What does the research tell us about Innovative Classroom Practice and Student Outcomes? Excerpt Throughout New Zealand and the world teachers (and students) are developing new education practices in response to the opportunities that digital technologies offer. There is, a growing body of evidence to support the view that digital technologies have the potential to…
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Education for Māori: Relationships between schools and whānau – This report brings together information about relationships between families and schools. It gives examples of practices that build effective relationships and highlights the importance for Māori to know who the people behind the school gate are, as well as what those people do. Whānau, primary, and…
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Rebecca Jesson – equal education. This 10 minute RNZ National interview from 11 June 2016 describes recent successes of the Manaiakalani programme. Children’s writing, in particular, is improving at accelerated rates under the Manaiakalani digital framework. Dr Rebecca Jesson is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher (Auckland University’s School of Curriculum and Pedagogy and the Woolf…
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By the 21st Century Learning Reference Group: http://www.education.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Ministry/Initiatives/FutureFocusedLearning30May2014.pdf Excerpt from the report Education is the powerhouse of modern societies. To prosper, grow and innovate, New Zealand needs highly-skilled people — people with increasingly sophisticated skills and digital competencies. A vision for future-focused learning in connected communities Every young New Zealander is a confident, connected, lifelong…
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This report presents the main findings from the NZCER national survey of primary and intermediate schools, conducted in July and August 2013. It reports on the views of principals, teachers, boards of trustees and parents. It covers many aspects of school experience, including school resources, school interactions with government agencies, the New Zealand Curriculum in…
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A New Zealand perspective This research project draws together findings from new data and more than 10 years of research on current practice and futures-thinking in education. The report discusses some emerging principles for future learning, how these are currently expressed in New Zealand educational thinking and practice, and what they could look like in…
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