The making of Curriculum For The Future: The Game
We recently created a game called Curriculum For The Future, and have been playing it with people and gathering their feedback over the last couple of months. This post explains why we created it, what we hoped it might achieve, what we’ve learned along the way, and what might happen next. What is Curriculum For [...]
... Labour's policy of reducing class sizes or National's plan to pay good teachers and principals more. 3 News Political Editor Patrick Gower talks to both Ms Parata and Mr Hipkins about class sizes, charter schools, teacher pay and teaching Te Reo in ...
"Very few of us remember how many kids we had in our classroom, but we remember whether we had a good teacher or not," says Minister of Education Hekia Parata. "Every parent knows that the more one-on-one time their child has with a teacher the better ...
The devil seems to be in the detail of the Government's flagship education policy, as opinion in schools remains divided. Investing in Educational Success (IES) is a $359 million policy announced in January, which would include schools collaborating in ...
Debate: Hekia Parata & Chris Hipkins
3News NZ... Labour's policy of reducing class sizes or National's plan to pay good teachers and principals more. 3 News Political Editor Patrick Gower talks to both Ms Parata and Mr Hipkins about class sizes, charter schools, teacher pay and teaching Te Reo in ...
Poll: Labour's education policy preferred
3News NZ"Very few of us remember how many kids we had in our classroom, but we remember whether we had a good teacher or not," says Minister of Education Hekia Parata. "Every parent knows that the more one-on-one time their child has with a teacher the better ...
Schools stay divided on education plan
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Deciles 'proxy for quality': Minister
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When Labour announces its tertiary education policy, don't expect it to be a big ticket game-changer. The days of major political parties making hefty promises in a bid to win over the student vote - as Labour did in 2005 by pledging to make student ...
Children with learning difficulties are missing out, with a lack of funding forcing educators to focus on children with behavioural problems instead, parents and principals say. "If a kid is destroying classrooms . . . you take them before a kid who ...
In 2009, Professor Robin West of Georgetown University Law Centre in the US published an article titled The Harms of Homeschooling. She argued that "the school classroom, ideally, and the relations within it, is a model of some core aspects of ...
Quality Public Education Coalition said it noted his death in the past week with regret. Mr Shallcrass was a liberal and progressive thinker who wanted an equal system of education funded by the state, it said. "He had a deep commitment to education ...
Students urge parties to return to basics
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Schools failing to crack the IT code
Kiwi school kids interested in computer programming are being forced to teach themselves as the education system fails to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technology sector, say IT experts.In 2011, the New Zealand Qualifications...Parents frustrated at lack of support
Stuff.co.nzChildren with learning difficulties are missing out, with a lack of funding forcing educators to focus on children with behavioural problems instead, parents and principals say. "If a kid is destroying classrooms . . . you take them before a kid who ...
Homeschooling: weird or wonderful?
Stuff.co.nzIn 2009, Professor Robin West of Georgetown University Law Centre in the US published an article titled The Harms of Homeschooling. She argued that "the school classroom, ideally, and the relations within it, is a model of some core aspects of ...
Jack Shallcrass: educator and humanist
Jack Shallcrass: educator and humanist QPEC notes with regret the death of Jack Shallcrass-- fourth generation New Zealander, writer, broadcaster and 'devout Humanist.' Jack was educated in Wellington and for more than fifty years taught in schools, at Wellington ...Renowned educator Jack Shallcrass dies
MSN NZ NewsQuality Public Education Coalition said it noted his death in the past week with regret. Mr Shallcrass was a liberal and progressive thinker who wanted an equal system of education funded by the state, it said. "He had a deep commitment to education ...
Broken over battle to beat school bullies
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Unis call in the old guard for financial help
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Predetermined ‘research’ outcome commissioned by Waikato Uni
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A Labour Government will fully review the student support system – including allowances, loans, accommodation support and scholarships – with a view to increasing access and making the system fair, transparent and sustainable, Labour's Tertiary ...
Time to invest in our tertiary education system
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University of Canterbury Earns International Accreditation
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Today the High Tech Youth Network (HTYN) announced funding from the Adobe Foundation of $75,000 in addition to over $250,000 provided through licenses, scholarships, summits and industry certification. ... Kane Milne, Director of Learning at HTYN, says ...
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R e-organised classrooms, new staff, enthusiastic parents asking to join the new board of trustees, and, above all, 22 happy children. It's only been about four weeks since Wairau Valley School's new principal started in the job but Karen O'Donnell has ...
Global Tech Company Invests into New Zealand & Pacific Youth
Scoop.co.nz (press release)Today the High Tech Youth Network (HTYN) announced funding from the Adobe Foundation of $75,000 in addition to over $250,000 provided through licenses, scholarships, summits and industry certification. ... Kane Milne, Director of Learning at HTYN, says ...
Concerned families leaving Southland Schools
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Principal's big plans
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