URL: Traces… (post-workshop reflections part 1)
Shifting Thinking
It is Monday afternoon after the 2012 Shifting Thinking Workshop and this is my office floor… Sifting through this eclectic pile of paper reveals fascinating traces of thoughts and conversations that took place at the Workshop. The researcher in me is puzzling now about what to do with the traces I have. Can I [...]
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Principals hope national standards figures too complex
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School principals hope the national standards figures they are sending to the Ministry of Education won't end up in the media as league tables.
School principals hope the national standards figures they are sending to the Ministry of Education won't end up in the media as league tables.
Principals hope national standards too complex for tables - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
School principals hope the news media will find it too difficult to turn their national standards results into league tables. Schools must send their annual reports, including figures on students' performance in reading, writing and maths, ...
Radio New Zealand
School principals hope the news media will find it too difficult to turn their national standards results into league tables. Schools must send their annual reports, including figures on students' performance in reading, writing and maths, ...
UK performance pay | Kiwiblog
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The UK has been going down the national testing (Margaret Thatcher), national standards (Tony Blair) and school league table route for years. But it has never done them any good! Look at their PISA results, which have ...
The UK has been going down the national testing (Margaret Thatcher), national standards (Tony Blair) and school league table route for years. But it has never done them any good! Look at their PISA results, which have ...
Performance-Based Research Fund Effective
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Universities NZ welcomes the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment's indication over the weekend that there will be a modest increase to the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) in this year's Budget as it is an effective system for supporting ...
Universities NZ welcomes the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills & Employment's indication over the weekend that there will be a modest increase to the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) in this year's Budget as it is an effective system for supporting ...
Inquiry into digitally aided education - Computerworld New Zealand
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Computerworld New Zealand
By Stephen Bell | Wellington | Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 National MP Nikki Kaye says an inquiry she has persuaded Parliament's Education and Science Select Committee to undertake into “21st century learning environments and digital literacy” will be helpful ...
Computerworld New Zealand
By Stephen Bell | Wellington | Tuesday, 8 May, 2012 National MP Nikki Kaye says an inquiry she has persuaded Parliament's Education and Science Select Committee to undertake into “21st century learning environments and digital literacy” will be helpful ...
AUT and University of Auckland Students Take Out 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup - Tone Magazine
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Tone Magazine
The team was one of 16 teams in action at the Auckland Town Hall last night, competing in the New Zealand final of the world's premier student technology competition, the Microsoft Imagine Cup. “This year was an extremely exciting and intense ...
Tone Magazine
The team was one of 16 teams in action at the Auckland Town Hall last night, competing in the New Zealand final of the world's premier student technology competition, the Microsoft Imagine Cup. “This year was an extremely exciting and intense ...
Schoolgirls more violent than boys say teachers - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Only five years ago the Youth 2007 survey of 9100 secondary school students found that only 2.9 per cent of girls, compared with 6.8 per cent of boys, admitted to bullying others at least once a week. Last year, 11000 females of all ages, compared with ...
New Zealand Herald
Only five years ago the Youth 2007 survey of 9100 secondary school students found that only 2.9 per cent of girls, compared with 6.8 per cent of boys, admitted to bullying others at least once a week. Last year, 11000 females of all ages, compared with ...
Helplines flooded with pleas for help - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
The then Education Minister, Anne Tolley, wrote to school boards reminding them of their responsibilities to keep their schools safe. A major report by Mr Key's chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, in May recommended more mental health support ...
New Zealand Herald
The then Education Minister, Anne Tolley, wrote to school boards reminding them of their responsibilities to keep their schools safe. A major report by Mr Key's chief science adviser, Sir Peter Gluckman, in May recommended more mental health support ...
Suicide link in cyber-bullying - New Zealand Herald
 MSN NZ News | URL: Suicide link in cyber-bullying New Zealand Herald By Simon Collins and Vaimoana Tapaleao Today, the Herald launches a campaign to raise awareness of bullying in schools and investigate what more could be done to reduce it. One survey found that New Zealand has the world's second-highest rate of school ... |
Hayley Holt takes stand against bullying
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Hayley Holt's dancing skills may be an asset to her now but back at school they caused her a few issues.The Crowd Goes Wild presenter and Dancing With the Stars performer has spoken out about her experiences with bullying in...
Hayley Holt's dancing skills may be an asset to her now but back at school they caused her a few issues.The Crowd Goes Wild presenter and Dancing With the Stars performer has spoken out about her experiences with bullying in...
I picked on anyone who was an easy target
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School teacher Helen Magasiva is known for her happy personality, big smile and love for children.But some who knew her as a child will know her as a bully.Ms Magasiva still remembers the fear she sparked in children she harassed...
School teacher Helen Magasiva is known for her happy personality, big smile and love for children.But some who knew her as a child will know her as a bully.Ms Magasiva still remembers the fear she sparked in children she harassed...
Support for new laws to crack down on cyber bullying
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Chief coroner Judge Neil MacLean, Executive Director of Netsafe Martin Cocker and Junior Vice President of the PPTA Angela Roberts discuss support for new laws to crack down on cyber bullying.
Chief coroner Judge Neil MacLean, Executive Director of Netsafe Martin Cocker and Junior Vice President of the PPTA Angela Roberts discuss support for new laws to crack down on cyber bullying.
SMEs need crisis planning
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A national programme is needed to help small and medium-sized businesses prepare for crises such as the Christchurch earthquakes, Massey University says.
A national programme is needed to help small and medium-sized businesses prepare for crises such as the Christchurch earthquakes, Massey University says.
Compulsory Te Reo 'will create more bilingual Kiwis' - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Making Te Reo Maori compulsory in schools will create more bilingual New Zealanders, an education institute says. Trade Minister Tim Groser last month advocated the compulsory study of Maori language for every child over five years of age.
TVNZ
Making Te Reo Maori compulsory in schools will create more bilingual New Zealanders, an education institute says. Trade Minister Tim Groser last month advocated the compulsory study of Maori language for every child over five years of age.
Students reap benefits of green projects - The Daily Post
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The Daily Post
An Enviroschools hui was held at Western Heights High School with students from three different schools sharing ideas about staying environmentally friendly. Lynmore Primary School and Kaitao Middle School attended the hui on Friday witnessing a ...
The Daily Post
An Enviroschools hui was held at Western Heights High School with students from three different schools sharing ideas about staying environmentally friendly. Lynmore Primary School and Kaitao Middle School attended the hui on Friday witnessing a ...
Tougher student loans will hurt te reo - principal - Radio New Zealand
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Radio New Zealand
Quality of te reo teaching in schools will suffer under student loan changes, says the principal of a private Maori language teacher training centre. From next year, the minimum loan repayment rate's rising from 10 to 12 cents in the dollar, ...
Radio New Zealand
Quality of te reo teaching in schools will suffer under student loan changes, says the principal of a private Maori language teacher training centre. From next year, the minimum loan repayment rate's rising from 10 to 12 cents in the dollar, ...
Net income after student loan changes | Kiwiblog
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I've prepared a table below showing what the net income will be for graduates with student loans, after the changes take effect, and comparing them to the.
I've prepared a table below showing what the net income will be for graduates with student loans, after the changes take effect, and comparing them to the.
Kiwis take off for Mars - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Kiwis take off for Mars Stuff.co.nz Teacher Bruce Ngataierua says the mission will result in plenty of educational opportunities for New Zealand. "Students, teachers and the general public can participate in the expedition and engage in a variety of ways, such as submitting research ... |
ASB funds generate ideas for schools - Waatea News
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Waatea News
The Minister of Education is keen to see schools and communities pick up some of the ideas developed through experimental projects funded by the ASB Community Trust. The trust has published a booklet about its He Akoranga He Aratohu initiative, ...
Waatea News
The Minister of Education is keen to see schools and communities pick up some of the ideas developed through experimental projects funded by the ASB Community Trust. The trust has published a booklet about its He Akoranga He Aratohu initiative, ...
Parents take horror of son's death to schools - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Parents take horror of son's death to schools Stuff.co.nz They plan to do the same at 23 schools in Marlborough, Southland and the Nelson-Tasman region before August, in the hope it will change young people's attitudes towards driving. "It's very difficult to do; it emotionally drains you," Mr Laurenson said. |
South Park video sparks school phone ban - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
A small Golden Bay primary school has restricted cellphone use at school after a seven-year-old pupil showed others a South Park video with sexual themes. Motupipi primary school principal Mark Cullen said the incident involved a child who brought an ...
Stuff.co.nz
A small Golden Bay primary school has restricted cellphone use at school after a seven-year-old pupil showed others a South Park video with sexual themes. Motupipi primary school principal Mark Cullen said the incident involved a child who brought an ...
South Park video sparks school phone ban - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
A small Golden Bay primary school has restricted cellphone use at school after a seven-year-old pupil showed others a South Park video with sexual themes. Motupipi primary school principal Mark Cullen said the incident involved a child who brought an ...
Stuff.co.nz
A small Golden Bay primary school has restricted cellphone use at school after a seven-year-old pupil showed others a South Park video with sexual themes. Motupipi primary school principal Mark Cullen said the incident involved a child who brought an ...
Dad gives up gangs to take on education - New Zealand Herald
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New Zealand Herald
Photo / Supplied Former gang member and father of nine Don Tahere has turned his life towards education as an example to his children. Raised and living in Tokoroa, Mr Tahere decided enough was enough after a long affiliation with crime and gang life.
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Supplied Former gang member and father of nine Don Tahere has turned his life towards education as an example to his children. Raised and living in Tokoroa, Mr Tahere decided enough was enough after a long affiliation with crime and gang life.
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