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- Aug- 2016 -16 August
Six ways to help students manage exam pressure
With more and more pressure on our students to perform, knowing how to deal with the pressure of exams is…
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Inside the te reo Maori digital classroom
Michele Coxhead has set up a digital Maori classroom to help kaiako teach te reo
Read More » - Jun- 2016 -28 June
New website extends teenage readers
Teachers on the lookout for ways to extend keen readers may like to point them in the direction of Hooked…
Read More » - 21 June
Online guide helps schools utilise teacher aides
Education minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the creation of an online guide to help schools make the best use of…
Read More » - 7 June
Digital tools for interactive teaching
One of the phrases we hear a lot in education today is “interactive teaching”. A bit like organic food, it…
Read More » - May- 2016 -12 May
“My children are not ‘getting’ Maths for some reason!
I want to do better for them this year. I tried all the programmes out there, but they are just…
Read More » - Jan- 2016 -26 January
Programmes make maths more accessible
Like almost every other area of 21st-century school education, maths has gone digital, and in the process, it has become…
Read More » - 18 January
Science education essential in a 21st-century world
Science, technology and innovation are increasingly important to our economic well-being and quality of life. According to the Prime Minister’s…
Read More » - Dec- 2015 -8 December
Teaching for hearing-impaired learners
Children gather 50-90 per cent of information through hearing alone so it is not surprising that the better they hear,…
Read More » - Oct- 2015 -28 October
Collaboration technology: Equipping students (and teachers) with skills to thrive in the future workplace
Previously, I discussed the impact technology is having on classroom dynamics and more specifically the role it is playing in…
Read More » - Sep- 2015 -22 September
Understanding how collaboration technology is driving a teaching transformation
Previously we discussed how virtual learning using video collaboration allows us to create the classroom of the future while still…
Read More » - 15 September
Smaller touch panels give students control over their work
Sir Edmund Hillary Junior School in South Auckland introduced IWB technology from Activboard NZ several years ago, but more recently…
Read More » - Jun- 2015 -9 June
Technology brings interaction and creativity to the classroom
Technology such as Bring your own device (BYOD) and mobility are changing the face of the modern classroom, creating an…
Read More » - Mar- 2015 -10 March
Focus on technology in Northcross Intermediate’s new MLE block
In the latter part of 2014, Northcross Intermediate in Browns Bay on Auckland’s North Shore became part of the new…
Read More » - Feb- 2015 -10 February
Boosting science skills with well-equipped labs
In November 2013, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata announced $10.5 million in additional funding…
Read More » - Oct- 2014 -21 October
New multimedia centre inspires creativity
Already renowned for its innovative use of digital technology in the classroom, Kristin School in Albany on Auckland’s North Shore…
Read More » - May- 2014 -21 May
3D technology a vital tool for students
The technology of 3D printing is poised to become an integral part of design and manufacturing across a broad range…
Read More » - 21 May
New books on the block
Jim’s Letters, Glyn Harper, Penguin Professor of War Studies Glyn Harper’s new children’s book is based around correspondence between a New…
Read More » - Apr- 2014 -1 April
Epson technology proving successful
New Zealand schools have generally been quick to adopt the advantages of digital learning, among them Queen Margaret College. The…
Read More » - Mar- 2014 -24 March
Western Springs enhances learning
Western Springs College in Auckland, a co-educational state school with approximately 1350, year 9-13 students, has enhanced its e-learning capability…
Read More » - 24 March
Internet key to quality learning
Reliable, safe and fast access to the internet has become crucial to the provision of high-quality education in New Zealand…
Read More » - Dec- 2013 -9 December
New audio-visual technology enhances learning experience
The benefits to both students and teachers of modern audio-visual technology are now well-proven by international research. Such relatively modern…
Read More » - 9 December
ActivSound voice enhancement system proves its worth at Auckland school
When Dairy Flat School principal Debbie Marshall measured the ambient noise levels in the school classrooms last year, she was…
Read More » - 9 December
Active science education matters
Science matters to us all. Science is everywhere, an essential part of our daily lives and a solid science education…
Read More » - Sep- 2013 -11 September
New Books on the Block | Term 3 2013
Great new reads Wearable Wonders Fifi Colston, Scholastic What wonderful stories can petals, shells and stones tell? What fantastic forms…
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