Couper, Debbie

Kaitieke School

Undertake professional reading and visit schools to grow my understanding around personalised learning. Investigate what successful personalised learning looks like in the classroom, what hurdles others have experienced in implementing a personalised learning pedagogy and how they were overcome, and how digital technologies are being used to support personalised learning.

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Goodall, Simonne

Randwick School

Find successful ways to engage with Māori and Pasifika communities, in the belief that successful engagement and consultation with families will lead to better outcomes, and hopefully attendance, for Māori and Pasifika students. Visit similar schools. Explore the impact of attendance on learning and behaviour and study successful initiatives that have been trialled in similar NZ schools, such as RAAYS programme (Raising Achievement Across the Youth Sector).

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Topp, Teresa

Waikite Valley School

Should we spend time developing student wellbeing in primary schools? Investigate the fundamental principles and current research relevant to the practice of wellbeing, mindfulness and positive education in schools.

Kearney, Bruce

Kaiapoi High School

A report for other principals who are thinking of attending a course at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and are unsure of the process, costs and value of the course. 

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Fellingham, Jason

Taihape Area School

Focus on student development, behaviour or support and how relationships between teacher and student affect academic achievement. 

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Coakley, Paul

St Pius X Catholic School (Glen Innes)

Gain a better understanding of the cultural backgrounds and schooling experience of Tongan and Samoan children attending our schools in NZ, by visiting Catholic and state schools in Tonga and Samoa. Investigate methods of parent engagement in children's learning in those settings to help inform our school programmes. Examine Tapasa – Cultural Competencies Framework for Teachers of Pasifika learners.

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Dodds, Margaret

Waitaha School

Reflect on and learn from the many and complex aspects of the rebuild process to provide valuable and insightful lessons for the future.

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Eades, Braden

Glenbervie School

Research experiential learning activities that reflect authentic contexts, from a student learning priority and staff professional development perspective, along with the communication of learning to stakeholders.

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Reed, Nick

Havelock North Primary School

How innovative learning pedagogies are catering for the wellbeing of students and improving outcomes for priority learners.

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