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Māori Television
There is a groundswell of discontent among some teachers in New Zealand to mandated vaccinations. They say that forced vaccinations violate their human...
Newsroom
Some things need to change once the worst of the Covid crisis passes - and one of them is what and how we teach in our universities, writes Nicholas Agar
Newsroom
New Zealand's new history curriculum for schools is flawed by omission and ideology but teachers will do their best to ensure it helps students, writes Paul Moon
RNZ
Jean Batten School in Māngere East has about 400 primary students and principal Nardi Leonard says a good day for attendance rates in lockdown was about "mid to low 40 (percent) engaging online".
Stuff
Feedback from parents suggests over-assessment in NZ schools is “ruining family life”, principal Julia Davidson says.
Stuff
Principals have been confused about whether the new rules will include the likes of sports coaches, board of trustee members and school bus drivers.
RNZ
The Tertiary Education Commission has given universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions 10 years to end persistent disparities between the pass rates of Māori and Pacific students and those of others.
RNZ
In an update of his 2017 talk, Prof. Peter O'Connor explores the complexities of terrorism from an educator's perspective. From the online version of Auckland University's Raising the Bar.
Stuff
Some early learning providers continue to cut staff pay and force them to use annual leave as Covid-19 restrictions drag on.
First-generation New Zealander Dagmar Dyck is an artist, researcher, art educator, and social justice advocate. Her navigation in and around different worldviews is at the heart of her identity, arts, and teaching practice. Dyck has been teaching arts at Sylvia Park School for the last 10 years, is on the Executive Committee of Aotearoa New Zealand Art Association of Art Educators (ANZAAE) and was part of the small contingent that fronted the Ministry of Education to present the case for saving all the NCEA art subjects.
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All schools in Auckland are expected to return after the holidays in two weeks' time.
RNZ
An expert panel charged with reviewing the maths curriculum has exceeded its brief and called for a major overhaul of maths teaching in schools.
E-Tangata
“With the help of caring people, through a lens now tinted with aroha, I could embrace the experience of speaking re reo Māori and let it melt my heart.” — Shelley Burne-Field.
E-Tangata
“As the dust settles following Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, I feel like I’ve been through all the stages of grief. I’m unsure what part I play now.” — Vini Olsen-Reeder.
The Spinoff
From refereeing shots at the rubbish bin to instructing from his mum's lounge, a new teacher looks back on his first year. Between the wild passions and imbalances of puberty, the so often uninspired curriculum, the leaky (if not mouldy) buildings and toxic political discourse that pollutes educa
A new book published today aims to help children stay hopeful and positive during the COVID-19 pandemic. The story is a sequel to ‘My Hero is You: how kids can fight COVID-19!’, published in April 2020. Both books have been released by a collaboration of 60 organizations working in the humanitarian sector, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the MHPSS Collaborative for Children & Families in Adversity.
The Conversation
Research is now showing what works — and what doesn’t — for students forced online by the pandemic. Better course design should be the next step.
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New Zealand might not be part of the recently revealed security agreement between the US, Britain and Australia (AUKUS), but it certainly can’t avoid the diplomatic and strategic fallout.
The Conversation
New research demonstrates the many aspects of nature play that make it a great way for young children to gain STEM knowledge.
RNZ
Auckland school principals are expecting only small numbers of children will return to school when the city shifts to alert level 3.
The Spinoff
Each day of lockdown is exacerbating the digital divide for many, but experts say the answers will be found in the communities worst affected. The divide between the digital haves and have-nots continues to be one of the major fallouts from this pandemic, according to education minister Chris Hip
Ka pēhea e taea e ngā kura te whakarite pai i ngā kaimahi ki te āhukahuka i ngā tohu mēnā e whakapae ana rātou e tūkinotia ana, e takakinotia ana rānei tētahi tamaiti?
Stuff
Schools lean heavily on the few fluent teachers to be the bridge between them and the Māori world.
RNZ
Some young people are struggling to retain their fluency in te reo Māori after moving from kōhanga reo or kura kaupapa to mainstream schools.
Newsroom
In reclaiming and normalising te reo, we must also make room for the emotional loads disproportionately carried by our Māori students, writes Dr Awanui Te Huia.
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