Education
Gain valuable insights into the New Zealand education sector through informative articles.
Discover the unique characteristics of the country’s education system, including its teaching methods, curriculum frameworks, and student support initiatives. Whether you are an educator, parent, or interested in the field of education, these articles provide a comprehensive overview of New Zealand’s commitment to promoting knowledge, creativity, and cultural diversity in its schools.
The articles below allow you to explore the challenges and successes of the education sector, and gain a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to New Zealand’s reputation for excellence in education.
- Oct- 2020 -27 October
How creative use of technology may have helped save schooling during the pandemic
It is estimated around half the world’s students’ schools remain shut down. All told, this has been a potentially damaging…
Read More » - 27 October
What is decoding? Literacy is evolving
Good decoding skills combine with a reader’s language comprehension to enable meaningful reading of a text.
Read More » - 21 October
Sustainability education: Is it more important than ever?
The students solved a problem they spotted in their community, just like our world leaders have had to do during…
Read More » - 20 October
Teachers, place the writing onus back on students!
Even though students write across all year levels and subjects, it can feel like they are scrambling to grasp what…
Read More » - 20 October
Children can’t always read between the lines. Sometimes it’s better to be explicit
If we’d like them to read more than one book, we might want to say, “Let’s read all three of…
Read More » - 13 October
Study identifies behaviours that support children to develop self-control
New research using New Zealand’s largest longitudinal study of child development has identified key behaviours to support pre-school children to…
Read More » - 13 October
Teachers play a critical role in shaping girls’ future as coders
It doesn’t take long to help girls see a future for themselves in computer science, but it depends largely on…
Read More » - 13 October
Future teachers often think memorization is the best way to teach math and science – until they learn a different way
I found that college students who are taking courses to become teachers can change their beliefs of how science and…
Read More » - 13 October
In a world of digital bystanders the challenge is for all of us to design engaging online education
In the world of education, from primary school to university and beyond, we have realised digital learning is not only…
Read More » - 6 October
Televising school sport could put too much focus on performance, a price too high for young athletes
A new deal to televise and live stream more secondary school sports in New Zealand has attracted significant attention and…
Read More » - 6 October
Inclusive education during COVID-19: Lessons from teachers around the world
Almost all teachers have reported some significant positive changes for some students who were disengaged prior to COVID-19. A large…
Read More » - Sep- 2020 -22 September
Fostering self-confidence in the maths classroom
Mathematics is critical not just as a steppingstone along various STEM pathways but as part of a well-rounded education and…
Read More » - 15 September
Supporting a thriving wānanga sector to benefit Māori learners
Attempting to build a closer partnership with Māori and enhancing the quality of, and access to, Māori medium education, the…
Read More » - 15 September
Why some learners thrived throughout lockdown
In fact, for many students, it has been the return to school post-lockdown restrictions that has caused more problems.
Read More » - 12 September
Could academic streaming in New Zealand schools be on the way out? The evidence suggests it should be
The criticism should come as no surprise. Decades of research has shown streaming doesn’t lift achievement. While it may boost…
Read More » - 8 September
We asked kids who their favourite teacher is, and why. Here’s what they said
We interviewed 96 students from a range of schools in Years 3 to 9. We wanted to find out who…
Read More » - 8 September
‘Lit therapy’ in the classroom: writing about trauma can be valuable, if done right
Vicarious trauma is a real threat. To help mitigate the risk of emotional contagion, teachers should check in with students…
Read More » - 8 September
We need public value from govt funding of the private Green School New Zealand
The criticisms from educators are that this decision conflicts with values we hold dear in New Zealand, especially the value…
Read More » - 1 September
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School unveils buzzy student masterclass with Artist in Residence Programme
Mix a professional creative artist with impressionable students eager to learn and the results can be quite transformative.
Read More » - 1 September
Green School Principal Speaks: Caring for the earth and connecting to nature
"As a Green School, we seek to be part of that change in our moral sphere and sense of connection…
Read More » - 1 September
What do students need in the age of lockdown learning? Early lessons from New Zealand’s online frontline
Social learning and connection are critical elements of learning. So we need to encourage virtual spaces for student interaction, such…
Read More » - Aug- 2020 -25 August
Young New Zealanders are turning off reading in record numbers – we need a new approach to teaching literacy
Meet Otis. He’s eight years old and until recently he didn’t want to read or write. Then his teacher changed…
Read More » - 25 August
Urgent action needed to halt declining literacy
“We see disparities in Years 4-8 – for example, Māori students in English medium schooling typically have reading comprehension one…
Read More » - 25 August
Op-Ed: Young innovators rise
We don’t have to look too far to see the swell of global crisis and a surge of young people…
Read More » - Jul- 2020 -28 July
Researchers bringing Te Reo to West Christchurch primary students
Te reo is becoming more and more present in schools, however beyond the school gates its integration is more challenging.…
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