Choromanski, Kevin

Pomaria Road School

To deepen knowledge and understanding of the Curriculum Mapping process and the impact that the Curriculum Mapping process has had on developing a framework for curriculum design, in relation to the NZC, that is relevant, connected, aligned and data driven.

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Jones, Mary

Pukerua Bay School

To investigate the factors that inhibit student achievement in mathematics problem solving and what teaching and learning strategies/factors are effective in raising achievement.

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Bruce, Jeffrey

Jean Batten School

To study how the school library can be developed into a multimedia learning hub in order to further facilitate student research.

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Drysdale, Douglas

Bunnythorpe School

Explore how to develop partnerships with the science community to improve student achievement and engagement of reluctant learners.

Greening, Simon

Putere School

To investigate what schools are doing to address the needs of children who are not progressing as expected in mathematics.

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Shearer, John

Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Junior School

Investigate how Big Noise-Sistema centres have evolved, and the challenges and triumphs of such a programme.

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Shirley, Gary

Papakaio School

To investigate how we can provide more effective teaching and learning of science for primary students.

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Turner, Alison

Ngatimoti School

To review the current school curriculum and assessment plan and align it more closely with our environmental educational ethos.

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Watson, Andrew

Lumsden School

Investigate proven ways in which the progress of children who are achieving below what is expected of children in their cohort in writing can be accelerated.

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Stockton, Matthew

Whatawhata School

Revisit Masters of Educational Leadership research (completed in 2009), which involved working with small rural schools to examine their contextual curriculum implementation, its opportunities, and its challenges.

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