Faculty research grants
A new Faculty Strategic Research Fund has funded five projects from the Wellington Faculty of Education.
News
Keep up to date with the latest news from the Wellington Faculty of Education.
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PhD graduate’s career weaves together technology, teaching, and poetry
Creative Writing PhD graduate Dr Ben Egerton is a poet and a teaching lecturer in primary Digital Technology and English at the Wellington Faculty of Education. We find out from Ben how he has successfully woven these three hugely contrasting spheres—technology, poetry, and primary teaching—into a working career.
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Dancing into maths learning
Sinapi Taeao loves the traditional Samoan dance sāsā. And she loves teaching maths. So when she began her Master of Education at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, it just took a hint from her supervisor Associate Professor Robin Averill to help her connect the dots.
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Let’s follow Wales’ lead in language regeneration
Dr Mere Skerrett wonders why, as one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s official languages, te reo Māori gets only one focal week, as she ponders the likelihood England would have an ‘English Language Week’ or Germany a ‘German Language Week’.
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Learning and assessing wellbeing-ness in an age of global educational change
In this year's Dean's Lecture, Wellington Faculty of Education Dean Professor Stephen Dobson explores what it means to learn and create a culture of wellbeing where inclusion and belonging are central.