About me
I am the Assistant Principal of Te Akau ki Papamoa and I was instrumental is designing and setting up our Whare waihanga  (Makerspace) see: http://takpmakerspace.co.nz​ . I have now mentored someone else to take over this space and have built teacher capacity so that the maker movement is embedded within every classroom across our school.

For me using technology is more than just 'Purpose, Outcome and Audience' (what's your purpose, what outcome are you wanting to achieve and who is your audience) it is a vehicle to enable our hearts to be felt and our voices to be heard.

​Technology is not only a gateway to a global audience but can enable educators to do what nothing else can.
Let's nurture 'Wonderment and Awe', where both teachers and students are curious and want to dive deeper to find out more. 
Let's make the learning stick!


ADE and ADs

I became an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2015 and was part of the team that worked to have Te Akau ki Papamoa School recognised as New Zealand's first Apple Distinguished School.
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TAKP's learners are digital citizens learning and thriving in a 1:1 iPad environment, where every student has their own school provided device. Every Lerner shares and celebrates their learning journey using Seesaw, they are active sportspeople, musicians, actors and directors. Every learner stands tall and is proud of their Whakapapa.

Schoolwide Systems 

I have had extensive experience is whole school systems  and in embedding newly developed ecosystems.

At TAKP I have managed more than 1000 devices using Apple School Manager, school wide managed Apple ID's and ZULU (MDM). 

I have led teachers in setting up the Classroom and Classwork apps across the school. Teachers provide a differentiated curriculum with feedback and feedforward being seamless and powerful.

PLAY, MAKE, CREATE

I am passionate about learning through play, the maker movement and infusing creativity where ever possible.