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"Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they could be even better." — Dylan Wiliam

From my ‘A little guide for teachers: formative assessment’.

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2023/01/10/wor… Finland-students preparing well for AI. A focus on critical thinking, creativity, deep understanding of identity and ability to identify authenticity crucial for all students. Students self reporting and describing artifacts of learning.

We invite you to mark your calendars for our valuable 2-day workshop in Auckland - "Learning Culture for Learning Impact" this May! Join us for a learning journey of growing your leadership skills. To find out more, check it out here! bit.ly/3SYJY9Q #workshop #leadership

Our highly anticipated #workshop, "Teaching meaningful mathematics," is set to kick off on the 15th of this month. Join us in Christchurch for an engaging and rewarding learning experience. Look forward to seeing you there! bit.ly/3wtbrFZ #mathematics #teaching

My musings on National's 'back to basics' ed policy became a meditation on why I’m not convinced organising students into discrete year levels, based on time rather than progress, fits with what the research tells us about how students learn and develop. ow.ly/LKI950NoCua

A great piece by Christine Braid Dr of curlylines exploring why teachers need and want greater guidance about the progression of skills and knowledge when children learn to #read and #write. theconversation.com/teaching-the-b…

The rate at which ChatGPT is improving its performance on achievement tests is really rather remarkable: bit.ly/42YntWV (pdf)

In my latest The Education Hub insight article I explore why it's often only when we try out new approaches in practice and see their impact on students that we begin to change our beliefs and understanding. ow.ly/CQL150NwAGK

Discover our newly launched workshop, thoughtfully crafted to help you support ākonga with diverse learning needs! Check it out here. bit.ly/3GfHBdm To know more about our Learning Support Specialist, Brenda Ellis bit.ly/3nNLgZT #workshop #learningsupport

The hugely different opportunities to learn students receive at different schools across NZ concern me deeply. Read more about the role the curriculum plays in this in a nzherald article published today. ow.ly/E1KV50NAvtO

Nina Hood's latest insight article identifies the timely opportunity we have in Aoteoroa as we provide feedback to inform the NZC Refresh that knowledge matters. Engaging students in a broad curriculum is vital.

Prof. Yong Zhao advocates students develop global competencies in the age of AI asialink.unimelb.edu.au/insights/reima…

Enjoyed the discussion, highly relevant in our current educational landscape.

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Evidence to engage hearts and minds of leaders to ensure every learner experiences effective teaching for deeper learning.

Leaders teachers communities a call to urgently engage and participate in a collaborative change processhttps://twitter.com/OECDEduSkills/status/1732692155892637987/video/1

Learning to read is a highly complex process effective teachers understand. A great article to read and discuss in professional learning opportunities.

So cool to hear our director Michael Absolum get a “shout out” from Erica Stanford MP for your commitment to assessment in Aotearoa at today’s #nzaiconference Evaluation Associates