2017 Sabbatical Reports - Secondary Teachers
The following is a list of Secondary Teacher Sabbatical recipients for 2017.
The list is sorted by surname, and you can click on the index below to assist you. If a recipient has published their report online, a link will be added below, as it becomes available.
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2017
Julie Allen
Sancta Maria College
Develop and implement a new future focused NZQA Scholarship programme at Sancta Maria College and ensure that the programme develops the key competencies students need to be prepared to face the world beyond secondary education.
The report can be read by clicking here.
John Allpress
Green Bay High School
Research the history of the schools' Te Kakariki Marae, established in 1978; to develop an online resource for students and the school's community.
Sandy Anderson
Havelock North High School
To create an interesting unit resource for the year 10 digital technology class with a subject focus on the priority learners.
Kathryn Ashford
Massey High School
To research and investigate pastoral care middle leadership and deaning structures in large urban low to mid decile secondary schools.
Lesley Baynes
Mt Aspiring College
Embark on a journey of personal study based on my passion for the Arts and produce a curriculum resource.
Jennifer Boyd
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Undertake sustained professional learning into anxiety (particularly social anxiety disorder) and depression.
Robyn Bright
Nelson College For Girls
Surveying schools and students as part of the inquiry process.
Janice Brown
Otaki College
Investigation into student behavior in relation to Restorative Practices, School Wide Positive Behavior for learning and how it impacts on the culture of the organisation.
Martin Burdan
Tawa College
Investigation of other teaching systems.
Mike Christo
Mangere College
Revision of pedagogy, updating of literacy resources and personal practice in the context of a specific study of digital processes in contemporary painting and printmaking.
Robert Cox
Horowhenua College
To research the biological, cultural and historical significance of Lake Horowhenua in Levin.
Geoffrey Craig
Matamata College
Personal research of subject content knowledge with a view of using any knowledge gained to possibly enhance the programmes of teaching and learning in the Matamata College Faculty of Technology.
Helen Dougherty
Cullinane College
Explore contemporary Christian spirituality within the context of Aotearoa and evaluate the place of spirituality/charism in Catholic school identity.
Mike Duncan
Hastings Girls' High School
Investigate factors that effect engagement of students across the curriculum (science in particular) at high schools.
Dermot English
De La Salle College
Investigate the best way to develop the key competencies in boys of Pacific Island and Māori background, to ensure they have a successful transition from secondary school to employment, training or further education.
Mike Etheridge
Palmerston North Girls' High School
Investigate effective use of technology in development of resources and delivery of the curriculum in Level 2 and Level 3 Physics.
Leah Fraser
Aparima College
Visiting schools in New Zealand and Ireland to study the retention of 16 to 18 year olds within our school.
Neil Galland
Taradale High School
Undertake a literature review on the topic of fixed and growth mindsets that will enable development of resources that teachers can use to cultivate a growth mindset in their students.
Janet Glenn
Onslow College
To develop an outline of a Year 9 to Year 13 learning pathway profile for Māori and Pasifika Onslow College Students.
Bryce Hansen
Verdon College
Seek out the literature surrounding Pastoral Care systems within the secondary school setting with the focus on the role of the Dean.
Peter Jager
Te Aroha College
To investigate whether too much assessment stifles student's learning and does the use of electronic devices in classrooms encourage students to learn more.
Naomi Joel
Onslow College
Investigate digital teaching and learning systems, particularly to develop resources to support students and present digital (moving images) to produce submissions for assessment.
Patrick Johnstone
Whanganui City College
Research the importance of Place Based Education within the History curriculum.
Lyndon Jones
Taieri College
Undertake an investigation looking at the Taieri Graduate and develop a programme that targets specific skills desirable for our school leavers with a particular emphasis on ICT skills and Digital Citizenship.
Kathleen Kaveney
Aotea College
Visit Māori organisations, iwi and educational institutions in our local community, collaborating with whanau and reading relevant literature to enable the preparation of a cultural kete for Aotea College.
Elahe Khaleghian
Tangaroa College
Carry out a small investigation to better understand the elements that contribute to priority student engagement in my school community.
Carol Land
Francis Douglas Memorial College
Investigate the relationship between pedagogical style and student learning.
Chris Lee
Tauranga Boys' College
Investigate and utilize state of the art computer software and 3D applications that will further enhance student learning and raise the achievement of priority learners within the Design and Visual Communication (DVC) curriculum.
Kerrie Lomas
Whangarei Girls' High School
Inquire into the Graduated Response model of service provision for diverse students with additional needs.
Trish Loulanting
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Investigate students that may have dyslexia and/or dyscalculia and the best practice for assisting these students to achieve at school.
Gillian Luke
Kerikeri High School
Provide a workbook to guide a schools traumatic incident response procedures.
Megan McCormack
Christchurch Boys' High School
Engage in the production of a body of own work (drawings and paintings) that develop and extend ideas that I am currently interested in, to further develop my own philosophies and strategies in art making.
Heather Meikle
Palmerston North Girls' High School
Investigate current research that would facilitate the entry of high achieving young women especially Māori and Pasifika into STEM.
Karen Mitchell
Carmel College
Curriculum design, investigation of other teaching and learning systems and investigation into the relationship between pedagogical style and student learning.
Paulene Munn
St Oran's College
To review current literature related to students' personal reading, focusing on how personal reading affects students' achievement and well-being, and then investigate what can be done to increase personal reading.
Roger Powdrell
St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie)
Investigate strategies that effectively engage boys in learning music.
Paul Redmond
James Hargest College
Investigate aspects of the operations of social enterprises relevant to the Business Studies curriculum at senior high school level.
The report can be read by clicking here.
Neil Robertson
Te Aroha College
Personal research of subject content knowledge including in particular recent development in human evolutionary theory and to develop resources to share with senior biology students.
Loretta Roundhill
Marlborough Girls' College
Develop an integrated studies unit that can be used across Year 9 subjects, primarily with a Social Studies emphasis on New Zealand involvement in WW1.
Barry Schmidt
Auckland Grammar
The production of a student resource which would fall into field 11 Curriculum design.
Maureen Schuyl
Nelson College For Girls
Investigating how schools manage their MLE/ILEs (Innovative learning Environments) for maximum teacher efficacy.
Sheila Smidt
Napier Girls' High School
Investigate ways of developing a meaningful and valuable Aerobic Fitness Programme for our Junior PE classes.
Lee Smith
Waimea College
Set up the Year 11 Maths course in Class OneNote form.
Anne Smith
Onslow College
Investigate the learning needs of Māori students, the psychology of changing environmental behaviors and action the research to produce resources for the Mathematics classroom.
Laurel Swan
James Hargest College
Investigate how effective pedagogy from years 7 and 8 can be used to enhance student achievement in year 9 at our year 7 - 13 school.
Jodi Tautari
Hamilton Girls' High School
Reinforce my understanding of how cultural competencies outlined in Tataiako and the NZC learning outcomes for visual art are woven together and the impact on Māori and Pasifika achievement. Enhance understanding and knowledge of how authentic learning opportunities linked to the key competencies enhance Māori and Pasifika student achievement in Visual Arts.
Maria Taylor
St Mary's Diocesan School (Stratford)
To investigate ways to improve Scholarship and NCEA external achievement standards success rates in English.
Athol Webster
Nayland College
To design and develop a programme with Swim NZ and a local primary, where yr 13 students learn skills to teach swimming, to groups of primary children, alongside a class teacher.
Gillian Whelan
Epsom Girls Grammar School
To create a practical resource. It will be a diagnostic assessment tool for English literacy for students who are speakers of other languages.
Marek Wolbinski
Bishop Viard College
Investigate innovative and effective physical education and sport programmes and initiatives that focus on the enhancement of learning and well being for less active and/ or reluctant participants.
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