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In 2018, the New Zealand Curriculum is destined to have a new addition to its subjects. From the age of five, children will now be taught about coding, logic, problem solving, if-else statements, app making, social media analytics, and probably…
Waaaa. Waaaa. Stop picking on my baby. David Seymour sure is a whiney wet fish when he comes out to defend his precious little charter schools. This came about as a charter school approached a nearby state school (after potentially…
In 2014 Google released it’s LMS to the world. Aptly called “Google Classroom”, it was little more than a Google Plus type newsfeed for classes. Teachers could sign up student accounts, and set assignments and post announcements. Read more: About Google Classroom Since…
Labour says “on the job” placements should be a bigger focus across all teacher training courses. Source: Labour is keen for all teacher graduates to be bonded to schools | Stuff.co.nz There is a certain degree of irony as we…
Reading Recovery outdated Change seems to be addictive in today’s culture. We always want the latest and greatest, and tend to shun anything that is deemed too old. We strip back perfectly good wallpaper, desire the latest iDevice even though…
Children are reading aloud to dogs to boost their book-smarts in an innovative project. Source: Children gain book smarts by reading aloud to dogs | Stuff.co.nz Is anyone else a little miffed by this article? I mean, good on them…
The Collaborative Classroom Teaching environments and modern ways of reinventing knowledge. The silent classroom is a thing of the past. Long days at your desk, all facing north, with the teacher’s desk aligned in the opposite direction at the front…
Recently I began using Writers Workshop in the class to co-exist within the Daily 5 programme that I run. One of the first things I do whenever embarking on a new strategy for teaching is to create a resource that…
A lot has been made of this ‘new’ buzzword that is hitting our education shores. Any word with ‘Mind’ in it seems to be linked to being better as an individual. Growth mindset has been around for a while though.…
BYOD – standing for Bring Your Own Device, has been around for a while now; ever since schools opened up their networks and went wireless, students and teachers alike have been able to access the wealth of information that is…