Let's just get the exciting and powerful information out here at the start.  The entire New Zealand education curriculum is standards-based and students very rarely earn "grades" for courses. Now that I've described the technicals of schooling in New Zealand, I want to explain the curriculum.  It is very different than the curricula found in … Continue reading NZ Schooling Description – Part 2: Curriculum & National Testing

Before I get into my hypotheses about why NZ students, on average, perform better on the PISA assessments, and before I begin to explain my thoughts on effective digital pedagogies, I need to describe the NZ school system from a perspective within the schools in order to build a context. School Age All eligible students may … Continue reading NZ Schooling Description – Part 1: School Age, School Year, Timetables, and Transitions