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- Jan- 2025 -24 January
Boosting New Zealand’s education standards with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is the theme for this year's International Day of Education. How could it improve our education system?
Read More » - Sep- 2024 -2 September
Opinion: The government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum
New Zealand academics David Pomeroy and Lisa Darragh argue reforming our maths education requires a long-term, considered approach.
Read More » - Aug- 2024 -26 August
Banning social media for under-16s won’t help – teaching digital media literacy will
Digital media literacy could be the answer to concerns about the mental health effects of smartphone use, argues Melissa L.…
Read More » - 19 August
Cognitive load theory: an unpersuasive attempt to justify direct instruction
Respected American education critic Alfie Kohn writes on why cognitive load theory does not support direct instruction.
Read More » - Apr- 2024 -29 April
EDUCATION – Where there are things that other countries have done well, we should steal it!
Claire Amos unpacks Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's claim that we should "steal" models of education from other countries.
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - Jul- 2021 -6 July
The similarity between children and bamboo
Principal Warren Owen discussed the biggest mistakes educators and parents can make...
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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.
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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).
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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…
Read More » - 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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