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New Zealand Council for Educational Research

Photograph: The senior classroom at Oruaiti School, Mangonui, November 1959.
From Elwyn Richardson's In the Early World (3rd ed), published by NZCER Press.

Trusting the evidence

This blog post considers what makes an effective cycle of inquiry in schools. The evidence-based cycle of inquiry is the engine that drives improvement to teaching and learning in classrooms and in school-wide initiatives (Timperley et al, 2010).  Research says this is how you make a difference.

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5 March 2014

TLRI 2014 funding round opens

Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the 2014 Teaching and Learning Initiative (TLRI) funding round are now being sought. Interested parties must submit their EOI by 9 May 2014. This will be followed by a shortlisting process and those that are selected will be invited to submit a full proposal.

The fund is open to proposals from all sectors of education and training including early childhood, school, and the post school sector.

You can find out more by visiting theTLRI website.

3 March 2014

Gathering the evidence

A good teacher should know the most about an individual student’s achievement. This blog post discusses how teachers can be sure they are gathering the evidence they need about student learning.

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18 February 2014

2013 Great Spaces for Teachers Winners

We'd like to congratulate Rangiora High School, Raroa Normal Intermediate, and Clyde School for winning our 2013 Great Spaces for Teachers award. These schools had the most positive results in NZCER's Teacher Workplace Survey. We are proud to recognise the positive working environment they have built for their teachers and to award them with a $1000 prize.

16 January 2014