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Education
Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history
Each generation reinterprets the same facts, remembers new ones and forgets others. Teaching history at school, even to primary school…
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Education
Five tips for using memory techniques in the classroom
Indigenous cultures the world over have memorised vast amounts of practical knowledge about animals, plants, navigation, laws, ethics, history, genealogies,…
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History waits: pay delay lawsuit, principals shun MoE, NZEI speaks out
It’s been a rocky road for the education sector. How will the Accord work for teachers? How can schools with…
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Education
Progress on integrating te reo Māori into education
“Our Government has set an ambitious goal to integrate te reo Māori into education in early learning and schools by…
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Why aren’t we teaching NZ history?
The History Teachers' Association claims we lag behind most other countries in one particular aspect: we do not, in any…
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News
The possibilities for EOTC are boundless
For most people, some of their most vivid memories of school aren’t just what happened in the classroom...
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Learning outside the box…
But above and beyond the actual subject and content of an EOTC experience, students also have the opportunity to demonstrate…
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30,000 NZ students receive unique ANZAC insight
Discovery boxes containing replica artefacts from the First World War have been distributed to 1000 classrooms across New Zealand, through…
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