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Modern New Zealand learning practice: glossary
8/3/2016
The Education Review Office (ERO) has put together a glossary for leaders, teachers, trustees, parents, whānau and families, and learners to promote a shared understanding of new modern learning terms.
You can read the glossary on ERO’s website and download your own copy to share with colleagues, friends, and family.
This is a living document that will be updated as new terms emerge.
ERO is keen to know what you think of the glossary in their online survey .
Te Reo Māori Publishing Release Schedule
25/2/2016
A schedule of Ministry of Education Māori medium resources being published in 2016.
PaCT workshops begin in March 2016
23/2/2016
These workshops are open to all schools interested in using the Progress and Consistency Tool (PACT), and RTLBs, RTLits, and Reading Recovery Teachers.
Dates and locations are listed on this page. For details of times and venues please contact pact.feedback@education.govt.nz
Using social media to connect with your community
19/2/2016
This guide offers schools starting points to support planning for, and getting started, using social media with their communities.
The guide has been published by the Connected Learning Advisory – Te Ara Whītiki, a free Ministry of Education service that offers consistent, unbiased advice to state and state-integrated schools and kura on integrating technology with learning.
Secondary newsletters for term 1 now available
19/2/2016
Term 1 e-newsletters for secondary middle leaders are now available. These newsletters offer effective teaching strategies, useful links for resources and exemplars, links to relevant readings, and information about upcoming regional workshops and cluster sessions.
Kia Eke Panuku
17/2/2016
Kia Eke Panuku: Building on Success is a professional development school reform initiative currently operating in 94 secondary schools from Kaitaia to Invercargill. The kaupapa of Kia Eke Panuku is:
Secondary schools give life to Ka Hikitia and address the aspirations of Māori communities by supporting Māori students to pursue their potential.
A consortium led by the University of Waikato, and including Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and the University of Auckland, is delivering a PLD model that builds on the understandings gained from five previous programmes: Te Kotahitanga; He Kākano; the Starpath Project for Tertiary Participation and Success and the Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Projects.
For information about the programme and access to a range of resources go to the Kia Eke Panuku website
Wellbeing tools for schools and young people
16/2/2016
This Education Gazette article focuses on programmes and tools that are available for schools to support and enhance the wellbeing of their students.
The article also has links to online tools for students, their friends, parents, and whānau.
Know your copy-rights!
10/2/2016
Find out from this Education Gazette article about new resources from Creative Commons Aotearoa NZ that include a new video and handbook to help teachers with Creative Commons licensing of teaching resources, and some basic copyright facts. You can download the handbook for free, and you can watch the video here.
e-asTTle enhancements for online testing
8/2/2016
e-asTTle has been made easier to use in 2016. These changes will mean that students can take tests and view their reports on a wider range of devices, including larger tablets.
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