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Edutech Conference, ICC Sydney 2018

Liz Hawes

2018 Term 3 September Issue

EDITOR ‘Massive’ takes on new meaning when you attend an There was no shortage of Australian politicians amongst the EduTECH Conference. Ten thousand delegates are about nine presenters either. Star amongst them was former Prime Minister thousand more than you normally expect at a conference – but of Australia, the Hon Julia Gillard. With obvious […]

Kahukura Community of Practice (COP)

Trudy Heath

2018 Term 3 September Issue

Kahukura Community of Practice (CoP) Trudy Heath Principal Addington Te Kura Taumatua Gavin Burn  Principal Cashmere Primary Te Pae Kererū Ross Hastings  Principal Christchurch South Intermediate Denise Torrey Principal Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo Frank McManus  Principal Sacred Heart School Christine Harris  Principal Thorrington Primary Marriene Langton  Principal West Spreydon School This article is submitted by […]

Far not fast says Finnish Expert

Liz Hawes

2018 Term 3 September Issue

EDITOR Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education Policy at reforms of different countries and analysing their effects. In June this year, as a guest of the University of Auckland, the University of New South Wales, is a world authority on educational reforms. His home country, Finland, came to the Sahlberg addressed an audience of New Zealand […]

Special Schools for Special Young People

Liz Hawes

2018 Term 2 June Issue

HALSWELL WESTBRIDGE AND SALISBUR SCHOOLS TELL THEIR STORIES Liz Hawes  EDITOR Living is learning in the residential school environment. These are 24/7 schools where teaching and learning never stops. The social and emotional sit right alongside the educational when it comes to teaching the very special residents of these very special schools. When you visit […]

A return to assessment for Learning: Back to the future

Charles Darr

2018 Term 2 June Issue

NZCER Manager Assessment & Reporting Over the last 30 years or so teachers have increasingly been asked to play a key role in our assessment systems. For the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), secondary school teachers are expected to design and implement internal assessment systems that can be used to determine how well students […]

Sir Ken Robinson comes to New Zealand

Liz Hawes

2018 Term 2 June Issue

EDITOR Practitioners travel the world to hear Sir Ken Robinson, ever since his TED talks went viral. Until recently, the closest he’d been to our part of the world was Singapore, when hundreds of New Zealand and Australian academics, teachers and school principals, eager to share in his philosophy of learning, flew the long-haul trip […]

The Power of Expectations

Karen Boyes

2018 Term 1 March Issue

“Shoot for the moon and if you miss you’ll land amongst the stars.” Having great expectations and high standards are proven to help raise achievement in the classroom. Recognising that our beliefs also shape behaviour is a vital key to success. Do you and your teachers believe all students can succeed? Does the language and […]

The Wellbeing Principal

Sven Hansen

2018 Term 1 March Issue

The Resilience Institute Wellbeing (and Resilience) is high on the education agenda. It is an exciting but confusing opportunity. Principals confront multiple options, parental pressure, expert advice and personal bias. If we consider the next decade in education, most accept that wellbeing will become a key responsibility in every school community. We have much to […]

When Teacher and Students Abandon their Desks

Liz Hawes

2017 Term 3 September Issue

WHEN TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ABANDON THEIR DESKS . . . Liz Hawes Editor John Cleese, of ‘Fawlty Towers’ acclaim, once visited But vibrancy, flashy structures and picture post-card scenery are Palmerston North and famously said, ‘If you wish to kill yourself not what the locals of ‘Palmy’ are here for. The 78,800 inhabitants but lack […]

Governance in Schools

Tony Sycamore

2017 Term 3 September Issue

LLB, B Com, Van Aart Sycamore Lawyers Limited Having had the privilege of more than 15 years involvement in school governance across both state and integrated schools, this article is intended to be an open letter to Principals setting out some suggestions and ideas I have learnt along the way. None of this is based […]