Reporting student achievement for learners with special education needs
17/04/12
This March 2012 update provides guidance for Board of Trustees chairpersons and principals for reporting learner achievement, for learners with special education needs.
The primary school curriculum: Assimilation, adaptation, transformation
13/04/12
This report looks at differences across the sector in terms of progress on implementation and includes discussion of issues such as how schools are prioritising different aspects of the NZC, shifts in classroom -based formative assessment, use of ICT to support the school curriculum and the challenges of creating a curriculum to meet the learning needs of all students.
Aligning the standards in mathematics at St Hilda's Collegiate
12/04/12
Anna Cox, head of mathematics at St Hilda's Collegiate, describes how she worked with her department to align the standards in mathematics. The benefits were a greater emphasis on thinking and independent use of mathematics.
Leading eLearning at St Margaret's College
12/04/12
Brian Woods, the digital learning facilitator at St Margaret's College, outlines their approach to supporting students and teachers with eLearning. The process was disrupted by the Christchurch earthquake which prompted further thinking about the place of eLearning for students and teachers.
Selecting texts for students in years 4 to 8
03/04/12
NZC Update 19 introduces the new guidelines Selecting Texts for Students in Years 4 to 8.
Breaking down the notion of a subject based curriculum
20/03/12
Paul Enright, Head of social sciences at Logan Park High School, discusses a new way to create senior school courses. He provides the example of an environmental studies course which draws standards from geography, education for sustainability, and earth science making an assessable course at three levels.
Te Mangōroa Māori achieving education success as Māori
15/03/12
Te Mangōroa is a resource for English-medium schools. It is a portal to stories, reports, statistics, and reviews from across TKI and other sites that reflect effective practices to support Māori learners to achieve education success as Māori.
Smart planning for NCEA
14/03/12
Iain McGilchrist, Head of English at John McGlashan College, discusses planning for NCEA. After investigation, his team decided to design their programmes so that the external assessment preparations fed into the internal assessments.
The inclusion principle
06/03/12
This Update focuses on inclusion. It highlights presence, participation, and achievement as key aspects for success for all students, in particular those with special educational needs.
Supporting mathematics learning
20/02/12
This Update discusses initiatives designed to support student achievement in mathematics and illustrates how schools are addressing the needs of students who are not progressing as expected.