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 -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…
Read More » - Oct- 2019 -29 October
The problem with Snow White, and what Scandinavia can teach us about it
How Scandinavian schools normalised gender neutral education for its children...
Read More » - 29 October
‘I’m in another world’: writing without rules lets kids find their voice, just like professional authors
Ask a child why they write and you might receive a common response: the teacher told me to.
Read More » - 22 October
Free workshops teach financial literacy to students
Class visits from banks left students disengaged because of how irrelevant the content was to their lifestyle: students teach students…
Read More » - 22 October
Don’t calm down! Exam stress may not be fun but it can help you get better marks
How can students use stress to their advantage?
Read More » - 22 October
500 new te reo Māori champions in our classrooms
The Government aims to integrate te reo Māori into education by 2025, with over 500 teachers and support staff already…
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