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- Nov- 2024 -4 November
25 class rewards (that are not full of sugar)
Sometimes a little extra encouragement is needed, but filling students full of sugar can create more problems than it fixes.
Read More » - Oct- 2024 -17 October
Why we need laughter in the classroom
Humour is an effective way of bridging the gap between educator and student, building rapport and enhancing learning.
Read More » - Sep- 2024 -10 September
7 lessons we can learn from Taylor Swift
Pop icon Taylor Swift has had a long and storied career. Swiftie or not, there are lessons all students can…
Read More » - Aug- 2024 -26 August
10 fictional teachers who taught us something
Sometimes fictional teachers have very real lessons to teach us. Here's what we can learn from ten teachers in popular…
Read More » - 19 August
8 reasons to use listicles in your classroom
Listicles are clickbait articles you can’t help but read, and their uniquely readable and digestable format can do wonders in…
Read More » - 19 August
Shakespearean insults to teach your class grammar
There are plenty of Shakespearean phrases that are fun to teach students, and get them excited about learning nouns, verbs,…
Read More » - Jul- 2023 -17 July
Meet the team: Director Mandy Clarke
As part of a new series, we sit down with Mandy Clarke, the director of Multimedia Publishing: the company behind…
Read More » - Jan- 2022 -7 January
Report from the future: Massey University’s Thomas Mash time travels…
"In 2040, Aotearoa is a better place to be," write Massy University's Thomas Nash.
Read More » - Aug- 2021 -23 August
Lockdown resources for whanau wellbeing
Lockdown-friendly challenges to help your school whanau connect, stay healthy and work towards shared goals.
Read More » - May- 2020 -5 May
Engaging junior learners and whānau from home
Teaching and learning is all a bit of a puzzle right now; not a simple child’s one with only one…
Read More » - Apr- 2020 -28 April
Beautiful, creative resources ready for teachers as schools go back
This selection of arts-based primary school resources, developed by a team at the University of Auckland, are free to download…
Read More » - Mar- 2020 -31 March
The challenges and benefits of outdoor recreation during NZ’s coronavirus lockdown
Disrupting a person’s attachment to a place, caused by events like war or natural disaster (or, indeed, national lockdown!), can…
Read More » - Feb- 2020 -18 February
If you can read this headline, you can read a novel. Here’s how to ignore your phone and just do it
In 1980, 60% of 18-year-old school students read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that wasn’t assigned for school.…
Read More » - Nov- 2019 -4 November
2019 New Zealand Spelling Bee champion crowned
Year 10 student Sarah Wong has today triumphed over hundreds of students from more than 100 schools to win the…
Read More » - Oct- 2019 -15 October
uLearn19 teacher wins 3-night stay!
More than 200 hardworking teachers entered our draw last week...
Read More » - 15 October
Fountain of bliss for lucky prize-winning school
Tokirima School can finally replace its existing fountain, which the students told us was 21 years' old and pretty leaky!
Read More » - Jun- 2019 -24 June
Children have fun playing sports and don’t need to satisfy adults’ ambitions
Participation rates by adolescents have been declining and recent statistics released by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) show a 60%…
Read More » - May- 2019 -21 May
Youth voting rolled out in Auckland schools
The Youth Voting programme provides students with as close to a ‘real life’ experience of voting in a formal election…
Read More » - Apr- 2019 -30 April
Game changer for learning our history?
The game will be used in teacher trainee classrooms at the Faculty of Education and Social Work with a view…
Read More » - Mar- 2019 -12 March
The future of education in a tiny fruit sticker
The YES programme challenges students to create their own product or service and bring it to market.
Read More » - 12 March
How to win the fundraising game
Raising money is often the only way that schools can afford to offer the extra facilities and accessories that students…
Read More » - Dec- 2018 -4 December
Waikaretu School celebrates edtech success
To participate in the Promethean Grant, schools were encouraged to submit a video entry to explain why they would benefit…
Read More » - Nov- 2018 -27 November
Faculty rocks: battle of the bands comp for teachers only, kicks off Friday
Teachers from around the country are joining Mike Chunn to jam for a great cause.
Read More » - 27 November
$23m boost for in-school cycling programmes
New funding for Bikes in Schools will be increasingly targeted towards low-decile primary schools.
Read More » - 19 November
Primary schools visit Antarctica
Primary school children from all around New Zealand will be able to learn about the work undertaken by Ryan’s team…
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