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Growing Curiosity Teaching Strategies to Engage Years 5 to 11 Students in Science

Published: 12 Apr 2021

This report shares teaching approaches and strategies for Year 5 to Year 11 that ERO has identified in a range of schools where students were found to be highly engaged in science. This report should be seen as a resource for leaders and teachers looking to strengthen their teaching of science. It looks at Years 5-11 as they are the critical years for science engagement before learners make final choices on whether to continue in science.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Guidance; Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Awareness and confidence to work with Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 12 Jul 2018

In this evaluation, ERO wanted to find out how aware and confident leaders and kaiako in early learning services were as they began to work with the updated curriculum, Te Whāriki (2017).

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Teachers | Kaiako

Preparedness to implement Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 27 Jun 2019

ERO is undertaking a series of evaluations on the implementation of Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa. This report examines how prepared services are to implement Te Whāriki, including their engagement with professional learning and development, and determining 'what matters here' and next steps.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Professional capability; Teachers | Kaiako

Overseas Trained Teachers: Adjusting to living and working in New Zealand

Published: 19 Jun 2020

This report serves to shine some light on the experiences of teachers who have come from overseas to teach in New Zealand. It is based on data collected from a voluntary survey of teachers and principals of the school where they are employed.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Wellbeing; Teaching; New Zealand Curriculum; Pedagogy

Science in the Early Years: Early Childhood and Years 1-4

Published: 12 Apr 2021

This report looks at how well science is led in services and schools, how well science is woven through the curriculum, and how well kaiako/ teachers include science in a responsive curriculum. Each section of this report provides leaders, kaiako, and teachers with reflective questions to consider, which could support improvements. We also identify opportunities for improvement at both the individual service / school level, and for the system.

Audience:: Early learning; Education

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Early learning; Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre