Focused on AI use at years 5-8 in Aotearoa primary schools, the report covers ākonga and kaiako pratice, including use of AI ...

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our recent webinar, What counts as learning in the age of AI? Essential questions from the field. We were thrilled to be able to host Professor Brent Duckor ...

Amid calls for more male teachers in primary schools, a representative sample of primary school principals gave their thoughts about the need for more "male role models" and listed the personal ...

With changes underway for School Board priorities and requirements, we thought it might be useful to revisit one of our research reports from earlier in the year, School Board leadership—Key issues ...

Teachers’ pedagogical knowledge is often evident in mantra-like phrases that act as shortcut explanations for professional actions, or as principles of practice. Five key mantras for good practice in ...

Aotearoa New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum Te Whāriki includes the explanation that “A weaver weaves in new strands of harakeke or pandanus as their whāriki expands…” (Ministry of Education, ...

For emerging researchers, introductory content that is specific to the Aotearoa context can be hard to find. Research methods for education and the social disciplines in Aotearoa New Zealand draws on ...

As one of the fastest-moving developments in education, the role of AI is a topic that has posed significant questions for educators in Aotearoa and abroad. NZCER is pleased once again to host ...

This article responds to increasing school and cross-sector interest surrounding culturally responsive pedagogy and the multiple ways that it is being discussed and understood. We try to bring clarity ...

Lifting student attendance, as well as understanding the drivers for non-attendance through data, are government priorities for improving student achievement. In April 2024, a new attendance action ...