zealand teachers and learners at a ...

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Equitable access to learning

Equity and access to learning are one of the key principles of the VLN Primary initiative, so it is concerning to hear that for many ...