New digital technologies for schools and kura

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New digital technologies &amp&semi; hangarau matihiko curriculum content is being included in the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa&comma; Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>According to Hipkins&comma; the country&&num;8217&semi;s education system needed to change the way it did things to keep ahead of changing technologies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The digital curriculum content positions us as global leaders in education&comma; meeting the needs of a digital and fast-paced world and making sure our students will be job-ready when they graduate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Young people will learn how digital technologies work and will develop critical thinking skills and learn key competencies such as collaboration&comma; communication&comma; problem solving&comma; and ethical and safety awareness&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The hangarau matihiko curriculum content connects traditional M&amacr;ori practices and knowledge with digital confidence&period; The Hangarau concepts reinforce the importance of understanding the past to inform future practice for people and the environment&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The release of the content follows a consultation period with teachers&comma; kaiako&comma; schools and kura&comma; parents and wh&amacr;nau&period; Over the next two year period the Ministry of Education will work with the sector to ensure they receive the support they need to understand and implement the content&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As well as seeking feedback during implementation&comma; the Ministry is supporting schools and kura to build staff capability and support student learning with parents and wh&amacr;nau involvement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Schools and kura are expected to integrate the digital technologies and hangarau matihiko curriculum content by 2020&period; It will be taught from Years 1-10&comma; with the option to specialise from Years 11-13&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new curriculum content is available from <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;technology&period;tki&period;org&period;nz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">technology&period;tki&period;org&period;nz<&sol;a> and <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;hangaraumatihiko&period;tki&period;org&period;nz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">hangaraumatihiko&period;tki&period;org&period;nz<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A package of support will be rolled out for teachers and kaiako to build their capability and confidence in teaching the curriculum from 2018&period; See <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;education&period;govt&period;nz&sol;digitech" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">education&period;govt&period;nz&sol;digitech<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;