Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Education and Social Work
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Power of song and stamina: ten-year vision realised
29 September 2022
Natasha Urale-Baker set herself the ambitious task of completing three degrees in ten years as a mature student. This spring she graduates with her PhD in Social Work, with a focus on Samoan funeral rituals.
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Graduate makes impossible dream come true
29 September 2022
From living in a rural village in Indonesia to walking across the stage at Spark Arena to get his PhD in Education; it’s been a remarkable journey for Arif Abdul.
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The danger of an untold story: refuting racism in education
29 September 2022
Guest speaker Dr Hana O’Regan has laid down a challenge to educators to actively refute negative stereotypes that are still holding Māori back.
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Using stories to strengthen classroom connections
27 September 2022
A University of Auckland research project on multi-tiered storied conversations is connecting teachers with their students and their whānau.
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Talking about the Queen and death, with children
19 September 2022
Elisabeth Price considers how we can talk about the Queen’s death with children.
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Students reflect on their te reo Māori journey
19 September 2022
To support the revitalisation of te reo Māori, Waipapa Taumata Rau offers a full immersion programme, Huarahi Māori.
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What happens when your classmates keep leaving?
15 September 2022
Opinion: What is the impact of school transience on students who remain and how can it be mitigated?
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Te reo Māori aids language acquisition
14 September 2022
Study of 6,000 children shows exposure te reo Māori enhances children’s language acquisition.
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Te Tiriti history can’t be 'left to chance'
13 September 2022
Those designing the curriculum shouldn't avoid Te Tiriti facts that may provoke a reaction, particularly among those still clinging on to narratives of consensual colonisation, writes Christopher Burns.
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Re-designing data discussions to improve teaching and learning
31 August 2022
A joint research investigation between the University of Auckland and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology hopes to improve the way teachers discuss classroom data.
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Maia Hetaraka: ideas for Māori education success
31 August 2022
Maia Hetaraka is director of Tai Tokerau Campus and says students being able to study at a campus close to home is the key to academic success – and that includes her own.
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Leadership and wisdom: tribute to Sir Toby Curtis
18 August 2022
The University acknowledges the passing of Sir Toby Curtis.