About Me

EDUCATION:

1985 – 1988 Canterbury University, Christchurch
1985 – 1988 Christchurch Teachers College
1980 – 1984 Mairehau High School, Christchurch
1978 – 1979 Casebrook Intermediate School, Christchurch
1972 – 1977 Redwood Primary School, Christchurch

ACADEMIC
QUALIFICATIONS:

2000 – National Diploma of Educational Management – Christchurch College of Education (DipEdMan)
1989 – Bachelor of Education conferred – Canterbury University (BEd)
1988 – Diploma of Teaching conferred – Christchurch College of Education (DipTchg.)
1985 -1988 ‘A’ Bursary
1985 -1988 Canterbury University

TEACHING
EXPERIENCE

2007: Principal (U4) Outram School, Otago
2006: ICT PD National Facilitator (Priamary). Secondment to CORE Education Ltd
1998 – 2006: Year (4), 5-6; Principal (U3/U2) Pine Hill School, Dunedin
1995 – 1997: Year 4 – 8; Principal (G1) Taieri Beach School, Otago
July – December 1994: Year 4 – 8; Relieving Principal (G1) Taieri Beach School
January – July 1994: Year 4 – 6; Teacher Abbotsford Primary School, Dunedin
1993: Year 5 – 6; Teacher Abbotsford Primary School, Dunedin
1992: Year 5 – 7; Teacher Abbotsford Primary School Dunedin
1991: Year 5 – 6; Teacher Abbotsford Primary School, Dunedin
August – December 1990: Year 6 – 7; Teacher Abbotsford Primary School, Dunedin
1989 – August 1990: Year 4; Teacher Redwood Primary School, Christchurch

INTERESTS AND AREAS OF STRENGTH:

- Organisational and leadership abilities
- Learning styles, thinking skills, multiple intelligences, etc in the classroom. Constructivist pedagogy as key understanding for classroom practice.
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Information and communication technologies (ICT) as tools to enhance learning
- Art
- Children with Special Needs and abilities – Remedial, Gifted and Talented

SEMINAR, PRESENTING AND PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE:

- 2006- Presentations at ULearn, school and regional conferences on Web2.0 tools in the classroom.
- HPP and Oral Language trainings (2002 – present). Jointly taken more than 10 trainings
- Staff training – Roxburgh and Invercargill schools (2003 and 2005)
- Rural and Teaching Principals Conference (2004) – HPP/ Oral Language seminar
- ICT Principal Development Seminar – Tai o Rapuwai ICT Cluster (2005)
- Speech Pathology Australia 2005 National Conference – Research and Practice- Making a Difference. Paper presented on HPP and member of Professional Discussion Panel. Paper one of only 17 deemed to be of acceptable standard to publish in Proceedings.

INTERESTS – PERSONAL:

– Family
- Photography
- Fly fishing and fly tying
- Hunting and shooting
- Music listening
- Reading
- Wine appreciation
- My new home theatre/stereo system!