CORE Education's current projects

BookTalks is an easy and fun way of connecting early childhood centres, schools, and other organisations with New Zealand authors and illustrators online. 

CORE Education organises a number of educational conferences and events throughout New Zealand.

The Leadership Programme (2010–2013) is a Ministry of Education funded professional learning programme supporting the development of leadership within early childhood services.

EDtalks is a free database of video interviews with leading educators and thinkers. This steadily growing collection features New Zealand and international educators talking about learning.

 The Ministry of Education has commissioned CORE Education to conduct an independent evaluative study of the impacts on schools, teachers, students and their families of the co-location and relocation of schools after the Christchurch earthquake of February 2011.

KidsCongress™ is a unique, award-winning technology and learning conference for 9-12 year olds and is open to all primary schools in New Zealand.

Software for Learning informs and supports teachers in their selection and integration of software as part of a rich learning environment.

The Blended e-Learning PLD Programme is designed to transition the existing framework from National Support Services for the ICT PD Cluster Programme, to a regional model consistent with PLD provision across priority areas.

The e-Learning Planning Frameworks project will develop principal and teacher planning and practice frameworks for the effective integration of ICT into learning and teaching.

Te Toi Tupu Leadership and Assessment is an evidence based programme focussed on developing school leadership teams to lead and sustain effective change in their school.

The Aspiring Principals' Programme 2011 is designed to develop leadership focused on improving student learning outcomes in schools.

The Virtual Professional Learning and Development (VPLD) Programme will be available for selected teachers and principals.

This Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) funded research project will investigate ways of enhancing children’s learning journeys from ECE into school and explore the impact of transition practices over time.

The Virtual Learning Network (VLN) supports the concept of classrooms without walls, where students and educators have the flexibility to connect with their classes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.