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School Voice: Reflecting on 2021
The team at Cognition Education would like to extend our admiration and thanks to school leaders...
Positive Reconnections during COVID – 19
‘We only do Positive’ FA 2018 As we reintegrate, reengage and reconnect with returning students...
The impact of digital distance learning on students’ performance
by Steve Saville and Rebecca Thomas The world has managed distance learning on and off for...
Addressing inequity: Looking back and moving forward with New Zealand’s education system
Recently, I became the Education Director Asia-Pacific for Cognition Education, and I would like...
Define Wellbeing: turn a cliche into effective support for students, teachers and leaders.
Written by Rebecca Thomas and Steve Saville. WELLBEING is a term we have become accustomed to...
School voice: kōrero on dates of significance
We asked and you answered! We put to the NZ education community the following questions: How do...
Twinkle, twinkle teaching star: what you think is how (effective) you are
Recently published by the British Council, Dr Arran Hamilton discusses how teachers view their...
How can leaders support critical change in 2021?
Written by Rebecca Thomas and Steve Saville. The start of a new year; a new cohort of...
Establishing positive wellbeing in the classroom
E tiro whakamau ana ki te tau hou Ko tēnei te whakatipuranga o te tamaiti i roto i tōna oranga...
Voices from NZ Schools: what have we learnt from 2020?
2020 Reflections and 2021 Goals As we reflect on 2020, this year has been full of some great...
Professional Growth Cycles – what does this mean for me?
New for NZ - Professional Growth Cycles Performance appraisal requirements for teachers in New...
Education technology – is it being oversold?
By Dr Arran Hamilton From learning management systems, intelligent tutoring platforms to...
North-East Teachers are Key
The key to the success of North-East schools are North-East teachers. These are those teachers,...
Leadership in North-East Schools
North-East teachers are supported by North-East leaders in North-East schools. North-East schools...
A Spotlight on Inequity
One of the major questions facing us in education is why educational ‘failure’ and ‘success’ ...
Teaching to the North-East
Educators need to address educational inequalities by including those currently marginalised from...
Student Voice Drives Change
Student voice tell us who they need their teachers to be. Imagine the impact upon us if we were...
Mathematics: Basic Facts are the Way Forward
Back to basicsDo these sayings sound familiar? Do you cringe thinking back to timed tests we used...
Math Anxiety is Real: 5 Tips for Teachers
"There is a huge elephant standing in most math classrooms: it is the idea that only some students...
Putting Story at the Heart of Your School – Lifting Literacy
Stories open up worlds and build imagination for our tamariki. They are significant for our...
Wellbeing and Deep Conversations
You become an educator for a reason, it's a calling, it's in your soul. Whether you stumbled onto...
Relationships are Fundamental to Learning
Developed in collaboration with Emeritus Professor Russell Bishop and Cognition Education,...
Te ara o tukutuku pūngawerewere | The Pathway of the Spider
The First Thread This blog follows on from our initial article titled 5 Voices and 5 learnings...
5 Voices and 5 Learnings from COVID-19
As we celebrate moving out of lockdown, we need to take the time to reflect and build on any...
Being a Principal; it’s a Journey, not a Destination
To all principals reading this, an apology and a request, please be patient with me. This blog...
Transitioning Back to School
As we move down the COVID-19 Alert Levels our schools will slowly return to being a place where,...
Applying the Principles of Relationships First during COVID-19
Since we heard about the work of Piaget and Vygotsky in the 1970’s there has been a focus on the...
Learning Without Limits or Pandora’s Box?
The spread of COVID-19 has plunged countries into lock-down; and is testing the way we live....
Cognition Education’s response to COVID-19 for New Zealand Schools
We understand this is a stressful time for you, your learners and your community and we wish to...
Learner Agency: The Power to Act Part One
Educational trends come and go and those of us who have been around for long enough, we have seen...
Is your school well prepared for Digital Technologies | Hangarau Matihiko?
Cognition Consultant, Del Costello shares five key factors that are present in schools well...
Interdisciplinary Oral Language: A Collaborative Approach
We know and understand the power of collaborative practice in teaching and learning. We also know...
Solomon Islands Curriculum Development Project Reaches Successful Conclusion
Cognition Education is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the Curriculum Development...
Cognition Education announces strategic partnership with world renowned video-based professional learning platform, IRIS Connect
Leading New Zealand education company, Cognition Education is delighted to announce they have...
Education by design, rather than education by surprise
Q+A with Jacque Allen Regularly we sit down with an expert from our team to discuss the work they...