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Jul- 2023 -6 July
OPINION: The red flags around children’s screen time shouldn’t be just about content
Yes, there is such a thing as too much screentime, say paediatric physiotherapist Jullie Cullen and senior research fellow Dr…
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Nov- 2022 -28 November
Op-Ed: Inattentive ADHD, and why it’s so difficult to spot
It is Inattentive ADHD children who often struggle most, so learning the common indicators of the condition is important for…
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8 November
Former math teacher explains why some students are ‘good’ at math and others lag behind
In the following Q&A, Teacher Education expert Frances E. Anderson explains what makes some kids "good” at math and what…
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7 November
Opinion: ‘Global Perspectives’ subject creates better learners
Nearly 28 years into my teaching career, from primary through intermediate and girls’ secondary school, I am observing a major…
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7 November
Strengthen the building blocks for literacy education
Whereas a traditional approach to literacy programmes requires that procedures are implemented as designed in routine ways, a responsive approach…
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Oct- 2022 -25 October
Stress Busting Tips for Surviving the Silly Season
On top of an action-packed school and social calendar, colleagues, parents, and students are exhausted and irritable, turning what is…
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Sep- 2022 -26 September
Tokenism and te reo Māori: why some things just shouldn’t be translated
From a Māori perspective of the interconnectedness of things, there is a particularly isolating, divisive tendency in English, which diminishes…
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13 September
From evolving colony to bicultural nation, Queen Elizabeth II walked a long road with Aotearoa New Zealand
In this historical account, Professor Katie Pickles argues that the Queen’s reign charts an important timeline of New Zealand’s post-colonial…
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Aug- 2022 -30 August
Op Ed: Why Brilliant Minds should enter your school library
There are around 70,000 children with dyslexia in New Zealand schools... I was fortunate that the primary school she attended…
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Jul- 2022 -25 July
Op-Ed: Masks in schools a potential circuit-breaker that needs wider strategy (and hope)
Schools need thresholds from government on when to continue with or resume mask-wearing post-19 August; when to close classes down; and…
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Jun- 2022 -28 June
Op-Ed: Where digital technology meets the traditional classroom
Tips to empower educators with hybrid learning models and a rich understanding of digital technologies to create tomorrow's inventors who…
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Jul- 2021 -6 July
The similarity between children and bamboo
Principal Warren Owen discussed the biggest mistakes educators and parents can make...
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Jun- 2021 -15 June
The New Zealand Chinese experience is unique and important — the new history curriculum can’t ignore it
News of a revised New Zealand history curriculum was welcomed by many, including me as an historian and someone who…
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May- 2021 -24 May
Shining a light of equity on grouping students by ability
Principal Speaks: Richard Crawford of Hamilton's Fairfield College examines the practice of streaming pupils by ability.
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Mar- 2021 -9 March
Planning school progress around the golden triangle
CJ Healey took over as Principal of Long Bay College in September 2017. Here, he discusses his sharp focus on…
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Nov- 2020 -24 November
Op-Ed: Reimagine tomorrow for tamariki
Our national PLD priorities around localised curriculum is an excellent way to lead out on change in areas such as…
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2 November
That ‘lightbulb moment’ is graduating teacher’s drive
The joy of “seeing lightbulbs going off in kids’ heads” is what motivates graduating teacher Fa’atoese Tofilau (Ese).
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2 November
How we kill creativity in New Zealand schools
Our education system effectively stifles children’s natural curiosity about the world, according to a new report from the University of…
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Oct- 2020 -20 October
Self-care: Is your glass half full or half empty?
To help shift your perspective, and improve levels of optimism, school leader Adam Voigt presents five steps along the path…
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20 October
Teachers, place the writing onus back on students!
Even though students write across all year levels and subjects, it can feel like they are scrambling to grasp what…
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20 October
Op-Ed: Financial wellbeing is important for teachers
Good money habits are often not taught at school as a part of the curriculum and most of us learn…
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6 October
Op-Ed: In pursuit of ora
The pursuit of ora is very real in my own world. Family members live with schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. I…
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Sep- 2020 -22 September
Kia pārekareka te reo Māori: ko ngā akoranga o te Ngaru Kōrea mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo
Nō te tīmatanga o tēnei tau, i tūtaki au ki tētahi tangata nō Tāmaki-makau-rau, nā tōna ngākaunui ki te ao…
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22 September
Making te reo Māori cool: what language revitalisation could learn from the Korean Wave
Given the importance of teenagers in those revitalisation efforts, what can we learn from the way the so-called “Korean Wave”…
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15 September
New learning economy challenges unis to be part of reshaping lifelong education
Significant disruption is imminent. We believe those with ambition will thrive in the emerging new learning economy. They will not…
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