The Story of a Treaty / He Korero Tiriti (3rd edition) by Claudia Orange
$35.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning | Series: 1st
The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi is a central document in New Zealand history. This lively account tells the story of the Treaty from its signing in 1840, through the debates and struggles of the nineteenth century, to the gathering political momentum of recent decades. The third edition of T ...Show more
The English Text of the Treaty of Waitangi by Ned Fletcher
$70.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
How was the English text of the Treaty of Waitangi understood by the British in 1840? That is the question addressed by historian and lawyer Ned Fletcher, in this extensive work. With one exception, the Treaty sheets signed by rangatira and British officials were in te reo Maori. The Maori text, Te Tiri ...Show more
The Elephant in the Classroom: Helping Children Learn and Love Maths by Jo Boaler
$24.99 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
Practical solutions to the question: Why do millions struggle with mathematics, and what can be done to change that for the next generation?
The Maori Picture Dictionary: Te Papakupu Whakaahua by Margaret Sinclair, Ross Calman, Josh Morgan, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
$30.00 NZD
Category: Te ao Māori
This comprehensive picture dictionary contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Wonderfully illustrated by two up-and-coming Māori artists, The Māori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua has a sense of fun that makes it easy to use. Many words are clarified ...Show more
The Exercise Book by Ken Duncum
$35.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
The Exercise Book collects over fifty creative writing exercise used by Bill Manhire and his colleagues, not only at Victoria but throughout New Zealand and around the world.This book will be an indispensible resource for teachers and students, and excellent stimulation and entertainment for anyone want ...Show more
Education: a Very Short Introduction by Gary Thomas
$24.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning | Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Education is one of the hot-button issues of our time, heatedly debated by parents, teachers, local school boards, and national politicians. But despite the many measures taken to overhaul the educational system, student math and reading scores rarely seem to improve. Taking the reader fromthe schools o ...Show more
Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen
$35.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
As a child with Tourette syndrome, Brad Cohen was ridiculed, beaten, mocked, and shunned. As a teen, he was viewed by many as purposefully misbehaving, even though he had little power over the twitches and noises he produced, especially under stress. Even today, Brad is sometimes ejected from movie thea ...Show more
How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers by Tim Harford
$25.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
Factfulness meets How to Be Right in this major new book from globally bestselling economist Tim Harford'Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour... clear, clever and always highly readable' Times Books of the Year 'If you aren't in love with stats before reading this book, you wil ...Show more
Transforming Education - Reimagining Learning, Pedagogy and Curriculum by Miranda Jefferson; Michael Anderson
$54.99 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
Working away from trends in government policy, this book takes a future-oriented re-imagining of schools with a focus on four innate human capacities: collaboration, critical reflection, communication and creativity. Miranda Jefferson and Michael Anderson draw together a diverse range of case studies fr ...Show more
What They Forgot to Teach You At School by The School of Life
$37.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
We probably went to school for what felt like a very long time. We probably took care with our homework. Along the way we surely learnt intriguing things about equations, the erosion of glaciers, the history of the Middle Ages, and the tenses of foreign languages.But why, despite all the lessons we sat ...Show more
You Don't Need an MBA - Leadership Lessons That Cut Through the Crap by Alicia McKay
$35.00 NZD
Category: Business
The 21 lessons in You Don't Need an MBA are practical rather than academic. They are meant for the fast-paced, new world of leadership and for leaders who are looking for practical solutions to everyday challenges. Alicia McKay's writing is engaging and direct. Readers immediately have confidence that h ...Show more
Essentials of Life-Span Development 6e by SANTROCK
$170.00 NZD
Category: Education & Learning
Connecting research and results. As a master teacher, John Santrock connects students to current research and real-world application, helping students see how developmental psychology plays a role in their own lives and future careers. Through an integrated, personalised digital learning program, studen ...Show more