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ECE / LATEST UPDATES

Working theories in ECE

Supporting and extending children’s working theories

March 10, 2023

Key insights from our webinar with Daniel Lovatt on enriching children's working theories in early childhood settings.

Child development

How to support positive food environments in early childhood settings

March 7, 2023

An introduction to practices that support children to develop a positive relationship with food and their bodies.

Teacher inquiry in ECE

Engaging with research in early childhood education

March 1, 2023

The Education Hub's Dr Vicki Hargraves joins Nina Hood to talk about some of the key ideas emerging from recent early childhood research and how this research can inform teachers’ practice

Working theories in ECE

Enriching children’s working theories

February 21, 2023

Dr Daniel Lovatt (Aro Arataki Early Childhood Centre) and Dr Vicki Hargraves discuss how children use working theories to make sense of their world, and offer practical advice for teachers

SCHOOLS / LATEST UPDATES

Insight

What comes first, changing beliefs or changing practice?

March 30, 2023

Exploring how to achieve lasting change in practice that results in improved outcomes for students.

Insight

Some initial thinking on National’s ‘return to basics’ education policy announcement

March 22, 2023

An attempt to unpack, with some degree of nuance, some thoughts on National's curriculum policy

Insight

What concerns me most about the education system in New Zealand

March 22, 2023

Why increasing polarisation, and the growing inability of many people involved in education to listen to, or constructively engage competing ideas or approaches is problematic.

Technology

An introduction to the role of Artificial Intelligence in classrooms and schools

March 20, 2023

A guide to the latest developments in artificial intelligence and what they mean for teaching and learning.

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Insight

What comes first, changing beliefs or changing practice?

March 30, 2023

Exploring how to achieve lasting change in practice that results in improved outcomes for students.

Insight

Some initial thinking on National’s ‘return to basics’ education policy announcement

March 22, 2023

An attempt to unpack, with some degree of nuance, some thoughts on National's curriculum policy

Insight

What concerns me most about the education system in New Zealand

March 22, 2023

Why increasing polarisation, and the growing inability of many people involved in education to listen to, or constructively engage competing ideas or approaches is problematic.

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Executive function

A short introduction to executive function

November 30, 2020

The key things you need to know about what executive function is and how to support it in children.

Play in ECE

An introduction to play

October 13, 2020

Assessment in ECE

ECE assessment principles

August 18, 2020

Social emotional learning (SEL)

A brief introduction to social emotional learning

April 28, 2020

Science of learning

A brief introduction to memory

February 24, 2020

Social emotional learning (SEL)

Beliefs, behaviours and actions associated with a growth mindset

August 29, 2019

Self-efficacy

The concept of self-efficacy – animated

August 29, 2019

Feedback

The importance of feedback

July 15, 2018

Assessment for Learning

An animated introduction to Assessment for Learning

July 5, 2018

High-expectation teaching

High expectations teaching animation

June 10, 2018

Meet our newest Bright Spots awardees
Supported by NEXT Foundation and Congnition Education Trust

Raising Scientific Literacy in Primary and Intermediate Schools

August 12, 2019

Seeing Learning Better

August 12, 2019

Removing barriers to success in learning; Understanding neurodiversity to enable success

July 31, 2019

Find out more about the Bright Spots Awards

LATEST INSIGHT

What comes first, changing beliefs or changing practice?

March 30, 2023

Some initial thinking on National’s ‘return to basics’ education policy announcement

March 22, 2023

What concerns me most about the education system in New Zealand

March 22, 2023

Does it really need to be like this?

March 15, 2023

Living the science of learning research

March 8, 2023

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The Education Hub's mission is to bridge the gap between research and practice in education. We want to empower educators to find, use and share research to improve their teaching practice, and then share their innovations. We are building the online and offline infrastructure to support this to improve opportunities and outcomes for students.

The Educational HubBridging the gap between research and practice in education

The Educational HubBridging the gap between research and practice in education

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Professor Graeme Aitken

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Professor Gavin Brown

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Dr Aaron Wilson

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Meet our newest Bright Spots awardeesSupported by NEXT Foundation and Congnition Education Trust

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