Teaching
Graeme Aitken - Called to teaching at 15
Professor Graeme Aitken is about to step down as the Dean of Education and Social Work at The University of Auckland after more than four decades teaching both students and teachers. He's held a… Audio
Tribunal demands $23k from disgraced teacher
A teacher deregistered for a relationship with a former student now faces a bill for costs.
Which computer games have the most educational value?
With an expanded digital curriculum for Year 1 to 10 students already in the works, online games and other digital resources will increasingly be used as teaching aids in the classroom. Which have the… Audio, Gallery
From hating school as a child, to award-winning teacher
Award-winning teacher, Gail Harrison, is the Manager and Lead Educator of Whanganui Learning Centre, and recently received a national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for sustained excellence. The… Audio
Auckland's schools bulging at the seams
Auckland's schools are bursting at the seam with some schools forced to convert halls and libraries into classrooms. Audio
Opposition parties are scathing about online schools
The government's plan to allow students to enrol in online schools is being called a dangerous social experiment by oppositon politicans. Audio
The Oxfords: Christ Church to Christchurch
Kim Hill talks to The Oxfords, six young professional singers from the cathedral choir of Christ Church, Oxford: Henry Kimber (countertenor), Michael Ash (countertenor). Edward Woodhouse (tenor)… Audio
Trainee teacher plan 'a recipe for disaster'
Educators have told a select committee that putting trainee teachers in charge of classrooms could prove dangerous. Audio
Teaching a plan "B"
Teaching is seen as a plan"B" career if plan "A" doesn't pan-out. Audio
Teacher separates science fact from science fiction
Tania Lineham is an Invercargill science teacher who became so concerned about a lack of science literacy in her community she decided she had to do something about it. She says social media and… Audio
Robot creating engineer wins a top tertiary teaching award
Dale Carnegie is the head of Victoria University's School of Engineering and Computer Science. He was last week given the 2015 Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence award for his engaging teaching… Video, Audio
Kevin Boyce
We often hear about a teacher that inspires a student, but what about a pupil inspiring their teacher? In 1972, young Christchurch teacher Kevin Boyce taught his Glenmoor primary school class about… Audio
Inspiring Science Teaching
The 2014 Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize was won by Terry Burrell, from Onslow College in Wellington Audio
PM's Science Teacher Prize
Fenella Colyer, a physics teacher at Manurewa High School, wins the PM's Science Teacher Prize. Audio
Outspoken for Sunday 14 July 2013
How good are our teachers and does it matter? Radio New Zealand's education correspondent, John Gerritsen discusses the quality of school teachers with Angela Roberts, president of the Post Primary… Audio
Primary Science Teaching
National Primary Science Week and the Royal Society's Advancing Primary Science are helping the confidence of teachers Audio
