Journal and some jobs set to get lifeline
Auckland stuff.co.nzA Wellington company is understood to have won the contract to publish the School Journal series, as part of the breakup of loss-making Learning Media. Last month, the Government confirmed it would "wind down" Learning Media, a state-owned enterprise, ...
Schools' ultrafast broadband rollout begins
Stuff.co.nzAssociate Education Minister Nikki Kaye said the first 21 schools would be on the network by the end of the year. She said the first three – West Auckland's Massey Primary School, South Canterbury's Waimate High School and Wanaka's Mt Aspiring College ...
Doubts on school system exposed
Scrapping yearly reporting of controversial national standards results should be investigated, the Government's own advisory group says.The group also says some criticism of the system may be justified, including the possibility...Digital technology could transform music education
Techday NZHowever, the research found that despite the potential digital technology may have to transform classroom activities, music education, in most cases, remains fundamentally conservative and heavily informed by traditional Western art music practices ...
Lorde a prime example of following her own singing heart
New Zealand’s teenage singing sensation Lorde is a prime example of following her own potential in her way rather than sticking to the education curriculum, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher says.Learning to be part of a selective online crowd
Stuff.co.nzStorypark is essentially an online scrapbook, which allows both early childhoodeducation teachers and parents to regularly interact over a child's learning. For instance, a teacher would set up a Storypark account for a child, invite the parents to ...
Seminar will discuss new pathways in teacher education
Professor Pam Grossman of Stanford University’s School of Education believes that teacher education should be organised around the core practices of teaching. Professor Grossman will present a seminar on the changing ways teachers are taught to teach.New contract great news for Ako Aotearoa
A formal signing ceremony today involving a further five-year funding agreement confirms strong support from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for Ako Aotearoa – The National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence.Ease exam stress, hug a puppy
Stuff.co.nz"That's how intense the interest is. That's how much students want it. So, it's amazing." Otago SPCA education manager Marjorie Orr says her organisation is keen to build a relationship with students. It also wants to educate students on the problem of ..
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