Earlier today Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye the rollout of Pond has now extended to include Initial Teacher Education providers (ITEs).
Pond is currently being rolled out to educators in NZ schools. As of today ITEs will also be able to access Pond, and trainee teachers will be able to access Pond from next year.
“ITEs are key in the shift toward learning with digital technologies and the acceleration of uptake in the education sector,” Ms Kaye says. “This timely move will enable ITEs to include the Pond resource in their course planning for 2015 and in doing so, help prepare future teachers for a 21st-century learning environment.”
To see the full media release from Minister Kaye click here.