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Helen Saunders

Hi.

Thanks Jo for inviting me onto this blog. I am looking forward to keeping up to date with the NZEI happenings. :-)

Posted by Helen Saunders on July 28, 2010 at 6:52pm

Chris Walker

Robot Teachers in South Korea

After just a few months of trials, South Korea plans to go ahead with robotic teaching assistants (dubbed “R-Learning”) nationwide. The government will invest 1 billion KRW ($8.69 million USD) in 2011 to expand the system to 500 preschools. By 2013 the system will be used in 8000 early childhood education centers and could be rolled out in elementary schools as well. Video below. Read the full story at metro.co.… Continue

Posted by Chris Walker on July 21, 2010 at 8:30am

Chris Walker

Education and Innovation Panel Discussion

Radio NZ and Auckland Museum recently hosted a series of panel discussions on innovation. The third, on Education and Innovation, featured Professor John Hattie, Head of Education at Auckland University, best-selling author Gordon Dryden and trailblazing principal Charmaine Pountney, chaired by Finlay McDonald. It's a thought-provoking exploration of current education practice and National Standards.


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Posted by Chris Walker on July 14, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Fiona Matapo

Te Kahui Whetu

Kia ora koutou


There are around 150 members currently attending Te Kahui Whetu in Rotorua which is halfway through at the moment. There have been a couple of good presentation linking the Vision for the Teaching Profession and the claims and rhetoric around these that have formed thesettlement response from the Ministry.


We need to urge all our members to read the Vision paper and respond as schools and individuals to the threats in this paper.



also we have had a

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Posted by Fiona Matapo on July 5, 2010 at 11:36am

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Tauranga teacher gets teachers cheap holidays!

A Tauranga teacher has managed to get "teachers a break" after campaigning for discounted holidays for teachers from Air New Zealand. Good on him!

Posted by NZEI on June 30, 2010 at 11:30am

Erin Lawrence

Well done Auckland Principals

Well done to the Auckland Principals for a taking a stand. The PD for National Standards in my area has also been 'patchy' in its quality. The facilitators are often presenting information they do not support and are not able to answer the most important questions.

Posted by Erin Lawrence on June 27, 2010 at 3:52pm

Chris Walker

A Learning Revolution

Take 20 minutes to watch this funny and thought-provoking talk from British creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson. He argues that schools need to create the conditions for personalised learning where childrens natural talents can flourish. Robinson opposes models of education that are based on standardisation and notions of learning being linear. What Robinson says really struck a chord with me, as I imagine it will with most teachers, and as I was watching it I was thinking there is no place for N… Continue

Posted by Chris Walker on June 10, 2010 at 11:11pm

Frances Guy

Negotiations

Hi Friends.
These are interesting times with negotiations starting this week. It is with interest that we wait for a response from the ministry to our claims.

Posted by Frances Guy on May 31, 2010 at 11:48am

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Shirley Hakaraia

Miro Māori Claim - Response from MOE

The response from the Ministry of Education is that there are no issues with Teacher Supply and Workload in Level 1 Total Immersion settings.NZEI TE RIU ROA therefore is gathering evidence to contest…

Started by Shirley Hakaraia 6 hours ago.

Erin Lawrence

National stds 1 Reply

What is your school doing to report mid year on the stds? We are reviewing our reports and providing a mid year progress summary but our teachers are no where near ready to report on stds. We need t…

Started by Erin Lawrence. Last reply by Roger Pooley May 30.

Chris Walker

Operation Orange Day 21 May 2 Replies

Operation Orange Day is May 21. It's a day for NZEI members to focus on the call for a trail of National Standards. In the lead up to May 21 all members are asked to collect 10 signatures on the Tria…

Tagged: standards, national, orange, operation

Started by Chris Walker. Last reply by Tina-Louise McKenna May 13.

Chris Walker

School Support Cuts 5 Replies

Minister of Education Anne Tolley has announced that school support services for subjects other than literacy and maths will be cut next year, So no more support with science, art, technology or PE.…

Started by Chris Walker. Last reply by Melanie Dorrian Dec. 15, 2009.

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