News stories - School of Education

Ko wai au I te Ao, I te Poo? (10 December 2018)

Getting her Masters degree before 50 was one of many challenges this grad has met.
Meet the teachers (26 October 2018)

A highly anticipated part of the second year programme for teaching students in Tauranga is a Q&A session with recently graduated teachers.
Acknowledging Pacific achievement (24 October 2018)

Twenty-eight high-achieving Pacific students received TAPA awards at a special ceremony on Wednesday 24 October.
Setting the bar high (16 October 2018)

Tongan mother ‘Elisapesi Havea is setting the bar high for her son Jay and all the other Pasifika students at the University of Waikato.
Celebrating adult learners (8 October 2018)

The academic and personal achievements of six University of Waikato adult learners were acknowledged at a special awards ceremony last Friday.
There for the students (13 September 2018)

It's official; Dr Donella Cobb is an excellent tertiary teacher.
A helping hand for student teachers (22 August 2018)

Eight Māori and Pacific student teachers from the University of Waikato were awarded a 2018 Kupe Scholarship in a ceremony held at Parliament last week.
Cherishing cultural identity (21 August 2018)

Bachelor of Teaching student Arlenna Porteners has been awarded a 2018 Kupe Scholarship from TeachNZ worth $25,000 to assist her university study.
Children's picture books disrupting language hierarchies (31 May 2018)

Dr Nicola Daly explores how te reo Māori is represented and argues that the way languages are displayed in bilingual picturebooks can disrupt the status quo.
Tauranga students learning with mobile apps: Help or hindrance? (18 April 2018)

Mobile technology in teaching and learning has been a recurring research focus for Associate Professor Dr Nigel Calder, who has been invited to present his findings at UCL’s London Knowledge Lab and UC Berkeley.