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NZEI Te Riu Roa invites investment in regional schools and kura
A funding slurry has been announced, with small and remote schools to benefit from upgrades, according to Education Minister Chris…
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How can schools open up again safely? The UN has some new guidelines
“To manage re-openings, schools will need to be logistically prepared with the teaching workforce ready”, he said. That includes plans…
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The vā that binds: a Pasifika education story during Covid-19
Op-Ed: As we rethink learning in light of Covid-19, any review must go wider than technology and inequity when it…
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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…
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Nanogirl teams up with teachers and TVNZ to broadcast free STEM lessons
Free teacher notes to plan lessons in advance for Year 4 – 8 students school children have been developed in…
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How to improve school-led-learning at home for Māori and Pasifika students
Parents of Māori and Pasifika students suggest improvements for school-led programmes that better affirms the identity, language and culture of…
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Children’s grief in coronavirus quarantine may look like anger.
This is a scary and uncertain time for all of us, but especially for children. Through media and conversations at…
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Cyber threats at home: how to keep kids safe while they’re learning online
Children working at home are not usually protected by the filters provided by their school.
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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…
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Sending children to school is as safe as it’s ever been
It just doesn’t make sense that this virus spreads widely in schools but there are very few children affected...
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Expect low attendance when schools reopen next week, Ardern says
"Under level three, the vast majority of children will still be learning from home, so we expect that a large…
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Third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, despite most being non-smokers
The research also shows vaping is relatively common for students in all school deciles, whereas smoking is now rare in…
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Adapting theatre to digital learning: The value of play and creativity in isolation
Digital modes of theatre and performance may be more effective ways for children to learn during lockdown and isolation...
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Thinking differently: distance learning in senior primary
As you design a virtual home programme consider whether there is an appropriate balance of screen and non-screen time. On…
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Covid-19: Vital that tikanga adapts again
Close social contact is woven into the fabric of the lives of many Māori – their homes, their care arrangements…
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How to gamify your remote learning classroom
Teachers are, for example, using an online community tool, called Discord. “It’s mostly used by video gamers who might create…
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‘Zoombombers’ want to troll your online meetings. Here’s how to stop them
With many Zoomombing attacks being on educational institutions, it’s likely a large number of these trolls are simply mischievous students…
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‘Stupid coronavirus!’ In uncertain times, we can help children through mindfulness and play
“Stupid coronavirus!” I heard my six-year-old mumble while talking in her sleep. Earlier that day her swimming and basketball lessons…
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How not to fall for coronavirus BS: avoid the 7 deadly sins of thought
The answer for the kind of panicked flurry in reasoning may lie in a field of critical thinking called vice…
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NZ’s first wholly digital high school lends Ministry a hand
Video conferencing doesn't work with more than 15 students but emerging facial recognition technology may help teachers with larger classes…
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Healthy brains in isolated times
Here are five easy evidence-based recommendations to help minimise the impact of this unprecedented situation on our brain fitness.
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Video conferencing & distance learning ideas to liven up lockdown
We toiled through Twitter to find some of the coolest, simplest strategies teachers are using around the world.
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Checklist for successfully implementing remote learning in NZ schools
There are multiple considerations and issues at play – from the level of access students have to the internet and…
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Education Secretary given emergency powers during lockdown
Schools no longer have a vote in whether they can reopen, move online or shutdown, based on the latest government…
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Surviving lockdown with young children
Those of us who are parents or caregivers of young children have the seemingly insurmountable task of figuring out how…
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