New award for New Zealand’s top student

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Anne Tolley | Education
Education Minister Anne Tolley says a new award for New Zealand’s top scholarship student will be presented at a ceremony in Wellington tomorrow. The inaugural Prime Minister’s Award for Academic Excellence will recognise the success of the country’s leading secondary school student, and will be presented at the Top Scholar award ceremony at Government House...

beehive.govt.nz - Continuing progress with National Standards

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“Overall, ninety per cent of schools were either well-prepared or had preparation underway to work with National Standards, up from eighty per cent in the report covering terms one and two. “Well-prepared schools increased from 19 per ...

Fuzzy National Standards Fail Confidence Test Again

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The Government should call 'time out' on the National Standards after an ERO report released yesterday showed 63% of teachers had only limited or some understanding of them, the education union representing primary teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa says.

William Colenso College falls in with concerns - Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke's Bay Today

URL: William Colenso College falls in with concerns Hawke's Bay Today QUESTIONS: William Colenso College principal Daniel Murfitt has concerns about the National Standards. Photo / Duncan Brown Daniel Murfitt, William Colenso College principal, uses National Standards as the assessment for his intermediate school ...

Confusion over Hawke's Bay school targets - Hawke's Bay Today

Hawke's Bay Today

URL: Confusion over Hawke's Bay school targets Hawke's Bay Today A survey showing teachers don't understand National Standards has been dismissed by the Government, but local principals say it paints an accurate picture. This week the Government backed a report by independent body, the Education Review Office, ...

The curriculum map at Willowbank School

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Jane Danielson and Julie Cowan explain how the map analogy worked for them, because on a map you can go to different places, get to different points, take detours, and take different ways of travelling.

Curriculum research reports

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This page compiles curriculum research reports published to support the New Zealand Curriculum.

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/Curriculum-research-reports

Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies

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This is the final report from the Curriculum Implementation Exploratory Studies (CIES) project. It reports on ways in which innovative schools and teachers have been working to implement The New Zealand Curriculum across all three years of the project.

http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/curriculum/curriculum-implementation-exploratory-studies-2

NOTE: Rosemary Hipkins,NZCER Bronwen Cowie, Sally Boyd, Paul Keown, and Clive McGee

Secondary Education Gazette stories

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These articles with a secondary focus are published in the New Zealand Education Gazette. Each link will take you through to the story on the Education Gazette website.

http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/Secondary-Education-Gazette-stories

Ralph Springett & Dave Crampton: Govt keeps distance from educational need - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Approximately 80 per cent of Massey University's 17000 distance students are over 25, contributing to the workplace and to society while they are studying. Photo / Supplied Concern is growing among so-called ...

Better Use Of One Third Of Education Workforce Needed, Report Finds

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Almost one-third of the education workforce is now made up of teacher aides, school librarians, administrative staff, ICT managers and other school support staff, but they could be used more effectively by many schools, a report released today has found.

NZC Update issue 8

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This Update focuses on findings from the recent evaluation of the Network Learning Communities (NLC) initiative.

NZC update issue 8 (PDF, 1 MB)

Facebook sharing sending readers to big news sites

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Facebook is influencing what news gets read online as people use the internet's most popular hangout to share and recommend content.

Loss of fees hits school budgets - The Press

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The Press
Several schools lost international pupils after the February earthquake and faced "major funding issues", Canterbury-West Coast Secondary Principals' Association chairman Neil Wilkinson said. "It's an area of major concern for many schools in ...

School merger decision 'against community wishes' - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The principal of an intermediate school in the Bay of Plenty says the Minister of Education has ignored the local community in deciding to merge and close some schools. A rapid decline in rolls has prompted a reorganisation of schools in Kawerau. ...

New Pro-Chancellor elected at Massey

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Auckland businesswoman Dr Alison Paterson has been elected Massey University Pro-Chancellor, replacing Stephen Kos of Wellington, who stood down from the University council after being appointed a High Court judge.

Fellowship for mathematics education researcher - Massey News (press release)

Massey News (press release)

URL: Fellowship for mathematics education researcher Massey News (press release) Professor Anthony's project will see her collaborating with professors at the University of Michigan, University of Washington, and University of California Los Angeles. College of Education Pro-Vice Chancellor James Chapman said the award was a great ...