Speech to UCOL Tertiary Teaching and Learning Conference
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Thank you for having me along today to open this year's conference. This year's theme is ‘the learning journey'.
First I'd like to start with setting a bit of context for you all by talking about t...
Monday, October 4, 2010
Te Waha Nui – AUT University student journalism | National ...
Te Waha Nui – AUT University student journalism | National ...
Do they have national standards for acting? Do they have national standards for sport? But I think the intention behind it is really good. And I think that intention is to provide a tool for teachers to gauge achievement and guide their ...
Do they have national standards for acting? Do they have national standards for sport? But I think the intention behind it is really good. And I think that intention is to provide a tool for teachers to gauge achievement and guide their ...
New president's focus on national standards | Otago Daily Times ...
New president's focus on national standards | Otago Daily Times ...
The Otago Primary Principals' Association believes the fight against national standards in New Zealand primary and intermediate schools may shift up another gear with the election of a new president at the New Zealand Educational ...
The Otago Primary Principals' Association believes the fight against national standards in New Zealand primary and intermediate schools may shift up another gear with the election of a new president at the New Zealand Educational ...
Karl du Fresne: It's time to call the teachers' bluff
Karl du Fresne: It's time to call the teachers' bluff
All of which brings us to the two teachers' unions, the NZEI and the PPTA, both of which just happen to be locked in disputes with the government right now: the NZEI over national standards and the PPTA over salary and conditions claims ...
All of which brings us to the two teachers' unions, the NZEI and the PPTA, both of which just happen to be locked in disputes with the government right now: the NZEI over national standards and the PPTA over salary and conditions claims ...
Deborah Coddington: Teachers have lessons to learn on polite behaviour - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | Deborah Coddington: Teachers have lessons to learn on polite behaviour New Zealand Herald If guests are invited into schools and they support National Standards, do they get the silent treatment? When students behave this way, the Education ... |
Principal new teachers union leader - The Bay of Plenty Times
 The Bay of Plenty Times | Principal new teachers union leader The Bay of Plenty Times "National Standards threaten our professional integrity, the early childhood profession is being undermined by funding cuts and support staff continue to ... |
Union claims tax changes hurt poor - Southland Times
Union claims tax changes hurt poor
Southland Times
The New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI) said the changes that kicked in yesterday would leave many low-paid school support staff worse off. ...
Southland Times
The New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa (NZEI) said the changes that kicked in yesterday would leave many low-paid school support staff worse off. ...
Union's 'no queue for teaching' claim wrong - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | Union's 'no queue for teaching' claim wrong New Zealand Herald Most schools of education have had at least double the number of applicants for the spaces available. This year, Auckland University had 905 applications ... |
Funding cuts push kids out of daycare
Funding cuts push kids out of daycare
Parents say they will work less and pull their children out of daycare when childcare centres put fees up to cope with $400 million of funding cuts.
Parents say they will work less and pull their children out of daycare when childcare centres put fees up to cope with $400 million of funding cuts.
Marking changes put NCEA's value at risk - Otago Daily Times
 Otago Daily Times | Marking changes put NCEA's value at risk Otago Daily Times Starting next year at least 50% of pupils' work in most subjects will be marked within schools. This means the main national qualification offered in our ... |
Student Search Guidelines Near Release - Pm - Voxy
Student Search Guidelines Near Release - Pm
Voxy
The guidelines would advise on how to search students for illicit items without fear of legal recriminations, anything from asking a pupil to turn out their ...
Voxy
The guidelines would advise on how to search students for illicit items without fear of legal recriminations, anything from asking a pupil to turn out their ...
Teachers get power to search their pupils - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | Teachers get power to search their pupils New Zealand Herald They will make it clear that there must be reasonable grounds to suspect a pupil is carrying drugs or a weapon before they can be subjected to a body search ... |
Failing to keep up with the neighbours - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | Failing to keep up with the neighbours Stuff.co.nz Budgets will be so tight student/faculty ratios will deteriorate, with faculty under pressure to pass more students. By 2012, 10% of funding will be based ... |
Easy literacy pass a concern - New Zealand Herald
 New Zealand Herald | Easy literacy pass a concern New Zealand Herald If teachers in subjects other than literacy are going to be assessing student achievement in literacy then they should get more training in this. Students ... |
Secondary Tertiary Transitions
Secondary Tertiary Transitions
The massive challenge of the transition between senior secondary school and tertiary education and employment is the subject of a one-day forum in Wellington today.
The massive challenge of the transition between senior secondary school and tertiary education and employment is the subject of a one-day forum in Wellington today.
Temporary home prepared for pupils - The Press
 The Press | Temporary home prepared for pupils The Press MOVING IN: A relocatable classroom is installed at Catholic Cathedral College, where St Paul's School pupils will study. Workers have started preparing ... |
Educators join forces for Study Queenstown website - Scene Queenstown
 Scene Queenstown | Educators join forces for Study Queenstown website Scene Queenstown The brainchild of Queenstown Resort College, Study Queenstown includes Wakatipu High, the ABC College of English, Southern Lakes English College, ... |
College on way up, say inspectors - Times Online - Auckland
 Times Online - Auckland | College on way up, say inspectors Times Online - Auckland “The average achievement of Howick College students at NCEA level two fell below national averages in 2009. However, students at level three were above ... |
Faculty Participate in WASC Assessment Workshop
Faculty Participate in WASC Assessment Workshop
To most of us, the word “assessment” simply means making a judgment or a estimation, but in the world of education, the word refers to a broad evaluation system crucial to achieving and maintaining standards of academic quality. “The primary purpose ...
To most of us, the word “assessment” simply means making a judgment or a estimation, but in the world of education, the word refers to a broad evaluation system crucial to achieving and maintaining standards of academic quality. “The primary purpose ...
'Gut feeling' leads quest to lift school back to top
Gut feeling' leads quest to lift school back to top
A passionate principal is injecting pride into students and shaking off his school's damaged reputation, which has seen the roll fall by almost 1000 students over the past 20 years.
A passionate principal is injecting pride into students and shaking off his school's damaged reputation, which has seen the roll fall by almost 1000 students over the past 20 years.
New UC Research Institutes Praised In New Zealand Universities Academic Audit - Voxy
 Voxy | New UC Research Institutes Praised In New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Voxy The NZUAAU panel also commented on the structuring of the colleges, staff workloads, professional development, teaching and research nexus, ... |
Job made more dangerous - Newstalk ZB
Job made more dangerous
Newstalk ZB
Prison officers say a push to get more prisoners into employment and work skills training is making their jobs more dangerous. The government says at the ...
Newstalk ZB
Prison officers say a push to get more prisoners into employment and work skills training is making their jobs more dangerous. The government says at the ...
More prisoners training for law-abiding life - TVNZ
More prisoners training for law-abiding life
TVNZ
More prisoners than ever before are training to lead a law-abiding life, the government says. Corrections Minister Judith Collins and Associate Minister of ...
TVNZ
More prisoners than ever before are training to lead a law-abiding life, the government says. Corrections Minister Judith Collins and Associate Minister of ...
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