Congratulations to Dr Andrea Milligan
Dr Andrea Milligan has received TLRI funding for her project exploring how education outside the classroom (EOTC) can enhance the ways students explore and respond to societal and environmental challenges.
2018 news
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Wellington Teacher’s College students celebrate 50 years on
The 1968 cohort of Wellington Teachers’ College recently celebrated their 50th Anniversary, with a dinner at Victoria University’s Milk & Honey
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Top 100 ranking for Faculty of Education
In the recently released Times Higher Education rankings, Victoria University of Wellington’s Faculty of Education ranks in the world’s top 100 faculties of its kind.
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How can we understand today’s children?
Professor Stephen Dobson is Dean of the Faculty of Education at Victoria University of Wellington.
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Education Faculty Professional Development for Mandarin Language Assistants
On Saturday 22nd September, the VUW Education Faculty delivered the successful pilot of a new professional development programme for the Confucius Institute Mandarin Language Assistants (MLAs), in the new VUW science building Te Toki a Rata.
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New play-based therapy effective for New Zealand children with autism
New research from Victoria University of Wellington suggests that a low-intensity version of a play-based therapy known as the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) may be effective for New Zealand children with autism.
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Innovative teaching for successful learning
What innovative approaches to teaching and learning are being used at Victoria University of Wellington? This question is driving a strategic initiative between the Faculty of Education and the Centre for Academic Development (CAD).
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A response to the New Zealand’s NCEA review
The government is currently engaged in a large-scale review of the New Zealand education system. A part of this is the most comprehensive review of NCEA since the qualification was first implemented in 2002.
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Let kids bond with nature while there’s still time
‘Forest Schools’ for early childhood and school-age children are a growing phenomenon. Having emerged from Scandinavia they are now a feature of the early childhood landscape in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Citizen scientists in the classroom
A recent study led by Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Dayle Anderson and Dr Markus Luczak-Roesch looks at the benefits of using Online Citizen Science (OCS) in primary school classrooms.