URL: Computers in Homes - Pomare School
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I want to thank Chris Worsley, your School Principal, and members of the Board of Trustees whom we have been told have been supportive of the programme. It is, most appropriate, that we are here today, in Maori Language Week, considering the theme of manaakitanga. Manaakitanga – literally the mana of the people – is a concept which is just as applicable to Computers in Homes as any event in our life, in that it relates to the concept of working together, sharing and learning from one another...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Standards directive rejected by schools - The Dominion Post
URL: Standards directive rejected by schools
The Dominion Post
At least two Horowhenua-Kapiti schools are among a national group to defy Ministry of Education orders to comply with national standards. On Friday all New Zealand primary schools were required to have included targets set using national standards in ...
The Dominion Post
At least two Horowhenua-Kapiti schools are among a national group to defy Ministry of Education orders to comply with national standards. On Friday all New Zealand primary schools were required to have included targets set using national standards in ...
Study alignment unsettling - SunLive
URL: Study alignment unsettling
SunLive
Read More Western Bay of Plenty teachers are welcoming continued assurance from the Minister of Education that national standards will not be introduced for Year 9 and 10 students. Post Primary Teachers' Association regional chairman Jason Smythe says ...
SunLive
Read More Western Bay of Plenty teachers are welcoming continued assurance from the Minister of Education that national standards will not be introduced for Year 9 and 10 students. Post Primary Teachers' Association regional chairman Jason Smythe says ...
Editorial: Closing the door on standards - Hawke's Bay Today
URL: Editorial: Closing the door on standards
Hawke's Bay Today
A coalition of school boards has left her little choice but to come out swinging in the face of their defiance over national standards. Twelve Hawke's Bay schools last week handed their school charters to the Ministry of Education office in Ahuriri ...
Hawke's Bay Today
A coalition of school boards has left her little choice but to come out swinging in the face of their defiance over national standards. Twelve Hawke's Bay schools last week handed their school charters to the Ministry of Education office in Ahuriri ...
Tolley gets tough over National Standards - Newstalk ZB
URL: Tolley gets tough over National Standards
Newstalk ZB
Schools that continue to oppose the use of National Standards are in line to get direct intervention from the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Anne Tolley says there aren't many schools left that haven't met their obligations - she estimates ...
Newstalk ZB
Schools that continue to oppose the use of National Standards are in line to get direct intervention from the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Anne Tolley says there aren't many schools left that haven't met their obligations - she estimates ...
Maori pupils' needs 'not met by system' - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Maori pupils' needs 'not met by system'
Stuff.co.nz
National standards and the education system are discriminatory to Maori, says the Principals Federation president. The comments have been labelled "dreadful" by Education Minister Anne Tolley, who says the current systemwould meet pupils' needs. ...
Stuff.co.nz
National standards and the education system are discriminatory to Maori, says the Principals Federation president. The comments have been labelled "dreadful" by Education Minister Anne Tolley, who says the current systemwould meet pupils' needs. ...
Research shows limitations for phonics reading method
URL: Research shows limitations for phonics reading method
New research suggests teaching children to read by the phonic method -- where words are sounded out bit by bit -- could leave the students worse off in the long term.
New research suggests teaching children to read by the phonic method -- where words are sounded out bit by bit -- could leave the students worse off in the long term.
New study questions how to teach A-B-C's
URL: New study questions how to teach A-B-C's
New research looks set to reignite the debate over the value of phonics in teaching reading.
New research looks set to reignite the debate over the value of phonics in teaching reading.
Government waiting before surveying school buildings - Radio New Zealand
URL: Government waiting before surveying school buildings
Radio New Zealand
The Minister of Education is waiting for the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission to report back before considering a national survey of all school buildings in New Zealand. Anne Tolley says while there are concerns about the safety of some older ...
Radio New Zealand
The Minister of Education is waiting for the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission to report back before considering a national survey of all school buildings in New Zealand. Anne Tolley says while there are concerns about the safety of some older ...
Christchurch private schools seek Government help - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
Private schools in Christchurch have asked the Government for help as they try to cope in the aftermath of February's devastating earthquake. Christchurch has 11 private schools and, like the city's state and integrated schools, most have lost ...
Radio New Zealand
Private schools in Christchurch have asked the Government for help as they try to cope in the aftermath of February's devastating earthquake. Christchurch has 11 private schools and, like the city's state and integrated schools, most have lost ...
More money promised to quake-strengthen schools - Radio New Zealand
URL: More money promised to quake-strengthen schools
Radio New Zealand
Finance Minister Bill English is promising to spend more money on upgrading school buildings to make them safe during an earthquake. Mr English says some older school buildings fall short of new earthquake standards, which are being enforced by local ...
Radio New Zealand
Finance Minister Bill English is promising to spend more money on upgrading school buildings to make them safe during an earthquake. Mr English says some older school buildings fall short of new earthquake standards, which are being enforced by local ...
Jobs of 300 teachers on the line - Stuff.co.nz
URL: Jobs of 300 teachers on the line
Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury Primary Principals' Association president John Bangma said up to 350 teachers could be looking for new jobs next year after the latest Education Ministry figures showed 4496 pupils had moved to new schools, including 1194 enrolled at other ...
Stuff.co.nz
Canterbury Primary Principals' Association president John Bangma said up to 350 teachers could be looking for new jobs next year after the latest Education Ministry figures showed 4496 pupils had moved to new schools, including 1194 enrolled at other ...
Pupils are fast learners - Auckland stuff.co.nz
 Auckland stuff.co.nz | URL: Pupils are fast learners Auckland stuff.co.nz Mrs Stavert says the faster internet will make research for the school's 400 students much easier and increase opportunities for e-learning. "Before this we could only have a handful of students on the internet at a time. Now we can go on to YouTube ... |
Pupils' internet quotas exhausted - The Dominion Post
 The Dominion Post | URL: Pupils' internet quotas exhausted The Dominion Post Limited web: Kapiti College rations internet use for all students, like Maggie Tapa, left, and Emme McKay, as it only has one-tenth of the internet data limit it needs. Students and staff at Kapiti College are screaming out for more internet use, ... |
Booming student numbers fuel change at polytech - Radio New Zealand
URL: Booming student numbers fuel change at polytech
Radio New Zealand
The growing number of Māori students at Taranaki polytechnic is fuelling change at the campus. Since 1988, the Wānanga Māori (Māori department) has had a series of temporary homes at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki. ...
Radio New Zealand
The growing number of Māori students at Taranaki polytechnic is fuelling change at the campus. Since 1988, the Wānanga Māori (Māori department) has had a series of temporary homes at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki. ...
Plumbing industry rejecting polytech graduates
URL: Plumbing industry rejecting polytech graduates
The plumbing industry has launched an attack on student plumbing courses.
The plumbing industry has launched an attack on student plumbing courses.
Forum for the Future returns for 2011
URL: Forum for the Future returns for 2011
Unitec is once again hosting its Forum for the Future series, lively and thought-provoking panel discussions that bring together industry leaders, academics, students and the public.
Unitec is once again hosting its Forum for the Future series, lively and thought-provoking panel discussions that bring together industry leaders, academics, students and the public.
Seven NZ universities strong in employers’ top subject
URL: Seven NZ universities strong in employers’ top subject
Seven New Zealand universities featured in QS World University Rankings®: Social Sciences. Strong in employers’ top subjects.
Seven New Zealand universities featured in QS World University Rankings®: Social Sciences. Strong in employers’ top subjects.
Schoolgirls' stand for te reo pays off in end - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Schoolgirls' stand for te reo pays off in end Stuff.co.nz Of the 1200 pupils at the school at the time, 500 signed in support of the classes. Te reo class is now a popular option at Wellington Girls' College and numbers are on par with German and Latin students. Mrs Neilson-Hornblow said she felt proud when ... |
How cellphones may use up your monthly data
URL: How cellphones may use up your monthly data
If you have a cellphone with a monthly limit on how much data you can use, here are some tips.
If you have a cellphone with a monthly limit on how much data you can use, here are some tips.
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