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.
- Feb- 2020 -17 February
STEAM ahead with new future-focused pathways
Meet the students who presented their project to Dr Jane Goodall! Find out why STEAM programs are so good at…
Read More » - 17 February
Climate change resource a good start but more work to do
There has long been a need for such a resource but how does it stack up against the sort of…
Read More » - 10 February
“Four siblings sharing one uniform”, new survey shines light
Schools detailed an increasing number of measures they are taking to support struggling families, including changing to cheaper uniforms with…
Read More » - 10 February
Secondary students can now compete for prestigious literary mentorship
Applications have opened for four New Zealand teenagers to be mentored by a professional writer in order to develop their…
Read More » - 10 February
Teachers hope to end “near death” of arts in school
Visual arts, music, dance and drama, the life blood of a creative education have been systematically dismantled from schools.
Read More » - 4 February
Teaching kids how to make guitars can get them hooked on engineering
When kids make guitars, they learn the math and science, but also the importance of mechanical precision, the design process…
Read More » - Jan- 2020 -28 January
Op-Ed: A deeper look at the new Climate Change Resources
What good teacher would want to ban Thunberg from the classroom materials? If we want to empower children to respond to the…
Read More » - 28 January
A math teacher’s plea: Let’s keep pi irrational
The challenge for the mathematics teaching community will be about increasingly creating and sustaining a healthy balance in our classrooms…
Read More » - 21 January
I had an idea in the 1980s and to my surprise, it changed education around the world
Explicit guidance and feedback from teachers is more effective in teaching students new content and skills than letting them discover…
Read More » - 21 January
Knowledge is a process of discovery: how constructivism changed education
Constructivism is an education philosophy, not a learning method. So while it encourages students to take more ownership of their…
Read More » - 21 January
Does integrating school curriculum areas work?
Maths was especially difficult to integrate, and many teachers chose to continue teaching this as a single learning area...
Read More » - Dec- 2019 -10 December
How to avoid distractions while studying, according to science
Students often study with music or Netflix on in the background but does it help or harm?
Read More » - 10 December
Op-Ed: How LGBT+ students can thrive at school
Bullying, and the stress it produces, is linked to the overall higher rates of mental health issues
Read More » - 2 December
‘Sugar in Schools’ project has many benefits
Dr Dewes says one of the key aims of the project is to encourage young Pacific students to think about…
Read More » - 2 December
Bill has biggest education changes in decades, says Gov
NZers want a learner-focused, high-quality, culturally responsive, and inclusive education system. The Bill turns many of their ideas for the…
Read More » - Nov- 2019 -26 November
Voices from the Pacific – Lost in translation
What role as educators do we have in acknowledging the culture of our learners?
Read More » - 26 November
Why Facebook belongs in the math classroom
Most students I encounter have never studied graph theory; it’s rare for it to appear in high school or a…
Read More » - 18 November
Zero budget gamification of online learning
I suggest that gamification is not only about points, leaderboards, and badges. It may simply be about the language we…
Read More » - 18 November
New Zealand history: what stories should we be telling?
With New Zealand history becoming compulsory in high schools by 2022, which stories will make the grade, and from whose…
Read More » - 18 November
Big changes sweep education sector, unions celebrate
The Government’s reform of the Tomorrow’s Schools system is "a watershed moment in education"...
Read More » - 12 November
Recognising authentic context in digital technologies
Earlier this year while wandering through the toy aisle at a store an item caught my attention. The toy, reacted…
Read More » - 12 November
One teacher at a time – overcoming a crisis in STEM
Year 8 teacher Tina McKenzie has taught 12-year olds how to extract DNA from a tomato and how craft can…
Read More » - 4 November
Free literacy programme brings blogging to schools
Blogging at least twice a week has completely eliminated the summer literacy slump for the children who took part in…
Read More » - 4 November
More work needed on workload to fix teacher shortage
There is still likely to be a shortfall of 1,020 teachers in 2020
Read More » - 4 November
Appreciative inquiry: Searching for the best in people
The cycle of appreciative inquiry supports the individual/team/organisation to discover what strengths, talents and positives already exist and build upon…
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