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Graphic novels help teens learn about racism, climate change and social justice – here’s a reading list
It’s a relatively new genre that's starting to find inclusion on school book lists around the world despite some parent…
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Five tips for connecting with your students through video
With ongoing development in the area of innovative learning environments, recording yourself in video format is a practical way of…
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Principal Speaks: The Covid-19 opportunity for re-visioning in education
How can schools centre wellbeing and cultural responsiveness through localised curriculum initiatives? Primary School Principal Andrew King deliberates: "It is…
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A student’s perspective on COVID-19 and the current global crisis
The day we heard about the lockdown was the weirdest. Fifth period on a Monday, halfway through Te Reo class.…
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Op-Ed: Lockdown reveal about child abuse reporting
A drop in reports to Oranga Tamariki during lockdown reflects that often it is teachers who notice and report child…
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Environmental activism goes digital in lockdown – but could it change the movement for good?
When social distancing measures are eased, will protests return to the streets, or do these digital events mark a turning…
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Op-Ed: What’s happening with our kids now is the biggest educational experiment in history
A primary school teacher and a paediatric physiotherapist discuss why now is the time to reflect on the different approaches…
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Engaging junior learners and whānau from home
Teaching and learning is all a bit of a puzzle right now; not a simple child’s one with only one…
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The vā that binds: a Pasifika education story during Covid-19
Op-Ed: As we rethink learning in light of Covid-19, any review must go wider than technology and inequity when it…
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Children’s grief in coronavirus quarantine may look like anger.
This is a scary and uncertain time for all of us, but especially for children. Through media and conversations at…
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