conferences and workshops.
Restorative Practice (Leane Carlsen) - 13 November, 2023. Auckland, NZ
Best Practices in Literacy - 28 October 28, 2023, Auckland, NZ.
International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC) Annual Conference - Kia moemoea - Dream Beyond Limits. July 05 - 08, 2023, Auckland, NZ.
Kaila Colbin (Brené Brown, Dare to lead facilitator), Dare to Lead, Auckland, NZ, March, 2023.
Rob Cope, Our Kids Online, Auckland, NZ, 28 February, 2023.
Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg, Why we need Intermediate Schools more than ever, Auckland NZ, January 26, 2023.
Wayfinding leadership, Northern Learning Network. Auckland, NZ, February - September, 2022.
A critical guide to Māori and Pākehā histories, Tamsin Hanly. Auckland, NZ, April, 2022.
Harrison Tew - Emergency Planning - Annual audit training and the command and control of a simulated lockdown. Auckland, NZ, April, 2022.
Growth Coaching New Zealand - Introduction to Leadership Coaching - March 10 & 11, 2020, Auckland, NZ
The Education Group - Training for Primary & Secondary School Appraisers - May 29, 30 2019, Auckland, NZ.
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath - The Learning Trajectory: From Surface, to Deep, to Transfer - May 16 2019, Auckland, NZ.
Dr. Tony Fernaando - Science of Happiness (and suffering) - May 14 2019, Takapuna NZ.
Nathan Wallis - Understand Your Brain - Nathan Wallis, May 07 2019, Auckland, NZ.
Professor Jo Boaler - Mathematical Mindsets - April 24, 2019, Hamilton NZ.
ICSEI (International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement) - Bringing together - creating innovative educational policies and practices for diversity, equity and sustainability. January 08-12, 2019, Stavanger Norway.
NZAIMS Teacher Conference - Nathan Wallis (Neuroscience - Working successfully with adolescents in classroom environments), Dr. Tim Bell (Unplugged Digital Technology - it's not the device that's important, it's the thinking), Dr. Sandhya Ramrakha (Dunedin Study - What does this longitudinal study of 44 years clarify for teachers?), Andrew Lines (The right journey - acknowledging and recognising the journey of kids in middle schooling), Marcus Akuhata Brown (Ruatoria to Buckingham Palace). November 1-2, 2019, Christchurch NZ.
Dr. Stuart Shanker - Self Regulation. Helping your child (and you) understand stress & manage tension & energy. September 27, 2018. Auckland New Zealand.
True North Education - Reshaping Dialogue to Drive Educational Excellence in Schools. April 2018, Singapore.
Garfield Gini-Newman - Critical Thinking Consortium: Creating Thinking Classrooms for the 21st Century & Creating Optimal Conditions for Creativity. October 2017, Singapore
Dr. Vivek Bammi - Critical thinking includes multiple dimensions. October 2017, Singapore
Lynne West - Building self-awareness, compassion and empathy to promote authentic connection & Reflecting on the filters of our world view. October 2017, Singapore
Dr. Eowyn Crisfield - Raising Bilingual Children. March 2017, Singapore.
Sir John Jones - Preparing Our Students for a World that Doesn't Exist. EARCOS Conference: October 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. Ruby Payne - The Poverty Mindset. EARCOS Conference: October 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. Virginia Rojas - Key Principles for ELL in International Schools: What we all need to do. October 2016, Singapore.
IB Regional Conference - Key note speakers: Marc Prensky, Linda Lantieri, Dr. Helen Fisher. March 2016, Hyderabad, India.
Suzanne Anderson - School Crisis Response Training. October 2015, Singapore.
Multilingualism Conference - United World College (UWC). May 2015, Singapore.
Virginia Hunt - IB Pedagogical Leadership. February 2015, Hong Kong.
Helena Curtain - Roadmap for Developing Language Proficiency: ELL. November 2014, Singapore.
Dr. Leher Singh - Bilingual Acquisition. October 2014, Singapore.
Dr. Anne Davies - Building Effective Assessment. October 2014, Singapore.
Reggie Routman in Residence - Transforming our Teaching through Reading, Writing, and Reading/Writing Connections. September 2014 - May 2015, Singapore.
Dr. Jo Boaler - Mathematical Mindsets, Stanford University (on-line). June 2014.
IB Workshop - Concept Based Learning. January 2013, Auckland, NZ.
Bill Lucas - Leadership, Change, and an Un-Certain World. October 2012, Auckland, NZ.
Dr. Mary Ryan - Strategies for Enhancing Reflective Teaching and Assessment. June 2012, Brisbane, Australia.
IB Workshop - Assessment in the PYP. May 2010, Auckland, NZ.
Lynn Erickson - Curriculum Instruction and Concept-Based Learning. August 2008, Toronto, Canada.
IB Workshop - Science and Social Studies. February 2008, Vancouver, Canada.
Carol Ann Tomlinson - Differentiated Instruction. February 2008, Toronto, Canada.
Best Practices in Literacy - 28 October 28, 2023, Auckland, NZ.
International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC) Annual Conference - Kia moemoea - Dream Beyond Limits. July 05 - 08, 2023, Auckland, NZ.
Kaila Colbin (Brené Brown, Dare to lead facilitator), Dare to Lead, Auckland, NZ, March, 2023.
Rob Cope, Our Kids Online, Auckland, NZ, 28 February, 2023.
Dr. Michael Carr-Gregg, Why we need Intermediate Schools more than ever, Auckland NZ, January 26, 2023.
Wayfinding leadership, Northern Learning Network. Auckland, NZ, February - September, 2022.
A critical guide to Māori and Pākehā histories, Tamsin Hanly. Auckland, NZ, April, 2022.
Harrison Tew - Emergency Planning - Annual audit training and the command and control of a simulated lockdown. Auckland, NZ, April, 2022.
Growth Coaching New Zealand - Introduction to Leadership Coaching - March 10 & 11, 2020, Auckland, NZ
The Education Group - Training for Primary & Secondary School Appraisers - May 29, 30 2019, Auckland, NZ.
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath - The Learning Trajectory: From Surface, to Deep, to Transfer - May 16 2019, Auckland, NZ.
Dr. Tony Fernaando - Science of Happiness (and suffering) - May 14 2019, Takapuna NZ.
Nathan Wallis - Understand Your Brain - Nathan Wallis, May 07 2019, Auckland, NZ.
Professor Jo Boaler - Mathematical Mindsets - April 24, 2019, Hamilton NZ.
ICSEI (International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement) - Bringing together - creating innovative educational policies and practices for diversity, equity and sustainability. January 08-12, 2019, Stavanger Norway.
NZAIMS Teacher Conference - Nathan Wallis (Neuroscience - Working successfully with adolescents in classroom environments), Dr. Tim Bell (Unplugged Digital Technology - it's not the device that's important, it's the thinking), Dr. Sandhya Ramrakha (Dunedin Study - What does this longitudinal study of 44 years clarify for teachers?), Andrew Lines (The right journey - acknowledging and recognising the journey of kids in middle schooling), Marcus Akuhata Brown (Ruatoria to Buckingham Palace). November 1-2, 2019, Christchurch NZ.
Dr. Stuart Shanker - Self Regulation. Helping your child (and you) understand stress & manage tension & energy. September 27, 2018. Auckland New Zealand.
True North Education - Reshaping Dialogue to Drive Educational Excellence in Schools. April 2018, Singapore.
Garfield Gini-Newman - Critical Thinking Consortium: Creating Thinking Classrooms for the 21st Century & Creating Optimal Conditions for Creativity. October 2017, Singapore
Dr. Vivek Bammi - Critical thinking includes multiple dimensions. October 2017, Singapore
Lynne West - Building self-awareness, compassion and empathy to promote authentic connection & Reflecting on the filters of our world view. October 2017, Singapore
Dr. Eowyn Crisfield - Raising Bilingual Children. March 2017, Singapore.
Sir John Jones - Preparing Our Students for a World that Doesn't Exist. EARCOS Conference: October 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. Ruby Payne - The Poverty Mindset. EARCOS Conference: October 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Dr. Virginia Rojas - Key Principles for ELL in International Schools: What we all need to do. October 2016, Singapore.
IB Regional Conference - Key note speakers: Marc Prensky, Linda Lantieri, Dr. Helen Fisher. March 2016, Hyderabad, India.
Suzanne Anderson - School Crisis Response Training. October 2015, Singapore.
Multilingualism Conference - United World College (UWC). May 2015, Singapore.
Virginia Hunt - IB Pedagogical Leadership. February 2015, Hong Kong.
Helena Curtain - Roadmap for Developing Language Proficiency: ELL. November 2014, Singapore.
Dr. Leher Singh - Bilingual Acquisition. October 2014, Singapore.
Dr. Anne Davies - Building Effective Assessment. October 2014, Singapore.
Reggie Routman in Residence - Transforming our Teaching through Reading, Writing, and Reading/Writing Connections. September 2014 - May 2015, Singapore.
Dr. Jo Boaler - Mathematical Mindsets, Stanford University (on-line). June 2014.
IB Workshop - Concept Based Learning. January 2013, Auckland, NZ.
Bill Lucas - Leadership, Change, and an Un-Certain World. October 2012, Auckland, NZ.
Dr. Mary Ryan - Strategies for Enhancing Reflective Teaching and Assessment. June 2012, Brisbane, Australia.
IB Workshop - Assessment in the PYP. May 2010, Auckland, NZ.
Lynn Erickson - Curriculum Instruction and Concept-Based Learning. August 2008, Toronto, Canada.
IB Workshop - Science and Social Studies. February 2008, Vancouver, Canada.
Carol Ann Tomlinson - Differentiated Instruction. February 2008, Toronto, Canada.
what i am reading...
Books
Dare to Lead - Brave work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts (2018). By Brené Brown.
What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience and healing (2021). By Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey.
Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance (2016). By Angela Duckworth.
Language and Children, Making the Match: New Languages for Young Learners, Grades K-8 (2010). By Helena Curtain & Carol Ann Dahlberg
Spark - How Exercise Will Improve the Performance of Your Brain (2008). By John Ratey.
Journal Articles
Duckworth, A., Quinn, P., Tsukayama, E. (2012). What No Child Left Behind Leaves Behind: The Roles of IQ and Self-Control in Predicting Standardized Achievement Test Scores and Report Card Grades. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 104, No. 2, pp. 439-451.
Duckworth, A., Gross, J. (2014). Self-Control and Grit: Related but Separable Determinants of Success. Association for Psychological Science, 1-7.
Mitra, D. (2004). The Significance of Students: Can increasing "Student Voice" in Schools Lead to Gains in Youth Development? Teachers College Record, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 651-699.
On-line Articles
Dare to Lead - Brave work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts (2018). By Brené Brown.
What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience and healing (2021). By Bruce D. Perry & Oprah Winfrey.
Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance (2016). By Angela Duckworth.
Language and Children, Making the Match: New Languages for Young Learners, Grades K-8 (2010). By Helena Curtain & Carol Ann Dahlberg
Spark - How Exercise Will Improve the Performance of Your Brain (2008). By John Ratey.
Journal Articles
Duckworth, A., Quinn, P., Tsukayama, E. (2012). What No Child Left Behind Leaves Behind: The Roles of IQ and Self-Control in Predicting Standardized Achievement Test Scores and Report Card Grades. Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 104, No. 2, pp. 439-451.
Duckworth, A., Gross, J. (2014). Self-Control and Grit: Related but Separable Determinants of Success. Association for Psychological Science, 1-7.
Mitra, D. (2004). The Significance of Students: Can increasing "Student Voice" in Schools Lead to Gains in Youth Development? Teachers College Record, Vol. 106, No. 4, pp. 651-699.
On-line Articles
- The EdTech Eleven: This Month's Must-Know Tools. By Tanner Higgin. Common Sense Education, March 13, 2018. www.commonsense.org
- 5 Simple Ways to Build Resilience and Well-Being in Children. By Dr. Hazel Harrison. Hey Sigmund, March 06, 2018. www.heysigmund.com
- Cultivating Coachability with these 5 Mindsets. By Julie Winkle Giulioni. SmartBrief, February 09, 2018. http://smartbrief.com
- Anxiety in Children: A Metaphor to Put You In Their Shoes (And Right Beside Them). By Karen Young. Hey Sigmund, February 06, 2018. www.heysigmund.com
