Watt, Colleen

Pukerau School

To spend time researching sensory processing disorder with the purpose of specifically looking at how children arriving with this disorder can be integrated into a small school environment.

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Wilkinson, Sally

Blomfield Special School and Resource CT

Uncover common characteristics of effective leadership models in special education internationally and consider how these characteristics can be identified and strengthened within leadership in New Zealand.

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Yule, Bettina

Mt Maunganui College

To visit Queensland schools and investigate ways to implement and integrate Positive Behaviour for Learning successfully.

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Bokser, Lloyd

Fenwick School

To raise the understanding of Pasifika identities, languages, and cultures and raise awareness of these in the development of effective programmes and innovative strategies to lift Pasifika students' achievement.

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Booth, Marianne

St Francis Catholic School (Pt Chevalier)

Investigate the implementation of Māori and Pasifika in the teaching and learning of literacy, across the New Zealand science curriculum.

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Booth, Sharon

Goldfields School (Cromwell)

To develop teachers confidence in Te Reo Māori so that learners can have access to quality Maori language in classrooms.

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Buckner, Shane

Wairakei School (Christchurch)

To investigate best communication methods with diverse communities.

Carswell-Griffiths, Mike

Birdwood School

To learn te reo in a full immersion Kura and about Ti Kanga Māori in relation to students.

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Cochrane, Jennifer

Waikino School

To investigate primary schools that have developed an effective environmental education programme, which is authentic and engages students in learning, and to look at setting up and implementing a quality eco-school model which will integrate the local Māori perspective and enhance the well-being of individuals, whānau and the community.

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Fraser, Linda

West Gore School

To investigate the identification of and provision for gifted students, with a particular focus on Māori giftedness.

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