Tuesday 7 April 2015

Wednesday 8 April 2015

Research project to improve literacy outcomes 

Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister Hekia Parata says some of the country’s youngest students are the focus of literacy research by experts from Massey University. Professor James Chapman, Distinguished Professor Bill Tunmer and Dr Alison Arrow have designed the Massey University Early Literacy research project to broaden the range of literacy teaching strategies and complement existing ones for teachers. ...

$5m school digital advisory service launched

Nikki Kaye | Education
Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has welcomed the launch of a new advisory service aimed at helping schools make the most of rapidly expanding opportunities for digital learning. “The service enables teachers to get expert help, either online or over the phone, on any questions they have about digital learning,” says Ms Kaye. “There are all sorts of digital devices and online learning tools available today that can make learning more engaging, more fun and more effective. ...

High-performing school snubbed because of 'brown' community

New Zealand Herald
In its last Education Review Office report, the decile two primary which has no zone was rated as "an asset in the local community", with "highly engaged students" who "make good progress and generally achieve well". Robyn Curry: "I worry sometimes ...

Novopay survives start of school year

The troubled Novopay payroll system has successfully come through the busiest period in the school year, the Government says.Minister Responsible for Novopay, Steven Joyce, said during the start-of-year period information for 40,000...

University enrolments suffer

Universities say a drop in the number of school leavers and a fall in the University Entrance pass rate have cost them nearly a thousand students this year.

Students get closer to action

He groans, he bleeds and if things go really wrong, he can even die on the table.A $150,000 mannequin named "Thomas" is a shining star of the new paramedicine department of AUT University's Manukau campus.The unit opened this...

New Plymouth Boys' High School principal has a lot to learn, says PPTA

Stuff.co.nz
"He's got a lot of learning to do about what a modern classroom looks like. "The evidence does support the idea that a principal is a teacher. The challenge is going to be greater for him, he has got a bit more work to do than a regular principal would ...

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