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Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Summer 2019: Children’s book reviews
Reviews of four new fantastic children’s books.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Students owning success
Student agency is changing the way children learn – enhancing local curricula and parent and student voice. It has particular relevance to individualising learning for children with additional needs.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Fully integrated
One of the most important things for children with additional needs to be able to access the curricula and to thrive at school is having huge support behind them. That includes from the school and whānau communities and from school leaders, support staff, teachers and itinerant staff.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Let the uniqueness of the child guide us in our mahi
Kura in the Manawatū and Horowhenua are shining examples of inclusivity, in a context of some hope that more resources are coming to support culturally competent practices everywhere.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Education for all
Robert Martin has become the public face of why a human rights take on inclusive education is needed. Born with a brain injury that made his early life difficult, he now travels the world asking hard questions of governments about their efforts to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Seeing the difference
Inclusivity in ECE is increasingly seen as an opportunity to improve teaching practices and engage children’s learning.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
He waka eke noa – we are all in this together
When researching a good kura for our older son, we sought a school with genuine commitment to biculturalism and the environment, a diverse roll with ngā ākonga from a variety of backgrounds, and modern systems for encouraging positive behaviour.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Now is the time for human rights-based education
The trouble with “inclusive education” is that it can become a slogan, a mantra, a label for government policy, that imposes extra burdens on teaching professionals.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
Thinking about what is normal has changed over time and place
When we think about diversity, and who we mean when we talk about diverse people, depends a lot on who and what we think of as normal.
Summer 201928 Jan 2019
We are responsible for making education inclusive for all
This edition of Ako begins our year with a focus on inclusion and what this really means for our tamariki and the adults who work alongside them.
Summer 201927 Jan 2019
The Map of Meaningful Work
A review of The Map of Meaningful Work by Marjolein Lips-Wiersma and Lani Morris