Experience

Essential Resources

• New Zealand
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Jan 2004 - Present

  Published series of books around using ICT in the classroom (14 books), Assessment for Learning (1 book), Key Competencies Curriculum (2 Books), Jump into Reading series (8 Books) Early Childhood Education and ICT (1 book) Published series of books around using ICT in the classroom (14 books), Assessment for Learning (1 book), Key Competencies Curriculum (2 Books), Jump into Reading series (8 Books) Early Childhood Education and ICT (1 book)



Self-employed

• Writer

  • Dec 2018 - Present



Cognition Education Ltd

• Auckland

• Education Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  MOE accredited facilitator and Cognition Associate Leading innovative learning pedagogy and practice in schools. Implementing strategic planning around e-learning using the ELPF. Advising schools around innovative learning environments and pedagogy. Working with leaders to implement the teaching as inquiry methodology to improve student outcomes with a focus on priority students. Hold current Practicing Teacher Certificate http://www.futurefocusedlearningassociates.com/ MOE accredited facilitator and Cognition Associate Leading innovative learning pedagogy and practice in schools. Implementing strategic planning around e-learning using the ELPF. Advising schools around innovative learning environments and pedagogy. Working with leaders to implement the teaching as inquiry methodology to improve student outcomes with a focus on priority students. Hold current Practicing Teacher Certificate http://www.futurefocusedlearningassociates.com/



NiE APN NZ Ltd

• Auckland, New Zealand

• Writer - Educational journalism

  • Nov 2011 - Jun 2012

  Writer for the Newspapers in Education programme. Responsible for setting up and writing the NIE page for publication in APN regional newspapers throughout NZ. Sourcing relevant images and resources to enhance the topic and designing an optimum page within the scope of delivery. Writer for the Newspapers in Education programme. Responsible for setting up and writing the NIE page for publication in APN regional newspapers throughout NZ. Sourcing relevant images and resources to enhance the topic and designing an optimum page within the scope of delivery.



Sherwood Primary School

• Auckland

• Digital Classroom Teacher

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2011

  Year 5/6 class - exemplar digital classroom within the school. Class website and all students had blogs for literacy. Class learning based on International Baccalaureate PYP programme. Year 5/6 class - exemplar digital classroom within the school. Class website and all students had blogs for literacy. Class learning based on International Baccalaureate PYP programme.



Unitec | Te Pūkenga

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Lecturer

  • Jan 2006 - Nov 2009

  Worked as Programme leader for Education Technologies Diploma and support for MEd programme. Responsible for re designing the online learning modules and the seven papers in the diploma programme and delivering this programme in a blended learning environment through the BlackBoard online medium and face to face workshops. This programme, among others in the Unitec School of Education was closed and is now the basis of the current MindLabs diploma. When the programme closed I moved to the Unitec in Schools programme run by Dr Phil Coogan and worked as the lead e-learning facilitator for the Auckland Central School cluster. Show less