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Global citizenship education as education for social justice

In this discussion of global citizenship education (GCED) in Aotearoa, I will be drawing upon my experiences teaching in international education, teaching the New Zealand Curriculum, and my research...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article

Making the invisible visible: The importance of disciplinary literacy practice in secondary classrooms

This article describes one aspect of an 2 year inquiry project (August 2016–July 2018) which brought together 18 experienced teachers from four Christchurch secondary schools as well as teachers in...

| Year published: 2019 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Examining the teacher’s role in play-based learning: One teacher’s perspective

Teachers have an important role to play in supporting and facilitating play-based learning for their students. This study aimed to explore one teacher’s understanding about her own intentionality...

| Year published: 2018 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Dispositional teaching in early childhood education

How do teachers use their interests to support teaching and learning episodes with children? How is the national early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, implemented by teachers? This article...

| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article

How do teachers use picture books to draw on the cultural and linguistic diversity in their classrooms?

Picture books are ubiquitous in Western early childhood and primary settings. This article explores how picture books are being used in culturally and linguistically diverse settings, by...

| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Making the most of science learning opportunities in the primary school

Author(s): Ally Bull

There’s a lot that primary school teachers can do to help develop their students’ science learning. This article sets out straightforward possibilities, including encouraging students to observe the...

| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Developing statistical literacy with Year 9 students

Author(s): Phil Doyle, Sashi Sharma, Semisi Talakia'atu, Viney Shandil

One of the most important goals for teaching statistics is to prepare students to deal with the statistical information that increasingly impacts on their everyday lives. Students need to be able to...

| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article

Exploring games of chase in the early childhood curriculum

Author(s): Hanin Hussain

This article explores teaching games of chase in the early childhood curriculum. It identifies three areas of teacher involvement: (1) developing a framework for playing games, which prompts the...

| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article

Assessment for learning as a participative pedagogy

Assessment for learning (AfL) practices observed in case studies in a North Queensland school were analysed from a sociocultural theoretical perspective. AfL practices of feedback, dialogue and peer...

| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article

Commentary: Wanted: A formative assessment starter kit

Before I trot out my starter-kit proposal, however, I need to make sure we are considering the same entity here, so let me first offer a definition of formative assessment and, after that, provide a...