Articles
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Our facilitators and associates love to write about what they are passionate about! Please browse through our articles – to find a topic you are interested in, select from the category options above the images below.
Passion, power and planning in the early childhood centre. By Diti Hill
The thoughts expressed here were presented at the Auckland College of Education Professional Development Symposium The Politics of Early Childhood Education in June, 2001. These thoughts continue to be part of a personal journey into an area of teaching that...
The Seemingly Imperceptible Touch of the Metaphysical. Author: Christine Bailey
I was recently privileged to listen to the Educational Leadership online webinar, presented by the inspiring Brenda Soutar, “He purapura I ruia I Rangiātea e hore e ngaro. A seed sown in Rangiātea will never be lost”. Brenda discussed many...
Think like a light bulb! Author: Lorraine Sands
Imagine, if you will, this scenario: A learning environment mindfully created with resilience, resourcefulness, challenge, social and cultural engagement foremost. I wonder what picture this conjures up for you.
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Paper-based and e-portfolios: The changing landscape of assessment in New Zealand. Author: Wendy Lee
I support the use of both e-portfolios and paper-based portfolios in ECE assessment. One of the reasons for this is that I have, for some time, been a passionate advocate for 'learning stories' which are records of what a teacher...
The Visual Arts and Children’s Thinking and Theorising in Early Childhood. Author: Nicky de Lautour
This article explores the role of visual arts in the early childhood education curriculum with a strong contention to more closely examine them as a tool to enable children to...
