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Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom
School NewsTuesday, April 14, 2020
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Enough about covid: Adventure program to help low decile learners enter university makes a splash
Groundbreaking new pilot project launches to help students in low decile schools pursue tertiary study. Fortunately able to go ahead…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, April 14, 2020
862
Gov rushes to roll out learning from home for all NZ kids
The 4 channels for learners include print copies, additional devices and wifi connection support, TV programming and online resources for…
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Education
CORE EducationTuesday, April 7, 2020
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Learning at home: start with relationships
Ākonga and whānau will look to you for guidance and support as they adjust to thinking about learning at home,…
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News
Mandy ClarkeTuesday, March 24, 2020
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Your stories: Omakere School’s journey to Environmental Manaakitanga
Omakere's normal school year centres around a whole-school inquiry into its environment: "Most of our class work, including literacy and…
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Health & Safety
School NewsTuesday, March 17, 2020
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Coronavirus, kids and school closings: A public health expert answers 4 questions
New York City made headlines today as it closed schools until further notice. New Zealand may soon do the same…
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News
School NewsTuesday, March 17, 2020
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Answering questions about coronavirus? Here’s an expert round-up
What is it? Should schools close? How are other countries responding? What strategies are working? We share a round-up of…
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News
Mandy ClarkeTuesday, March 10, 2020
1,122
How can video assist your classroom?
Video is second nature to our learners, who are used to high-impact, short form content. How can we take advantage…
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Industry Voices
Sarah Te OneTuesday, March 10, 2020
1,701
Children’s agency, a champion, and a model for advocacy
There is unprecedented interest in two big ideas: child agency and child voice. What facilitates a rights-based learning setting? What…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, March 3, 2020
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MoE announces new school ‘Arts Partnership Programme’
The projects can range from contemporary dance to ceramic sculpture, Māori fibre weaving to digital mixed media.
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Industry Voices
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, February 25, 2020
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What schools SHOULD do about teen vaping
Hysteria or genuine concern? A survey of 30,000 Year 10 students examined how prevalent teen vaping was in 2019. Schools…
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News
School NewsTuesday, February 25, 2020
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NZ kids’ dream careers unveil unconscious social bias
7,700 primary and intermediate students drew what they want to be when they grow up: 50% drew one of just…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, February 25, 2020
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“It ain’t what you do, it’s the way you do it.” Well, both”
So far, so good. But one thing we know from the initial introduction of NCEA, and from the 1990s and…
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Health & Safety
School NewsTuesday, February 18, 2020
420
Creative toolbox helps teachers and children after Australian bush fires
The Banksia Initiative met in Sydney, with a practical arts-based workshop on the second day for around 50 teachers. A webinar for…
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, February 18, 2020
599
School attendance drop concerns educators
“But it is clear from the patterns of absences – they are worse on Mondays and Fridays, and 22% of…
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Education
Rosie ClarkeMonday, February 17, 2020
779
STEAM ahead with new future-focused pathways
Meet the students who presented their project to Dr Jane Goodall! Find out why STEAM programs are so good at…
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Industry Voices
School NewsMonday, February 10, 2020
622
Growing future Māori leaders the focus of new programme
“Students will realise an in-depth level of mātauranga Māori, a high level of te reo Māori and strong leadership skills.…
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Education
School NewsMonday, February 10, 2020
1,244
Secondary students can now compete for prestigious literary mentorship
Applications have opened for four New Zealand teenagers to be mentored by a professional writer in order to develop their…
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Events
School NewsMonday, February 10, 2020
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A book in every school to get more girls in science
Students who spend time with working scientists have a much more positive impression of STEM careers than those who only…
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Education
School NewsMonday, February 10, 2020
1,255
Teachers hope to end “near death” of arts in school
Visual arts, music, dance and drama, the life blood of a creative education have been systematically dismantled from schools.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, February 4, 2020
1 651
Teaching kids how to make guitars can get them hooked on engineering
When kids make guitars, they learn the math and science, but also the importance of mechanical precision, the design process…
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News
School NewsMonday, February 3, 2020
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Are maintenance costs jeopardising school swimming lessons?
Public schools are not building new pools and many of those already in existence may be decades old and need…
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Health & Safety
School NewsTuesday, January 28, 2020
434
New youth vaping study splits opinion
While there's no 'epidemic' in NZ, Māori health advocates remain concerned and have called for government action.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, January 28, 2020
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Op-Ed: A deeper look at the new Climate Change Resources
What good teacher would want to ban Thunberg from the classroom materials? If we want to empower children to respond to the…
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News
School NewsTuesday, January 28, 2020
960
How to implement new digital technologies content
MoE shares its new "model process of steps for schools to follow in implementing the digital technologies curriculum content".
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Education
School NewsTuesday, January 28, 2020
553
A math teacher’s plea: Let’s keep pi irrational
The challenge for the mathematics teaching community will be about increasingly creating and sustaining a healthy balance in our classrooms…
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