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Education
CORE EducationTuesday, April 21, 2020
1,663
Thinking differently: distance learning in senior primary
As you design a virtual home programme consider whether there is an appropriate balance of screen and non-screen time. On…
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News
School NewsTuesday, March 17, 2020
770
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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Education
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, March 3, 2020
2,206
Neurodiverse learners need better equipped teachers
Our society is weakened by its neglect of neurodiverse learners.
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Education
School NewsTuesday, February 25, 2020
914
“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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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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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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News
School NewsTuesday, January 28, 2020
849
How a year of trying to buy nothing made me a smarter shopper and a better teacher
It started as a New Year’s resolution driven by guilt and a touch of sibling rivalry – but by the…
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Administration
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, January 21, 2020
1,701
Where is the funding for support staff pay rise?
Schools are anxious about how they can afford the new rates and have called on the Ministry of Education to…
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Teachers' Desk
School NewsTuesday, January 21, 2020
3,025
Teacher-led research set to improve learner outcomes with $1.7 million
Projects explore mana as a wellbeing contributor, investigate the Digital Technologies curriculum, enhance Māori engagement through pedagogy, explore the relationship…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, December 10, 2019
924
Op-Ed: How LGBT+ students can thrive at school
Bullying, and the stress it produces, is linked to the overall higher rates of mental health issues
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Industry Voices
School NewsTuesday, December 10, 2019
908
Teacher aides welcome pay equity negotiations
"These negotiations will give us the opportunity to build on the offer last week of a Living Wage as the…
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Education
CORE EducationTuesday, November 26, 2019
951
Voices from the Pacific – Lost in translation
What role as educators do we have in acknowledging the culture of our learners?
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Administration
School NewsTuesday, November 26, 2019
621
Celebrating men in teaching
For every three female school teachers, there’s only one male teacher, and less than 5 percent of early childhood teachers…
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News
Mandy ClarkeTuesday, November 12, 2019
1,020
Case study: Cutting technology at Auroa School
“Our DPE program is based around the concept of reverse engineering, where we provide students with a variety of projects…
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Industry Voices
Rosie ClarkeTuesday, November 12, 2019
598
Future-proofing new leaders: overseas tour magic
To explore what tours are now possible and uncover how far ahead schools should plan, we interviewed two...
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Industry Voices
School NewsTuesday, November 12, 2019
492
One teacher at a time – overcoming a crisis in STEM
Year 8 teacher Tina McKenzie has taught 12-year olds how to extract DNA from a tomato and how craft can…
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News
Kate JacksonMonday, November 4, 2019
958
Why it’s important to teach the teachers
The government has long championed the idea of shaping teacher development to ensure it benefits students across priority learning areas...
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Education
School NewsMonday, November 4, 2019
571
More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
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News
School NewsTuesday, October 15, 2019
635
Silver Fern finds a passion for teaching
She’s studying to become a PE teacher!
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News
School NewsMonday, August 26, 2019
1,479
Curriculum design model attracts global interest
A new curriculum design model developed by the Knowledge and Education Research Unit (KERU) created considerable interest in Europe following…
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Education
School NewsTuesday, August 20, 2019
1,005
MoE clarifies focus on digital technologies in schools
In her latest statement, Deputy Secretary Early Learning and Student Achievement Ellen MacGregor-Reid tried to clarify the MoE's position on…
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Education
School NewsMonday, July 22, 2019
1,232
Birthdates impact NCEA results for levels 1, 2, and 3
The finding is unique to New Zealand where primary school attendance typically starts as soon as a child turns five…
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News
Rosie ClarkeMonday, July 15, 2019
1,062
Interactive classrooms to future-proof your school
Learning to film and edit video, for instance, is no longer just skill-building for students interested in media careers but…
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Teaching Resources
Mandy ClarkeMonday, July 1, 2019
2 1,221
PLD for teachers leading students into a digital future
Digital technologies and hangarau matihiko have now been integrated into the curriculum and teachers will be teaching it during the…
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Administration
Rosie ClarkeFriday, June 14, 2019
1 2,827
Unions back new offer, split teacher opinion
Union members will receive a lump sum and teachers will receive around a 3% pay rise by 2021.
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