Monday, September 5, 2011

Appointments to Councils of Tertiary Education Institutions

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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has today announced new appointments to the University of Waikato, Massey University, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi and the Waikato Institute of Technology. The new appointees are:...

ICT in Early Childhood Education: National Standards: Assessment ...

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National Standards: Assessment vs Education. Need one say more: .... May (1). The Election and National Standards. ► April (2). Trust children - and discover what you can learn. A new role, a challenging future. ► 2009 (22) ...

Education symposium to discuss national ... - Victoria News Article

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Educational researchers, assessment experts and educators will be meeting to discuss national standards and educational assessment practices at a national symposium this week. The Symposium on Assessment and ...

'Standards' have failed elsewhere - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Sorry Thor but you have got it seriously wrong if you think National Standards and performance pay will reduce NCEA failure rate. If anything, research and the results of other countries already using standards show the exact opposite happens and the ...

Finnish system a shining light - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
So it's not difficult to further deduce that placing even more emphasis on (over) assessment of numeracy and literacy, via the National Standards system, is not going to increase achievement in NCEA standards for anyone. Recent research into Finland's ...

Failure is in earlier schooling - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
The report says the school is failing in English and maths — maybe more emphasis on these topics is required earlier in the educational lives of these children. I was told when my son was in Year 8 at Ilminster that 90 percent of the children had a ...

Mike's Editorial: Labour's youth policy - Newstalk ZB


Newstalk ZB
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Newstalk ZB
Putting money into training instead of a pocket has to make sense. Giving kids money to do nothing is socially criminal. And I have no idea why we've ever done it. But it's not a magic bullet. Part of the deal is more training places, which is fine, ...

Effects of Drug Abuse to the Education of Teenagers in New ...

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Subsequently, the new Zealand Council for Educational Research was alarmed by the prevalence of drug abuse among pupils of alternative education. The fact that there are numerous alternative education schools around ...

Govt has a responsibility to protect Christchurch education - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Schools have only been guaranteed current teacher staffing levels until the end of this year, and the jobs of teacher aides and other school support staff is vulnerable because schools' operations funding is stretched. NZEI has called on the government ...

BCITO Best Performing Tertiary Educator

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The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) has claimed the top spot for educational performance in 2010, as scored by the Tertiary Education Commission's (TEC) recently-released report on tertiary educators.

University tests ERP on new Dell cloud - Computerworld New Zealand

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Computerworld New Zealand
University of Kentucky CIO Vince Kellen is considering moving some of the university's SAP work to a cloud environment, which would make him a relatively early adopter of ERP in the cloud. ...

Wakatipu schools: poor planning - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
Matching investment in key services such as health and education with population trends is an inexact science at the best of times. This is especially so in the South where the population is generally ageing and numbers are holding at best but ...

Whatever happened to . . . Ruby Moyle - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
Dux, Latin for leader, is the highest academic achievement in every high school each year. Students awarded the top honour have their name written in gold and put on a plaque to inspire future generations. In the lead-up to this year's school ...

Healthy injection - Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne Herald
A PARTNERSHIP with Otago University will see 168 student doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and physiotherapists training with Tairawhiti District Health over the next three years. East Coast MP Anne Tolley, announcing the multi-disciplinary ...

Otago University bucks sinking trend - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times
The research ranking, measured in terms of citations per faculty, dropped across all six universities, and the universities are not doing well in the teacher-student ratio or the international student ratio said Mr Molony. ...

Mass teen suicide pact fears in Wairarapa - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
One was a pupil at Chanel College in Masterton, another an ex-pupil of Makoura College in Masterton. Makoura College will hold a meeting tonight to identify danger signs, and to offer help on how to support children as rumours of more deaths continue ...

Top building apprentice in Wellington region announced - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The 26 year old, employed by Hanna Construction in Whitby and trained by the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation, received praise from competition judges who say Ben is enthusiastic and passionate about carpentry. ...

Students chop into trades skills - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
Fancy fleet: A group of 48 Waikato high school students were the first group to go through Wintec's trades academy, including Xenia Ali (closest). Learning to make a motorbike might not sound like girly fun but one 15-year-old was revving over it. ...

Where you stand under new copyright law - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
So mums, dads, holiday home owners, schools and universities are at risk of being pinged for their children's, guests' or students' illegal activities. InternetNZ chief executive Vikram Kumar says the Government's approach is lazy. ...