Articles on early childhood education
Iti Rearea is our quarterly magazine distributed exclusively to members of the Association. Selected articles published in Iti Rearea are available in this section of our website.
Iti Rearea features stories on best practice in early childhood education. Archive copies of the newsletter are available for download in the member area of the website (member login required).
Below are the links to the selected articles or feature stories from 2007 and 2006 issues.
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Iti Rearea Articles from 2007
ICT: A Tool for Supporting Meaningful Relationships in Early Childhood
Michelle Anderson, Lecturer, NZCA
Issues in Teacher Registration
Discussion by early childhood education centre professionals on supporting provisionally registered teachers through their advice and guidance programmes.
Teachers Role in Making Science Visible
Sue Smorti, Director Professional Development, NZCA
Action research project in the area of science at First Years Preschool, Dannevirke.
Self-Review: Transformation & Change Essential in Delivering Quality ECE
Akura Brown and Karin Shaw - Professional Development Facilitators, NZCA
Excerpts from a workshop paper on Self-Review presented at the NZCA Annual Conference 2007.
Janice Nadew, Communications Coordinator, NZCA
Highlighting both potential benefits and associated risks of using this technology in early childhood education centres.
Iti Rearea Articles from 2006
Learning to fly with uncertainty
Barbara Allan, Director Professional Development, NZCA
Highlighting how Kei Tua o te Pae helps refresh and put a new dynamic into planning.
Men in ECE - where are they and how can we attract them?
Russell Ballantyne, teacher and part owner of the Early Childhood on Stafford centre in Dunedin
Russell shares his ideas on how the gender imbalance in ECE could be addressed.
Early Childhood Gifted Education Research - how can teachers respond?
Caterina Murphy, Senior Lecturer, NZCA
Caterina shares key insights on her reseach on gifted young children.
Storytelling creates partners in children’s’ learning
Barbara Allan, Director Professional Development, NZCA
How the assessment tool Kei Tua o te Pae helps centres to involve parents as partners in learning and assessment.
If environment's the third teacher, let's recognise her contribution
Ann Pairman
Ann discusses the role of the environment in early childhood education centres.
Why free early childhood education? A policy based on evidence and children's rights
Linda Mitchell, Senior Researcher, New Zealand Council for Educational Research
In this guest editorial, Linda discusses the 20 Free Hours policy basis.