Primary award recipients 2008
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Ball, James
Alfriston School
More instructional leadership and less management. Practical examples for principals.
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Beaton, Trevor
Cobham Intermediate
What structural/organisational changes have some Australian schools implemented to meet the specific learning/development needs of 10–13 year-olds?
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Bowden, Megan
Oteha Valley School
Ways that principals of a newly established school in Auckland and Hamilton have developed and resourced their schools over the first two years.
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Bradley-Artis, Fiona
Tauwhare School
The diagnosing of dyslexia and the impact that will have on the classroom teacher.
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Bragg, Clark
Mornington School
What are the best approaches to classroom release time? What impact does this have on the culture of the school?
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Caulfield, Marian
Dominion Road School
Why are some beginning teachers not securing teaching positions?
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Chalmers, Neil
Tua Marina School
Research SFBT and its application in educational settings.
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Cubitt, John
Pekerau School
To research successful ways of engaging boys through boy-friendly teaching practices and in doing so raising boys.
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Dixon, Malcolm
Frimley School
To investigate and explore what is happening in formative leadership practice and formative teaching practice within New Zealand and overseas.
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Druery, Geoffrey
Marshland School
To collect data and analyse it in reading levels of students when they are withdrawn from Reading Recovery and one month later.
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Ellis, Paul
Newfield Park School
Explore the impact that the investments in excellence programme has on developing successful schools in the UK.
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Fleming, Alan
St Francis de Sales School (Island Bay)
To further my knowledge of transformational leadership and visit schools in Massa Lubrense, Italy, with a view to establishing a school-to-school relationship with St Francis de Sales school.
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Fletcher, Alastair
Chaucer School
Some strategies principals are using to support teachers with autistic spectrum disorder children and other individual learners included in their classes.
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Goulstone, Roger
Valley School
To complete personal development goals including school visits.
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Haines, Sheryl
Hukerenui School (years 1 to 8)
To explore and compare international trends in technology which will assist us to refine our technological practices and improve the teaching and assessment of technology at our centre.
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Hayward, Jeff
Waimata Valley School
To study the governance and management of small school on the East Coast (NI). and study similar comparative study of small schools in Australia.
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Johnson, Anne
Fairfield Primary School
Innovative programs and practices that support student achievement in decile 1–2 schools.
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Kelly, Fintan
Waikowhai School
Practical strategies and practices to transform learning. The focus is to review strategies and practices that schools use to support/enhance student/teacher/community learning.
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Limbrick, Richard
Arahoe School
To investigate ways in which primary schools currently manage a personalised learning approach within the context of traditional organisational structures.
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Magner, Christopher
Ellerslie School
Leadership and the quest for continuous improvement. Assessment related to raising student achievement.
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Manley, Grant
Royal Oak School
Emotional intelligence and academic achievement: What relevance and implications does this psychological construct called emotional intelligence have for education in New Zealand?
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Marshall, Allan
Broomfield School
Alternative ways of teaching dyslexic children.
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Martin, Craig
Auckland Point School
To seek out and video exemplary literacy teaching in senior primary classrooms and create a short documentary film for teachers/schools.
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Martin, Doreen
Riverina School
The levels of expectation for achievement in written language, particularly in decile 3–4 schools.
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McMillan, Allen
Taradale School
Developing and sustaining an Active Schools culture.
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Morgan, Judy
Papakura Normal School
To investigate effective advice and guidance for beginning teachers in South Auckland schools.
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Opie, Geoff
Otumoetai School
To investigate networked learning communities.
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Potaka, Paul
Nelson Central School
Improving perception and performance of principal leadership through conversation, observation and educational research.
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Pullar, Noelene
Tarras School
How small schools can work collaboratively to improve student achievement in their schools.
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Scanlan, Ted
Titahi Bay School
Look at professional development models used in classes to improve teacher practice and raise student achievement.
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Smith, Fraser
Oturu School
To complete some draft writing of high local interest, designed to enthuse low-decile students, especially boys and Māori students, and to field test this writing in a number of primary schools in the far north.
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Stedman, Grant
Opawa School
Applying restorative justice principles to primary school practice to enhance relationships and facilitate deeper personalised learning.
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Stevens, Vernon
Selwyn Park School
Visit schools who have taken up the Active Schools programme, to gauge the effectiveness of this programme.
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Sumich, Luke
Summerland Primary
To explore the potential for recruitment of suitable male teachers.
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Turner, Julie
Pakiri School
How successful is the inquiry method of teaching and learning in the preparation of students for learning in the future?
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Vickerstaff, Nathan
Paparoa School
To research the restorative justice approach to behaviour management in schools.
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Webby, Bruce John
Henry Hill School
To look at life skills programmes and critique them.
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Whyte, Terry
St Joseph's School (Temuka)
To investigate the impact of new strategies/initiatives selected schools have implemented or are implementing to meet the requirement of the NAG 5 change.
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Wilson, Nigel
Kaikorai School
To research methods used and implications to implement the Minister's focus on personalised learning.
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Win, Kevin
Papakowhai School
To investigate the role played by the friend of the school during an ERO review.
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