Woodward, Phillipa

Otumoetai College

Investigate leadership practices that more effectively respond to the complexity of education today, developing leaders for an unknown future. Explore the themes of adult learning theory, responding to complexity, and leadership that can create transformational learning.

Pocock, Jason

Whangaparaoa College

Investigate other teaching and learning systems, in particular looking at how schools integrate other cultures into their environments, and how they assist migrant families assimilate, whilst being respectful to the culture of origin of the migrant family.

Rowan, Clare

Hawera Christian School

Investigate modern teaching and pedagogy and physical aspects of innovative learning spaces, with reference to how they can be adopted in a two-teacher rural school and how children with particular learning needs are catered for.

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Mohi-Maxwell , Hayley

Rotorua Girls High

A leadership focused project that examines the contextual shifts required to craft future leaders in a modern school environment and the possible range of strategies that arise from women who are the change agents in a single sex learning environment.

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Davis, Nigel

Wesley Intermediate

Visit the Manaiakalani Outreach schools/clusters in Auckland and other parts of NZ to look at localised curriculum: What is a true localised curriculum? What are schools actually doing to implement a localised curriculum? How are schools getting student voice and community voice to support their localised curriculum?

Clark, Gavin

Hastings Christian School

Investigate pastoral care programmes in a range of New Zealand and Australian schools to determine best practice for addressing staff and student wellbeing (hauora).

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Cooper, Paul

Whitiora School

Investigate whānau and school relationships, by visiting schools, attending a conference, and meeting with other principals.

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Joyce, Andrea

Tisbury School

Document the impact of undertaking an 18 month e-learning programme that promoted accelerated pathways of change towards equity, excellence and belonging for learners.

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Kaiser, Peter

Tirimoana School

Research perceived successes and challenges in establishing and sustaining communities of learning, with particular reference to early adopter kāhui ako.

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