We're loving the look of the new Alice in Wonderland movie, and have gone as mad as hatters with specials and prizes this month.

Come into our centre for a chance to win two tickets to the movie and browse through some great resources while you're here.

For those of you further afield, here's a chance to win a place on one of Robin Fogarty's upcoming courses with us: Coaching for Transfer (19 Mar) or Differentiating Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (20 Mar). All you have to do is email me, Sue, and tell me which US city Robin is based in, by Friday March 12 (you can find the answer on our website). Don't forget to include your full name and school.

Our NZConnectED Conference in the July holidays just keeps getting better and better with more presenters and themes being added all the time. Speakers include Tony Ryan (pictured), Julia Atkin, Graham Watts, Murray Gadd, Len Cooper, Mark Treadwell and many more. The amazing earlybird price of just $400 for two days runs out on 15 March so don't hesitate - enrol now! Click on the link above for more information and online enrolments or contact Maryanne for group bookings or assistance.

We have had a crazy start to the year with many great new titles appearing. Released last month is Robin Fogarty’s new publication From Staff Room to Classroom II – The One Minute Professional Development Planner. For leaders of all types and levels, this great resource contains 144 strategies for leading staff development workshops, professional learning communities and staff meetings. See this and heaps of other great new resources on our New Titles page.

I've also found a handy maths resource for teachers and parents alike: Targeting Maths Dictionary. This fantastic little book costs only $12.50 and it clearly explains all the mathematical terms used in primary schools. Perfect for parents like me, who last week couldn’t explain the difference between “range” and “mode” in my son's homework - oh the shame! Dorne (Resource Manager)

We have two lucky winners of our February newsletter Twitter competition: @SFarnaaz and @CaraJaneNZ - they both win a full day's PD of their choice! Congratulations - we'll be in touch shortly through Twitter regarding your prize.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for news, deals, tips, articles, competitions, networking and much more.

Recently we've loved following the goings-on at Learning@School (@latsconf), have been enlightened by Ted Talks (@tedtalks), and are always interested in what Tony Ryan has to tweet about (@aussietony).

Thinking:

Where Thinking & Learning Meet (Auckland) with Lane Clark 8 & 9 Apr - school holidays no reliever costs

Habits of Mind - Depth & Design (Hawkes Bay) with James Anderson 26 & 27 Apr

Habits of Mind - Depth & Design (Christchurch) with James Anderson 29 & 30 Apr


Literacy:

Effective Teachers of Writing Y1-3 (Auckland) with Murray Gadd 23 Mar sorry this course is full but is also running later in the year for Y4-6, Y7-8 and for Struggling/Reluctant Writers.

Teaching Reading Comprehension (Auckland) with Alison Davis 14 Apr - school holidays no reliever costs


FREE after school sessions:

LEARNZ Virtual Field Trips (Auckland) with Andrew Penny 4 Mar

The Resilient Educator (Auckland) with Adrienne Wood 30 Mar


Student Engagement:

Student Engagement & Positive Relationships (Wellington) with Ron & Kath Cronin-Lampe 29 Mar

Student Engagement & Positive Relationships (Christchurch) with Ron & Kath Cronin-Lampe 30 Mar


Leadership:

Leading a Professional Learning Community: a series for Middle Leaders (Auckland) with Roween Higgie starts 10 Mar

Coaching for Transfer (Auckland) with Robin Fogarty 19 Mar


Differentiation:

Differentiating Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (Auckland) with Robin Fogarty 20 Mar - Saturday course no reliever costs


Curriculum Design:

Introduction to Curriculum Mapping (Auckland) with Chic Foote 18 Mar

Curriculum Mapping: Coaching and Leading series Session 1 (Auckland) with Chic Foote 25 Mar

Curriculum Mapping: Advanced Coaching and Leading series Session 1 (Auckland) with Chic Foote 26 Mar