EP supports teachers in meeting the NZ Professional Standards for Teachers. This article outlines how EP's features and content align with each standard.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Partnership
EP supports this standard through our Aotearoa NZ Histories lessons, developed with experienced History teachers and experts in Te Ao Māori. These cover key moments in Aotearoa NZ history, from Ngā Hekenga to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its legacy today.
Our Primary Literacy resources feature diverse Māori and Pasifika voices, including work from Tusiata Avia, Serie Barford, Apirana Taylor and Hone Tūwhare.
To support te reo and tikanga Māori, EP offers:
Te Ao Māori for Students — lessons, assessments, and vocabulary activities to develop working knowledge of Te Reo Māori and tikanga.
Te Ao Māori for Educators — a professional development course covering pronunciation, greetings, classroom language, grammar, and more, designed for beginner to intermediate learners without requiring an expert facilitator.
Professional Learning
EP supports ongoing professional inquiry through comprehensive assessment tools, including analysis tags aligned to NZC Levels, and individual student reports that inform teaching and next steps.
Professional development opportunities include webinars, podcasts, thought leadership articles, conferences, and in-school visits. Teachers can also contribute as guest speakers or lead PD sessions, and engage with colleagues through EP's social media communities.
Professional Relationships
EP helps teachers maintain learning-focused relationships with students, whānau, and colleagues through:
Parent/caregiver email notifications for assigned Tasks and Assessments, including progress reminders and final results.
Detailed student reports to support parent-teacher interviews and reporting.
The Compare Results feature, which provides quantitative evidence of student growth.
Live monitoring and in-platform messaging to support proactive classroom management.
Cheers to positively reinforce student effort and engagement.
Learning-Focused Culture
EP promotes a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment through:
Peer Review, which allows students to give and receive anonymous feedback in a teacher-moderated space.
Voice and video recording options that give students the opportunity to share their ideas and perspectives.
Accessibility options and differentiation tools, including assigning specific sections or content to individual students based on their learning needs.
Insights data to help teachers understand each student's experience and adjust accordingly.
Customisable content in EP Studio to tailor activities to students' identities, languages, cultures, and abilities.
Design for Learning
EP supports curriculum-aligned, evidence-based lesson design through:
Formative, diagnostic, pre- and post-testing with personalised recommended next steps.
Vertical access to level-appropriate content across Years 7–13.
Content authoring tools in EP Studio for customisation and adjustment of lessons.
Differentiation features, including assigning specific content to specific students and flexible task sequencing.
Culturally responsive content aligned to the NZ Curriculum, including diverse representation across examples, contexts, and illustrations.
Teaching
EP helps teachers deliver responsive, evidence-informed teaching through:
Real-time learning data showing student accuracy, time on task, and progress at a glance.
Immediate feedback through model answers and explanations within lessons.
A wide range of question types and scaffolded content to suit different learning needs.
Assessment data to evaluate and refine teaching strategies over time.
Competitions and gamification features to boost student motivation and engagement.
Peer Review and Cheers to foster collaboration and peer interaction.
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