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Passionate about Innovation in Education. Enabling students to flourish and recognising the potential in all learners. Principal at Rāroa Normal Int, NZ.

Joined July 2008
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Looking for more ambition in 2024! Consider how you could look beyond the mire of short-term initiatives to achieve something meaningful in 2024 as we start the new school year. futuremakers.nz/2024/01/06/l…
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Tiriti centered, cosmopolitan future looks like this
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver unveils streaming experience of the future via the NBA App - and you can be in it!
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A special few days in New Zealand.
Three absolutely amazing days with @tombarrett dialogiclearning.com/ for Rāroa kaiako professional learning days. #education #motivation #collaboration #raroa #wairarapa
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Had a blast working with the Design Production Education team from Raroa Normal Intermediate School today! What a bunch of amazing creative humans! #secretsauce @stepheneames
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WATCH: New Zealand's newly elected parliament is set to be the most diverse ever and also expected to be the most inclusive
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Intermediate librarians fight for school libraries in New Zealand Aotearoa. They ask you to help fight too & sign this petition schoollibrariestransform.org… schoollibrariestransform.org… @ForrestC8 @RaroaInt #schoollibrariestransform
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On its current trajectory our education system is unlikely to genuinely address the myriad of complex, wicked problems that our current generation of learners in schools will face in their future. wenmoth.net/2020/09/28/compl…
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Over a year since we first shared it, this infographic continues to support learning communities with what you would see, hear and feel in a space honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Download the infographic https://xitter.cf/t.co/5dsBi00HJP #TeWikioTeReoMāori @reomaori
NZEI Te Riu Roa President Liam Rutherford talks to NZ Principals' Federation President Perry Rush about what our expectations should be for remote learning and teaching during the Covid-19 lockdown. youtu.be/nJPAp2wimiw
These Are Not Unprecedented Times | Simon Sinek youtu.be/6spNnsD-XOY via @YouTube
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What a great way to finish the week. Virtual drinks via zoom. So inspired by these educators. @stepheneames @EdNZ @Edk8R @fivefoot3 @blonde_bat @goshortynz @emmakaiako @heymrshay @NathOnPoint See you next week! #wellyed #lockdownnz #Learningathome
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So many things to consider when moving to online learning. We cant just put our face to face tasks online and hope for the best. It requires new mindsets and re-designed tasks. For now though its best kept simple ...
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We appreciate the irony here, but we encourage you to take some time out from the COVID-19 news cycle and social media. Taking care of yourself is particularly important in times like these – get tips from @minhealthnz on wellbeing at Alert Level 4: bit.ly/2Xb1n4l
Five years later! Same place; same awesome school. Great to work with Rāroa Intermediate again.
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12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education bit.ly/2voEk8d Live and personalized feedback is difficult and not sustainable for every assignment but can be powerful for critical learning objectives.
5 Questions To Ask When You Observe In Classrooms: 1. Who Owns The Learning? 2. What Are The Learning Targets or Essential Questions? 3. How Are The Walls Used To Support Understanding? 4. Can Students Apply and Transfer Their Knowledge? 5. Do I See Compliance or Contribution?
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