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2009 was a special year for NZCER, as it
marked 75 years since we were set up in 1934.
We held a number of events during 2009, focused on important educational
questions and held in a number of locations across the country. They honoured
NZCER’s long history and its contribution to New Zealand education, while
putting the spotlight firmly on the current work of NZCER and the way it is both
informing and leading thinking in areas of current and anticipated
significance.
Scores of people joined us on an
unpredictable journey from 20th century to 21st century ways of thinking and
feeling about schooling, education and learning at Circa Theatre over 3-4
November. Keep checking the Shifting
Thinking website for blogs, videos, photos and other reflections from the
conference and we invite you to join the ongoing conversation of the Shifting
Thinking community.
On 9 and 11 September NZCER ran a Student Engagement Conference series,
bringing together New Zealand and international experts in this important field.
Presentations covered: evidence that increased engagement leads to better
educational, social, and psychological outcomes; how to improve engagement in
learning through research–informed practice; lessons for engaging Maori students
from the Te Kotahitanga project; and insights from NZCER’s student engagement
survey Me and My School.
From May 4-8, 2009, we ran a curriculum conference series in four centres,
where local school leaders shared their curriculum implementation stories, and
attendees took part in discussions. The presentations and discussion were around
five themes: leading professional development in your school; implementing the
key competencies; working with all the learning areas; greater involvement of
students in decision making about learning; and engaging the community in
curriculum conversations.
You can read and hear highlights from each of the conferences on our
curriculum conference pages:
The Shifting Thinking website provides ideas, tools, and resources for helping people make the shift from 20th century to 21st century ways of thinking about learning.
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