Readings+and+Resources

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August
11th Ministry of Education Websites for your information.

http://www.educate.ece.govt.nz/ http://www.lead.ece.govt.nz/default.htm http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/home

June
16th [|Dispositions posters from the Learning Together Project] 15th Cluster Meeting 2 Power Point Presentation media type="custom" key="851607" http://www.niwa.cri.nz/services/free/tides going to the beach check out what the tides are like

http://www.metservice.co.nz/default/index.php?alias=farmhawkesbay why not check out the seven day forecast while you're at it

June
8 June David says NZEI recently sent teachers to Finland have a listen to this interview with one of them on the podcast from radio New Zealand National. Its very interesting [|Education Lessons from Finland]Frances Nelson compares the educational system in Finland with our own File Size:7.1MB Date: (Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +1200

May
Here are some recent articles that will assist your meaning making and implementation of socio-cultural assessment for learning. Important!!! To view the articles below.. Right click on the reading and select "save target as" -

David says- Please note the pages on the PDF above are out of order-
 * Continuity and whanau contribution to and participation in children's learning:**

Building Connections: Assessment and Evaluation Revisited in** //Theorising Early Childhood Pratice: Emerging Dialogues.// Kessing-Styles, L. & Hedges, H. (Eds.) 2007
 * I have divided the following into 3 parts for easy download.

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 * Assessment for Learning in the Compulsory Sectors

Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize -- much less cultivate -- the talents of many brilliant people. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: "If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson's **TED** talk, please stop whatever you're doing and watch it now." Important *** To watch this video it must buffer first.** Click the on button and then go and make a cup of coffee or do the dishes. Once it has buffered it should play through without the start/stop happening.

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Resources: Folder 2, Books 10 - 15 was distributed to services late 2007 and early 2008.
 * 1) //Kei Tua o te Pae Assessment for Learning Early Childhood Exemplars//

News Flash The way you order Ministry of Education resources and publications has changed. From March 1 Wickliffe**  and not Learning Media   will provide customer services for Ministry of Education publications. To order publications, phone 0800 660 662, fax 0800 660 663. You will soon be able to order resources online or by email through a new ordering catalogue. Also – they should have copies of the Self Review Guidelines in stock by  now. Regards Glynis //The Quality of Assessment in Early Childhood Education// This report presents EROs findings on the quality of assessment in early childhood education. It identifies current quality assessment practices in ECE settings and provides recommendations to improvement. Your service should receive a copy. If you havn't received one or would like more copies contact your local ERO office.
 * 1) New from the Education Review Office: