Primary award recipients 2007
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Atkinson, Lyn
Ilam School
How do exemplary principals manage and sustain change in order to enhance student learning outcomes?
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Bacon, Michelle
Rutherford Primary School
Investigation into contemporary libraries and information centres.
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Barker, Bill
Grey Lynn School
The likely impact of proposed curriculum changes on Grey Lynn School’s future.
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Baty, Spencer
Tapu School
Rural and urban schools with rolls less than a hundred and how they are managing a variety of common issues.
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Bioletti, Nigel
Birkenhead Primary School
A brief look at how we can best involve children in reporting their progress and development to their parents; and a look at some of the developments in ICTs which may assist this process, and/or make it even more worthwhile.
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Bokser, Lloyd
Fenwick Primary School
Do EDIs achieve what the Ministry of Education believe they should?
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Canute, Trevor
Papaptoetoe West School
The transition of Fijian Indian children into Papatoetoe schools.
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Clarke, Richard
Vardon School
Through principal and leadership team leadership, what current practices at Vardon School enhance teacher performance and impact on raising student achievement? What further practices may we introduce that are likely to improve the quality of learning and teaching?
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Crickmer, David
Bruce McLaren Intermediate School
Student success: how teacher mentoring can assist in the development of a quality teacher for the classroom.
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Croft, Donovan
Kohukohu Primary School
Mandatory curriculum testing, assessment and reporting in primary schools: three international case studies.
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Daly, Kathleen
Our Lady of the Rosary School
Effective use of the school library in supporting information literacy development.
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Davidson, Colin
Tikipunga Primary School
How are schools dealing with the overcrowded curriculum, and to what extent is inquiry learning being emphasised?
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Dixon, Judy
Frankton Primary School
To investigate the Virtues Project as developed by Linda Kavelin Popov, Dan Popov and John Kavelin.
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Dromgool, Jacqueline
Holy Cross School
Literacy professional development.
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Eagles, Judy
Maungatapere School
Determining the success of personal development skills programmes in primary schools.
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Faire, John
Mt Eden Normal Primary School
E-learning in programmes of inquiry: It’s not what you use, but how you use it...and knowing how it uses you!
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Farrington, Jackie
Rowandale Primary School
To discuss the programmes offered, and explore available research on family literacy programmes in three overseas centres.
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Forsyth, Allan
Manaia Primary School
Education Development Initiative – Information Literacy in Schools.
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Fox, Ian
Bucklands Beach Intermediate School
E-Portfolios – a personal space for learning.
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Francis, Virginia
Plateau School
A thinking school.
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Gill, Paul
Gleniti Primary School
Motivating students to read using a designated educational support programme (Lexile Reading Programme).
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Gullery, Chris
Kaitoke School
An investigation to identify the most effective teaching practices and organisational strategies used to accelerate learning outcomes for Gifted and Talented students in Wanganui District schools.
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Hampton, Heather
Nga Iwi School
A study of principal appraisal.
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Hansen, Peter
Kereru School
Investigation into reasons for the success of 15-year-old Finnish students in the reading section of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests in 2003.
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Hawker, John
Ashgrove School
Engaging students in life-long learning.
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Hickey, Patricia
St Gerard’s Primary School
To investigate the use of Labview software in ROBOLAB to build programmes of work for students in years 6–8 and research educational outcomes from the use of Labview.
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Holland, Gina
North New Brighton School
Engaging boys through boy-friendly teaching and learning practices/ strategies.
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Innis, Judy
Te Papapa School
Thinking: Critical for learning.
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Johnson, Neville
Matakana Primary School
A question-and-answer session for New Zealand principals on how the new draft curriculum might be implemented.
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Keohane, Lynne
Anchorage Park School
Improving the transition of Anchorage Park students to intermediate school.
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Kirkbride, Lois
Favona Primary School
Classroom release study.
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Knight, Kevin
Riverview Primary School
Transition to primary school.
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Mackle, Greg
Gisborne Boys’ High School
Visiting overseas schools to look at management structures, compulsory parts of the curriculum, programmes for careers/transition, and support for students in literacy and health.
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Maihi, Shirley
Finlayson Park School
Bilingual education.
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Major, Nick
Beckenham School
Developing a school-based integrated curriculum that is relevant to, and engaging for, learners.
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McDonald, Graham
Fairfield School
Peer principal appraisal.
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McKenzie, Keith
Invercargill Middle School
A principals’ guide to transitioning pre-schoolers with special needs into primary school.
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McLachlan, Sue
Mountain View School
Developing a quality learning environment.
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McLeay, Judy
Emmanuel Christian School
Gifted and talented.
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McMurray, Karen
Randwick Park School
Various.
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McWhinnie, David
Anderson’s Bay School
To investigate how principals provide effective staff professional development to enhance teaching and learning in their schools.
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Moss, Gary
Jean Batten School
To investigate performance management systems for appraising teachers in schools and their Impact on teaching and learning.
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Nees, Paul
Rangikura School
Schools and their ERO recommendations: A study of six Wellington area schools.
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Newton, Maxine
Whangamarino School
To establish a school collection of historic and irreplaceable images for the benefit of students and the local community.
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Offord, Colin
Levin School
What boys choose to read.
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Paterson, Diane
Myross Bush School
Attendance at Pacific Institute For Educational Leadership Course in Fiji facilitated by Dr Eileen Piggott-Irvine and Dr Carol Cardno. Investigation of how to effectively build and manage successful teams within schools and across schools.
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Pearson, Hoana
Newton Central School
Leadership, diversity, culture, and change.
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Petrie, Kevin
Hamilton SDA Primary School
Bullying in Schools.
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Powell, Ros
Somerset Crescent School
Transitioning 5-year-olds to school.
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Robertson, Bruce
Arthur Street School
I.C.T. application and use in schools in New Zealand and beyond.
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Robertson, Jan
Waiau Pa School
Student achievement through portfolios for learning; and year 7 and 8 students in a full primary.
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Robinson, Brian
Apanui School
Written language of selected schools.
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Scarlett, Gillian
Omakere School
Localisation and globalisation in education.
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Schollum, John
Havelock North Intermediate School
Using the schooling strategy as a framework for significantly improving opportunities and outcomes for students across the middle years of schooling (years 7 to 10) regardless of school structure.
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Shroff, Neil
Point View School
The ‘generalist’ versus the ‘specialist’ in the teaching of the performing arts in primary schools.
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Straker, Alan
Whitney Street School
Marlborough Quality Schools’ Project – review and reflection.
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Straw, Phil
Tokoroa Intermediate School
What constitutes ICT best practice in schools that positively enhances student learning? How do schools engage plans that enable them to sustain best practice in ICT? (physical and human resources).
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Thompson, Brian
Central New Brighton School
Strengthening family involvement in low decile schools.
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Tilyard, Mike
Tairua Primary School
Assessment in literacy: a comparative report.
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Williamson, Keith
Clifton Terrace School
Investigate the use, capacity and infrastructure of schools’ spelling curriculum plans as inherent in the development of literacy.
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