Te reo Māori teachers in 'game of tag, but you’re always it’ | Stuff.co.nz
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Schools lean heavily on the few fluent teachers to be the bridge between them and the Māori world.
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Students struggling to retain Māori fluency after changing schools | RNZ News
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.
Students trapped in Auckland fear falling behind in studies | RNZ News
RNZ
University students who are stuck in lockdown in Auckland say they are falling behind learning remotely while most of their peers are able to attend classes physically.
Think-tank examines how to put new history curriculum into practice | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
How history will be taught under a new school curriculum, including how teachers provide Māori and other viewpoints, is the focus for a think-tank.
Give te reo a go, Dunedin supporter says | Otago Daily Times Online News
Otago Daily Times Online News
Putting aside fear of getting it wrong and giving it a go is all part of Te Wiki o te Reo Maori, says a Dunedin proponent. "Practice and experience...
Te Reo robotics programme finalist at science innovation awards | Te Ao Māori News
Māori Television
A programme that sees more than 700 rangatahi engaging in science, technology, engineering and maths through a Te Ao Māori lens has just been named as a...
Specialist Schools Under-Reported Use Of Restraint | Newsroom
Newsroom
'Misunderstanding' led to breach of legal rules for reporting physical restraints on students.
New Zealanders can't fight a pandemic on empty stomachs | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: The suspension of free school lunches makes lockdown even tougher for hungry children.
How to parent in the digital age
ZB
Being a teenager has changed. A lot. The world our children are growing up in today is completely different - Tiktok, sexting, vaping, our teenagers are
Why I’m worried about early childhood centres operating under Covid alert level three | The Spinoff
The Spinoff
As confusion surrounds the demands on ECE centres, it's important to remember the risks inherent in these environments, writes Mike Bedford, a specialist in health and wellbeing in early childhood education. This week has seen disagreements over whether it is safe for politicians to resume in the
Celebrating 30 years of new frontiers: Te Piringa Faculty of Law - News and Opinion: University of Waikato
www.waikato.ac.nz
In 1991, when Te Piringa - Faculty of Law at the University of Waikato opened its doors, it was the beginning of a new approach to legal education in New Zealand.
What's the point of homework?
The Conversation
Studies on homework are frequently quite general, and don’t consider specific types of homework tasks. So it isn’t easy to measure how effective homework can be. But here’s what we do know.
Students’ well-being must always be the priority. Here are 5 tips to help them through lockdown
The Conversation
If we look after children’s well-being, not only will their learning benefit but also the skills they gain to help them manage life’s challenges will endure beyond the pandemic.