URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6038648/Booze-regrets-don-t-define-20-year-oldshttp://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/6038648/Booze-regrets-don-t-define-20-year-olds
A new study had revealed what is important to young adults at a
transition point in their lives, finding that the path to success is
less fraught with booze and regrets than popular culture might suggest.
The latest chapter of the Education Ministry-funded Competent
Children, Competent Learners project also identified a number of risk
factors that indicate young people may struggle to make the leap to
tertiary education or fulltime work. NZCER
Monday, November 28, 2011
Digital technologies enhance maths learning - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
URL: Digital technologies enhance maths learning
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Every-body counts” is a two-year study funded by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's (NZCER) Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, involving two schools in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. It is investigating what health and physical ...
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“Every-body counts” is a two-year study funded by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's (NZCER) Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, involving two schools in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. It is investigating what health and physical ...
First school receives an infringement notice – report
URL: First school receives an infringement notice – report
UPDATED: A report on Twitter says a New Zealand school has received its first infringement notice.
UPDATED: A report on Twitter says a New Zealand school has received its first infringement notice.
Moerewa at sharp end of National Standards - NZEI - Voxy
 3News NZ | URL: Moerewa at sharp end of National Standards - NZEI Voxy The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says Moerewa School in Northland is at the sharp end of the government's punitive approach to National Standards. The community is rallying behind the school to fight a decision by the Education Minister to ... |
Doctoral scholarship increases - Otago Daily Times
URL: Doctoral scholarship increases
Otago Daily Times
The decision will benefit more than 500 postgraduate students including those already holding the scholarships, which are available for up to three years. The university awards 181 new scholarships every year to students embarking on study towards a ...
Otago Daily Times
The decision will benefit more than 500 postgraduate students including those already holding the scholarships, which are available for up to three years. The university awards 181 new scholarships every year to students embarking on study towards a ...
Cops in schools curb youth gang problem - Auckland stuff.co.nz
URL: Cops in schools curb youth gang problem
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"I think that is generic for all education in New Zealand, it does not matter for what level and what school or what type of community. The role is now filled by the Neighbourhood Policing Team but the only difference Udy said, is that they do not work ...
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"I think that is generic for all education in New Zealand, it does not matter for what level and what school or what type of community. The role is now filled by the Neighbourhood Policing Team but the only difference Udy said, is that they do not work ...
Big caucus points to major reshuffle - New Zealand Herald
URL: Big caucus points to major reshuffle
New Zealand Herald
Hekia Parata is the frontrunner to be the next Education Minister. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today Prime Minister John Key is looking at a big Cabinet reshuffle in his own ranks as well as accommodating prospective support partners Act, ...
New Zealand Herald
Hekia Parata is the frontrunner to be the next Education Minister. Photo / Hawke's Bay Today Prime Minister John Key is looking at a big Cabinet reshuffle in his own ranks as well as accommodating prospective support partners Act, ...
Hey look, my teacher's on YouTube - New Zealand Herald
URL: Hey look, my teacher's on YouTube
New Zealand Herald
As well as building relationships Clay says the technology has proved effective in raising achievement in NCEA. Those using the podcasts and wiki had 25 per cent less "not achieved" and 14 per cent more attainment of merit or excellence, in comparison ...
New Zealand Herald
As well as building relationships Clay says the technology has proved effective in raising achievement in NCEA. Those using the podcasts and wiki had 25 per cent less "not achieved" and 14 per cent more attainment of merit or excellence, in comparison ...
Learning key in workplace - Manawatu Standard
URL: Learning key in workplace
Manawatu Standard
A freshly capped Massey graduate's research into young workers has shined the light on the importance of learning in the workplace. Robyn Mason, who graduated with a PhD in Palmerston North yesterday, spent the past five years researching how young ...
Manawatu Standard
A freshly capped Massey graduate's research into young workers has shined the light on the importance of learning in the workplace. Robyn Mason, who graduated with a PhD in Palmerston North yesterday, spent the past five years researching how young ...
Guest Blog - TUANZ
URL: Guest Blog - TUANZ
A big idea, encouraging innovation and new export industries, and giving all our people access to technology is at the heart of Labour's ICT strategy. To succeed, New Zealand must become a digital nation; a world leader in ... Implement proper NCEA achievement standards in ICT in schools and notes the progress that has been made following the recommendations made by the Digital Technology Experts Panel. · Invest $75 million over four years in “e-learning‟ for ...
A big idea, encouraging innovation and new export industries, and giving all our people access to technology is at the heart of Labour's ICT strategy. To succeed, New Zealand must become a digital nation; a world leader in ... Implement proper NCEA achievement standards in ICT in schools and notes the progress that has been made following the recommendations made by the Digital Technology Experts Panel. · Invest $75 million over four years in “e-learning‟ for ...
Managers making our university tick - Otago Daily Times
URL: Managers making our university tick
Otago Daily Times
It is not difficult to think of universities where the governmental demands on them are enormous. I have just reviewed a manuscript for a tertiary education journal describing the workload placed on heads of department in a new Asian university. ...
Otago Daily Times
It is not difficult to think of universities where the governmental demands on them are enormous. I have just reviewed a manuscript for a tertiary education journal describing the workload placed on heads of department in a new Asian university. ...
'The vandals at the gate' | TEU - Tertiary Education Union
URL: 'The vandals at the gate' | TEU - Tertiary Education Union
David Robinson from Education International and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) says there is a paradox in tertiary.
David Robinson from Education International and the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) says there is a paradox in tertiary.
Aucklanders collar control of their academic working conditions ...
URL: Aucklanders collar control of their academic working conditions ...
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 44 Academic staff who are members of TEU will be voting on a new collective agreement over the next two weeks after.
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 44 Academic staff who are members of TEU will be voting on a new collective agreement over the next two weeks after.
Pasifika spirituality brings ‘niu’ flavour to new lives
URL: Pasifika spirituality brings ‘niu’ flavour to new lives
The enduring power of spirituality for the Pasifika diaspora in every aspect of life, from sport to education, is a unifying theme of the Talanoa Oceania 2011 conference at Massey University’s Albany campus next week.
The enduring power of spirituality for the Pasifika diaspora in every aspect of life, from sport to education, is a unifying theme of the Talanoa Oceania 2011 conference at Massey University’s Albany campus next week.
Review: LeapPad Explorer kids' tablet - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Review: LeapPad Explorer kids' tablet Stuff.co.nz It's made by Leap Frog, the makers of educational gadgets such as the Leapster Explorer. We're not terribly techie in our house, so I was a bit hesitant about the LeapPad Explorer at first. I'm always a bit dubious about products that claim to be ... |
School in cyberspace - New Zealand Herald
URL: School in cyberspace
New Zealand Herald
The biggest barrier to effective use of computers in schools? The majority of teachers are not particularly proficient in their use. But not here in Washington, where some 700 educators, passionate about the use of technology in education, are breaking ...
New Zealand Herald
The biggest barrier to effective use of computers in schools? The majority of teachers are not particularly proficient in their use. But not here in Washington, where some 700 educators, passionate about the use of technology in education, are breaking ...
Ruahine Kindergarten Association 1st to head into the cloud
URL: Ruahine Kindergarten Association 1st to head into the cloud
Ruahine Kindergarten Association has become the first early childhood education provider to use the Ministry of Education’s cloud based online e-portfolio site. ‘My Portfolio’, is an online personal learning environment.
Ruahine Kindergarten Association has become the first early childhood education provider to use the Ministry of Education’s cloud based online e-portfolio site. ‘My Portfolio’, is an online personal learning environment.
'Nasty' French exam irks teachers
URL: 'Nasty' French exam irks teachers
French teachers nationwide are mobilising to complain about a "shocking" NCEA exam that they say contained errors, bizarre references to elderly women and Pablo Picasso, and convoluted questions.
French teachers nationwide are mobilising to complain about a "shocking" NCEA exam that they say contained errors, bizarre references to elderly women and Pablo Picasso, and convoluted questions.
Scholarship aids ambition - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Scholarship aids ambition Taranaki Daily News BRIGHT SPARK: Francis Douglas Memorial College student Liam Sole has been awarded a scholarship by Transfield Worley. A $5000 engineering scholarship will give Taranaki student Liam Sole the boost he needs to realise his dreams of helping rebuild ... |
2012 tight spending year for Otago University - Otago Daily Times
URL: 2012 tight spending year for Otago University
Otago Daily Times
The University of Otago has forecast it will struggle to meet a minimum requirement for its operating surplus target in 2012, as set by the Tertiary Education Commission. The TEC asks for a 3% return on revenue, ...
Otago Daily Times
The University of Otago has forecast it will struggle to meet a minimum requirement for its operating surplus target in 2012, as set by the Tertiary Education Commission. The TEC asks for a 3% return on revenue, ...
Schools hit by spate of suspicious thefts, fires
URL: Schools hit by spate of suspicious thefts, fires
East Auckland residents are feeling rattled after a spate of break-ins and fires at local primary schools.At least three schools in Glendowie and St Heliers have been hit.This month a suspicious fire at Churchill Park School destroyed...
East Auckland residents are feeling rattled after a spate of break-ins and fires at local primary schools.At least three schools in Glendowie and St Heliers have been hit.This month a suspicious fire at Churchill Park School destroyed...
Salon's training style wins award - Taranaki Daily News
 Taranaki Daily News | URL: Salon's training style wins award Taranaki Daily News HQ Hair by Design employee Bethany Paige-Wood, left, and owner Lyndsay Loveridge in the Devon St East salon which has been named top training salon of the year. A New Plymouth hair salon has proven to be a cut above the rest when it comes to training ... |
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