Don’t stream away my dreams
What is streaming and is it helping or harming our tamariki? Auckland University professor Christine Rubie-Davies gives her view on the problems with ability grouping in Aotearoa.
Opinion
COVID-19, Futures, Kāhui Ako, Ministry of Education, NZCER, Opinion, Pūaotanga, Spring 2022, Tomorrow's Schools
Time to learn from each other
As she steps down from her role as Kaihautū Rangahau Chief Researcher at NZCER Cathy Wylie shares some of her wisdom on how we can learn from each other.
Embracing change
As we emerge from one of the hardest winters in recent times, I’m pleased to share this spring edition of Ako, which imagines a brighter future for our tamariki.
Aotearoa New Zealand's histories, Autumn 2022, Colonisation, History, Liana MacDonald, NZ Curriculum, Opinion, Silencing
The importance of engaging difficult knowledge in schools
Liana MacDonald discusses how mainstream New Zealand society resists difficult knowledge about the past both at sites of historical colonial violence and through mundane interactions between teachers.
Walking backwards into our future
What has climate change got to do with teaching our past? NZEI Te Riu Roa Communities Organiser Conor Twyford discusses how, in order to navigate well into our collective future, we need to clearly understand our past.
Aotearoa New Zealand's histories, Autumn 2022, History, I ngā wā o mua, Liam Rutherford, NZ Curriculum
A welcome change
I’m excited to be sharing this histories issue of Ako with you, focussing on the challenges, impact and importance of studying our past.
“Not another new bloody model of wellbeing”
At a recent conference I attended, I heard a speaker at a workshop enthused at a number of models of health and wellbeing. She ran through a myriad of some very impressive line ups mostly from America and Europe.
Global citizenship education – He raraunga o te ao: A Māori perspective
Global Citizenship education (GCED) is UNESCO’s response to the impact of poverty, global warming, inequality and human rights violations which threaten peace and sustainability worldwide.
Hauora is for everyone
It is great to be able to share this issue of Ako with you. Hauora seems to be the catch phrase of the last couple of years.
How do we support tamariki as citizens growing up in a chaotic climate?
As a political scientist interested in children’s futures and serving on the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), an international science body that produces regular reports on the state of the world’s climate, I worry a lot about our changing climate and the implications for children and future generations.