Monday 9 September 2013

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Education's new man calls for rejig

Stuff.co.nz
Parents, principals and unions have criticised the ministry relentlessly in the past year over problems with Novopay, the implementation of national standards, closure of Christchurch schools, and the introduction of charter schools. "All those areas ...

Renewed strategy for Ka Hikitia

The Ministry of Education has released a second iteration of its Māori education strategy called Ka Hikitia – Accelerating Success 2013–2017.
This updated strategy aims to rapidly change how the education system performs so that all Māori students gain the skills, qualifications and knowledge they need to enjoy and achieve education success as Māori.

personality tests may be illegal

SundayNews.co.nz
The Ministry of Education, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and Ministry for the Environment used tests for both recruitment and restructures. However, the Ministry ofEducation said using testing for internal roles or during organisational change ..

Problems blamed on teachers

Stuff.co.nz
The independent study of more than 95 schools, hundreds of teachers and thousands of pupils nationwide has cast doubt on the national standards results for reading, writing and maths. It points the finger at overall teacher judgments (OTJ), saying they ...

Charter school delays show need for experiment to be scrapped

Further embarrassing delays around the Government’s charter school timetable show that the scheme has run into problems.

Job Market Flattening Out for Students

The latest Otago student job figures from Student Job Search show that at least part of the market is settling out in Otago. August’s figures show that the number of students placed in the year to date are up 1% to 2367 compared to the first 8 months ... 

Classroom apps developed by teachers

Techday NZ
Classroom apps developed by teachers. September 9 - 9am Rebecca ... “We are both passionate educators in one to one laptop classrooms and our apps came from seeing a need in our learners that we wanted to meet.” BookBot was initially developed ... 
Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education's preferred option is Wairere Drive, but there has also been talk of drawing a line between Thomas Road and Wairere Drive. Thomas Rd has also been floated as an option for the southern perimeter, but it now seems unlikely as ...

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