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Every morning I would feel overwhelmed by the noise level
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“World Teachers’ Day is a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the dedication, passion, and fabulous work of teachers. Since 1994, this day has been celebrated annually in October to honour educators at all levels across the globe.
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The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 15, 2012 are shown below. To read
Teaching and Learning about Matariki and Celebrating in Early Childhood Services
This article presents ideas and teaching and learning activities for marking this culturally important event in the curriculum of early childhood education centres and home-based services.
In late May or early June, a cluster of seven stars becomes
There is to be an ECE Teacher Pay mass meeting on Sunday 14th July 3 – 5 pm in Wellington. Early childhood education has long
Becoming a Certificated Teacher.
The Teaching Council guidelines are clear and it’s easy – and no cost – to set up your own folder and follow the process. The article below explains how.
We also discuss mentoring and how to choose a suitable mentor.
We recommend you also read about the Professional Growth Cycle (PGC) that is
Supporting the Language of Aotearoa.
Let’s review current teaching practices and see where we go from here. Despite substantial work involving kaupapa Māori over the last two decades our early childhood sector has not been as active as it could have been in reinforcing the speaking of te reo Māori and bicultural practices.
Ngā Wero – The
A tree fell on children in an early childhood centre and for the first time ever Worksafe prosecuted an ECE service.
Four children and one adult were injured.
The most fundamental practice change to be made is that every day the service provider and all adults responsible need to assume that something could go wrong. Don’t take a
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