Secondary award recipients 2009
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Baxter, Mary Ann
Hamilton Girls' High School
Evaluate progress and directions to date, and read widely to prepare for the next few years, as a professional learning community at Hamilton Girls'.
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Bowden, Mark
Opunake High School
Leading secondary education requires a future focus and highly effective change management strategies to ensure the delivery of education for a rapidly changing world.
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Bradford, David Benson
Ngaruawahia High School
Bridging the divide between a school's vision statement and what's practised in the classroom. Implications of social capital and exploring valid performance indicators for schools.
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Buckland, Wayne
Bream Bay College
Restorative practices and schools / using ICT to inform learning
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Clark, Thomas James
Northern Southland College
What are the teaching styles and delivery methods that will make online learning more effective?
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Cochrane, Alistair
Waihi College
Current thinking and programmes around improving year 9 and 10 teaching and learning, especially improving Maori student achievement.
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Crosbie, Eoin
Gore High School
Building knowledge around how a principal can provide meaningful formative evaluation for teachers in terms of their teaching practice.
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Dawson, Ken
Ellesmere College
The processes schools have to transition students from primary school to year 7 in year 7 to 13 composite schools.
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Edwards, Elgin
Tokoroa High School
Reviewing the school campus concept, "More than one type of school, on one site".
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Gall, Peter
Papatoetoe High School
Through a combination of review of current school practice, literature research and school visits, establish an effective model of leadership development within a school setting.
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Gerrard, Tom
Rosmini College
Study successful practices in improving boys' education.
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Hamill, Clive
Melville High School
Reviewing literature and visiting schools to identify best practice in the area of student engagement.
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Harding, Fergus
Menzies College
Investigating strengthening relationships within the school and between the school and community.
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Herrick, Christina
Taieri College
Investigate how schools support and develop professional conversations that engage teachers in reflecting on and improving their classroom practice.
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Hoyle, Alexandra Janet
Te Aroha College
What do effective classroom teachers do that makes teaching and learning relevant to the 21st century learner? What are the specific techniques that make pedagogy effective?
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Lamb, Simon
Takapuna Grammar School
Further researching developments in neuroscience and brain research that should be informing education practice.
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Laurenson, Gilbert
Otahuhu College
Improving leadership skills and researching best practice in teacher coaching.
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Leach, Michael
Botany Downs Secondary College
Attendance at Harvard University's Educational Leadership Course. Working with Auckland University's Centre for Educational Leadership to develop a school-based educational leadership programme for teacher leaders.
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Mahoney, Philip
St Patrick's College, Silverstream
Improving leadership of the special character of this school by capturing some best practice through visits to similar schools.
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McFadyen, Graeme
Spotswood College
Attendance at the International Confederation of Principals in Singapore. Visiting schools overseas that implemented the literacy programme "Toe by Toe", to finally implement at Spotswood.
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McGuinness, Paul
Campion College
Reviewing the literature on personalising learning for students and developing a model of practice that can be used by a secondary school.
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Mexted, Roz
Nga Tawa Diocesan School for Girls
To attend the Harvard University, Graduate School of Education, Leadership: An Evolving Vision: and to visit three Queensland Academies focussed on digital pedagogy, using web 2.0 technologies in all aspects of teaching and learning.
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Murphy, Vivianne
Wanganui Girls' College
Investigating possible applications of online learning and the development of using Learning Management Systems to enhance student learning and teacher interaction with students about their learning.
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Newton , Charles
Nayland College
Investigating international 'best practice' where groups of schools are collaborating to access the power and sophistication of ICT aggregation and high-speed connectivity to advanced education and research networks.
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Pasley, Alexandra
St Mary's College, Ponsonby
How secondary schools set up by the Sisters of Mercy in the United States operate, in terms of educational initiatives to raise achievement, fundraising initiatives, initiatives to promote the Mercy charisma, and to visit Mercy schools in Samoa.
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Pelham-Waerea, Violet
Western Heights High School
Explore initiatives in education within secondary schools that have integrated career education into the curriculum - NAG 1 Part (vi) - and offer effective programmes for Gifted and Talented students.
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Pyatt, Denis
Papanui High School
Decreasing disengagement.
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Rennie, Clive
Otago Boys' High School
Two aspects of boys: School education; and differentiated learning and leadership programmes.
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Rowsell, Glenn
Matamata College
How ICT may be used to differentiate the curriculum and better engage students with learning and behaviour needs in their learning, and to explore programmes that schools have introduced to cater for 'less academic' senior students.
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Schumacher, Richard
Central Hawkes Bay College
Highly effective practices in schooling for the Generation Z learner, involving visiting acknowledged centres of excellence and engaging with leading practitioners.
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Shaughnessy, Theresa
Avonside Girls' High School
How are schools locally and in other parts of the world addressing the following two issues: Student voice in learning and school organisation, and home/school partnership and communication?
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Sims, Christina
Awatapu College
The use of ICT in teaching and learning in schools in the United Kingdom.
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Stephens, Bruce
Te Kuiti High School
Strategies being implemented in some English secondary schools to provide transition of students from secondary school to further training and the workforce.
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Tame, Linda
Lincoln High School
Strategies for successfully implementing the key competencies in a secondary school.
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Travers, Geraldine
Hastings Girls' High School
Gaining fresh inspiration from observing school-wide literacy programmes in the United Kingdom.
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Wood , Andrew
Central Southland College
What directions could curriculum delivery take in the future at Central Southland College?
