Teacher Resources

Schoolgen Teacher Support

Schoolgen has two Environmental Educators to support teachers and schools in their participation in the Schoolgen programme.

Maggie Twaddle
Maggie Twaddle is the Environmental Educator for primary schools involved in Schoolgen

Maggie is an experienced teacher and primary school principal who has a passion for environmental sustainability. As well as being a principal Maggie has been involved in designing school buildings and creating special school environments and environmental programmes in the schools she has worked in. Maggie played a lead role in the development of the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate in New Zealand which has inquiry learning at the heart of the programme.

Rob is an experienced secondary physics teacher who has a particular interest in renewable energy. Rob will be working part-time alongside Maggie to provide additional school support. Rob was awarded a Royal Society Teacher Fellowship placement with Genesis Energy in 2009.

Maggie Twaddle
Rob Duff is the Environmental Educator for secondary and intermediate schools involved in Schoolgen.

Schools that have received the PV panels are supported by Genesis Energy to become lead Schoolgen schools in their area and receive the following support:

  • Establishment of a student lead team and lead teacher to drive the school's involvement in Schoolgen
  • Annual staff meeting to help the teachers unpack the Schoolgen teaching resources
  • Ongoing assistance from the Genesis Energy to support the school's participation in Schoolgen

Genesis Energy recognises that there are lots of schools in New Zealand that may not have been selected for the photovoltaic system through Schoolgen, but are still doing amazing things in the classroom with the Schoolgen teaching resources - and we want to celebrate that!!

So if you have any interesting stories or ideas you want to share with us and other schools please let us know!

Email support is also provided for those schools that are using the Schoolgen teaching resources and website without having the solar panels installed at their school.

Any queries about the Schoolgen teacher resources can be directed to Maggie - maggie.twaddle@genesisenergy.co.nz or Rob - rob.duff@genesisenergy.co.nz