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TheSchoolDaily for Friday, 19 July 2002 "Building a networked learning community of parents, teachers and friends of schools." TheSchoolDaily is sponsored by: * ASCD http://www.ascd.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- EDUCATION NEWS SCIENTIST HONOURED http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14451 A scientist whose work is helping to transform electricity transmission systems around the world has been awarded this year's top medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand reports the New Zealand Herald. PPTA TO STICK TO ITS GUNS, DESPITE THREATENED LEGAL ACTION http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14449 The secondary school teachers' union will stick to its guns on consulting members over arbitration despite threatened legal action, president Jen McCutcheon said yesterday reports the New Zealand Herald. THE SOLUTION MUST BE TO SCRAP NCEA http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14424 ACT Leader Richard Prebble said that the Government's so-called `solution' to the teacher's strike won't address one of the major underlying causes of anger in our secondary schools - the politically-correct, bureaucratic NCEA. NZ - AUSTRALIA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14426 New Zealand's involvement with a major e-learning project for schools was discussed at a meeting of Australian and New Zealand Education Ministers in Auckland yesterday says Education Minister Trevor Mallard. EDUCATION POLICIES AVAILABLE ONLINE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14412 The Education Forum has re-published the New Zealand Education Review summary of political parties' education policies. These are available at the Education Forum website http://www.educationforum.org.nz - the first group of summaries, which are laid out in an easy to read table format, cover key issues in school level education. Policies for the early childhood and tertiary levels will be available online on 19 July. MONASH HEAD LEAVES OVER PLAGIARISM CHARGE http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14427 The British vice-chancellor of Australia's biggest university is to stand down after admitting plagiarism reports UK's Guardian. ?1BN SCHOOLS CASH TIED TO REFORM http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14428 The British government this week laid out its plans to junk four decades of comprehensive education and coupled them with a warning to schools that they would withhold extra money unless teachers agreed to their demands for reform reports the Guardian. PURGING PORNOGRAPHIC PERVERTS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271549a1918,FF.html TEACHERS MAY SUE FOR STRESS - PPTA http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271598a10,FF.html POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RESUSITATION TECHNIQUES BEING TAUGHT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271606a11,FF.html RUGBY: SCHOOL TIES RENEWED http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271592a1501,FF.html DUATHLON: TERENZO THE TERRIFIC http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271595a1502,FF.html STUDENTS' NEWSPAPER DELIVERED http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1270591a2022,FF.html TEACHER ROW THREATENED COLLEGE SHOW http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271545a1805,FF.html SCHOOLS CANCEL EXCHANGES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271714a3845,FF.html DECIDE OR ELSE, SAYS MALLARD http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1270674a11,FF.html TRUSTEES PUT LEGAL ACTION ON HOLD http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271688a11,FF.html PPTA TO STICK TO ITS GUNS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271571a11,FF.html CANDIDATES GRILLED AT FORUM http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271518a1900,FF.html KENDRICK RUNNER UP AT SCHOOL CHAMPS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271552a1916,FF.html BASKETBALL: BOOK WINS WORLD CHAMPS SPOT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1270628a1823,FF.html PUPILS DISCOVER EGMONT'S TREASURES http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1270713a1885,FF.html 'BULLYING TACTICS' COULD INCITE TEACHERS - UNION http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271443a11,FF.html TIME HAS RUN OUT FOR TEACHERS http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271448a1905,FF.html RURAL BUS SERVICE CUT http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271462a1927,FF.html SNOW KEEPS CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271508a4661,FF.html LEGAL ACTION MAY INFLAME DISPUTE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271514a1900,FF.html JUDI DENCH TO RECEIVE HONORARY DEGREE http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,1271410a1860,FF.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- BREAKFAST FOR THE BRAIN BFTB: Breakfast for the Brain - Music Singles http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14425 1. Which song is the 10th most popular single of all time? 2. Which song is the 9th most popular single of all time? 3. Which song is the 8th most popular single of all time? 4. Which song is the 7th most popular single of all time? 5. Which song is the 6th most popular single of all time? Answers... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- GOVERNANCE New Zealand Business Roundtable Supports Partnerships for Excellence http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14423 The government is to be commended for its Partnerships for Excellence Framework, announced yesterday by the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) and the Associate Finance Minister, according to Norman LaRocque, Policy Advisor for the New Zealand Business Roundtable. Political Parties - Policies On Independent Schooling http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14417 A review of policies from ACT NEW ZEALAND, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE, NEW ZEALAND FIRST, NEW ZEALAND LABOUR, NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL, PROGRESSIVE COALITION, THE ALLIANCE, THE GREEN PARTY, and UNITED FUTURE. Plan for Success #3: Who owns your school's Strategic Plan? http://www.theschooldaily.com/articleView.asp?articlePK=14413 By Defyd Williams. Teachers, politicians, business, parents, students - which of these stakeholders or groups of stakeholders should be responsible for forging a vision for education in New Zealand? In Queensland, Australia, teachers, politicians and business were consulted and invited to comment on new state-wide strategies in education. This was seen as an effective way to criticise or confirm the changes before implementation. In New Zealand's self-managing school system there is more scope for customers or clients, that is, parents and students to comment on what is needed to improve student learning. However, individual schools often determine the extent of their consultation. Sometimes it is the principal, as the schools learning leader, who takes sole charge of the strategic planning process, even to the extent of writing up his or her vision without any consultation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Articles from the latest 'Good Teacher' and NZ Information Literacy Archive http://www.TheSchoolQuarterly.com For school audioconferencing POLYCOMs are essential http://www.learnz.org.nz/polycom/ 'Read and Write 6.0' - an easy to use toolbar providing literacy support from textHELP! http://www.texthelp.co.nz 2002 ASCD Teaching & Learning Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, October 11-13 http://www.ascd.org/trainingopportunities/conferences/2002tlc/ ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
