With change on the horizon for school assessment, it is worth pausing to take stock of the current landscape. The government’s move toward requiring schools to use standardised tests twice a year, along with the introduction of new government-funded assessments, has prompted many teachers and leaders to ask: “Where do...

This blog miniseries has profiled the motivations of various game-using teachers we have interviewed in the Games for Learning project.

We kicked off episodes 1 and 2 with teachers who self-identified as gamers of one kind or another. In episode 3 we met teachers whose game-based practices emerged from...

This blog post from our education adviser explores gathering data for teacher inquiry to improve learning.

In the first of our new blog, Thinking about science education, Ally Bull aims to start a conversation about the place of science in a future-focused school curriculum. Ally is a former senior researcher at NZCER and now consultant, with deep knowledge and expertise in science education, future-focused learning and professional learning for teachers.

This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.

Have you, or your students, ever imagined working in game design or another creative digital industry?

How do people find their way into this kind of work? What mix of skills, knowledge...

Pūrākau (storytelling) is at the heart of education. We bring our own to the classroom and create our own with ākonga and kaiako. They have beginnings, middles and ends – not just in narrative structure, but in the process of constructing or co-constructing them.

This post is part of a short series to share highlights from NZCER's 2017 Games for Learning conference.

So you went to an inspiring conference. Now what?

Do you know this feeling? You go to a conference and get inspired. You fill your notebook with ideas, plans, and things to...