News - Pitopito Kōrero
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Making her daughters proud
25 September 2018Graduate of the Master of Teaching (Primary) is delighted to be able to share her success with her daughters. -
First ever Manukau teaching reunion
21 September 2018A celebration of the University of Auckland partnership with Manukau took place on 20 September with the first ever reunion of Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Primary Specialisation students and staff from 19 years of the programme. -
Chalk Talk with Dr Melinda Webber
19 September 2018Associate Professor Dr Melinda Webber, panel member for a Chalk Talk panel discussion "Under the Microscope: The NCEA review" on 26 September, answers questions about what she hopes will emerge from the discussion around NCEA and our qualifications system. -
Sonny and Mona Riini Memorial Scholarship winners
17 September 2018The winnners of the 2018 Te Karahipi Whakamaumaharatanga ki a Sonny rāua ko Mona Riini (the Sonny and Mona Riini Memorial Scholarship) are Maxine Moeke and Heather Ruru. -
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Nanogirl inspires Tai Tokerau student teachers
13 September 2018Nanotechnologist Dr Michelle Dickinson, known as nanogirl, showed second year Bachelor of Education (Teaching) students in Whangarei how easy and fun science can be. -
Teachers' pets
13 September 2018Llamas, ponies and farm animals came to Epsom Campus this week help students take their minds of end-of-year pressure as part of Stressless Week. -
Professor Viviane Robinson: Global leader in education
13 September 2018Distinguished Emeritus Professor Viviane Robinson talks to Kathryn Ryan about her 42-year career working with New Zealand's principals to improve student outcomes and influence education policy. -
What would I like NCEA to look like?
12 September 2018Team Solutions Director Dr Camilla Highfield argues we need an education system that recognises students' individual talents and attributes. -
Reflections from founding member of the Te Reo Māori Society
03 September 2018Te Puna Wānanga PhD candidate John McCaffery writes about an important moment in NZ history when a brave group of people stood up for Te Reo Māori. -
The art of achievement
20 August 2018On the 125th anniversary of women's suffrage, Associate Professor Jill Smith reflects on her four decades of teaching art education and the changes it's brought for herself and other women. -
Strike signals need to invest in teachers
16 August 2018Associate Professor Wayne Smith, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education and Social Work, says the teachers' strike sends an urgent signal that we need to reinvest in teachers. He proposes two initiatives to attract more people to the profession and retain them. -
Teachers' strike prompts fun lesson
15 August 2018A fun science lesson took place at Tai Tokerau when student teachers brought their children to the campus on the teachers' strike day. -
The pros and cons of NCEA
14 August 2018Professor Gavin Brown and Dr Maree Davies debate the case for and and against an exam-based secondary school system. -
Māori for all
13 August 2018Doctoral candidate John McCaffery reflects on the current buzz around learning te reo, and what's needed to meet the growing demand for te reo Māori. -
Millions spent on Mates and Dates undermines teachers
10 August 2018$18 million spent on a consent sex education programme in secondary schools would be better off going towards training teachers in sex education says Associate Professor Katie Fitzpatrick. -
More resources needed for inclusive education
09 August 2018It's time for New Zealand to tackle its neglect of inclusive education says Professor Missy Morton. -
Sex education wasted
09 August 2018Associate Professor Katie Fitzpatrick leads a group of sex education experts condemning ACC spending on an $18 million Mates and Dates programme. -
Closing New Zealand's knowledge gap
09 August 2018Professor Elizabeth Rata addresses myths in the debate between so-called "traditionalists" and "progressivists" about the way forward for New Zealand schools.
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