Tamaki College hosts Teach First NZ

Tamaki College principal, Mrs Soana Pamaka, speaks at the graduation ceremony of a cohort of Teach First NZ and explains the extremely positive experience Tamaki College has had employing TFNZ teachers.  

 Soana Pamaka, Principal of Tamaki College, speaks at Teach First NZ's Ako Mātātupu: Launching our Alumni Community and congratulating our 2013 cohort on their completion of the programme. 25 November 2014 at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education, Epsom Campus.

Young Tāmaki film makers get big screen experience - TamakiRegeneration.co.nz

A recent article on the Tāmaki Redevelopment Company website talks about the three classes that have had their films chosen for screening at Movies in Parks 2016. Previously shown as part of the Manaiakalani Film Festival, the selected films are They’re Coming by Glenbrae School Film Club, Talk About It by Room 13 at Pt England School and The Manaiakalani Story by Pt England's Room 27.

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University of Auckland profiles MDTA

The University of Auckland have recently profiled the 2014-2015 MDTA graduating beginning teachers on their website. This marked the occasion of their graduation from the digital immersion programme which was hosted at the Google Offices in Auckland. 

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Greg's Buddy Experience - Spark Foundation Blog

In a recent post on the Spark Foundation Blog, Greg Best was interviewed about his experience as a buddy this year for Robyn Anderson (one of 2015's Manaiakalani Innovative Teachers) at Panmure Bridge School.

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iNACOL Award

Russell Burt, principal of Pt England School and Convenor for the Manaiakalani cluster is honoured to have recently received the Innovative Blended and Online Learning Practice Award from iNACOL on behalf of Manaiakalani.

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Radio New Zealand focus on Maori Education

Manaiakalani has been featured in an article for the Radio New Zealand News website. The piece features quotes from Manaiakalani Cluster school principals: Russell Burt, Rhonda Kelly and Gael Vickers.

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Manaiakalani Success Story - Hapara

Our friends at Hapara have released a case study on Manaiakalani and the way we use digital teaching.

"Manaiakalani schools infuse training in self-awareness and self-regulation into the experience of their children. By using progressions, self assessment, and teacher feedback/feedforward, students are able to know exactly what they have learned, assess how well they have done, and understand what they need to learn next."

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