In the context of developing leaders in education, graduate teacher trainee Turei Thompson shares his personal view on the importance of providing an education that incorporates strong values, and strong relationships with family and community.
In the context of developing leaders in education, graduate teacher trainee Turei Thompson shares his personal view on the importance of providing an education that incorporates strong values, and strong relationships with family and community.
In the context of developing leaders in education, graduate teacher trainee Turei Thompson shares his personal view on the importance of providing an education that incorporates strong values, and strong relationships with family and community.
Speaking from ELF 2008, Trevor McIntyre describes his pathway to becoming Principal of Christchurch Boys' High School, and outlines some of the recent initiatives there, including engaging boys through the use of ICT, and Enterprise for Education.
Dr Jan Robertson, Academic Consultant and formerly Director of the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education, talks about her teaching and research which focuses on professional learning. Jan believes that developing deep learning relationships throughout the education community, is at the heart of effective educational leadership. She believes it is her role as a leadership educator, to "...challenge, provoke, affirm, present ideas, and seek commitment to thinking about change and innovation in places of learning, for meeting the needs of tomorrow's leaders."
Jennifer Moxon, Managing Director of IBM New Zealand speaking at the Education Leaders Forum 2011, highlights the need for skill and creativity-based education in New Zealand. She believes the most important thing educators can do is teach children how to learn, not what to think.
