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teacher expertise
teacher expertise
There are a number of teachers within our Hillcrest Kaahui Ako who have valuable skills and knowledge to offer. If you have a particular area of knowledge that you are able to share with other teachers, please do add your name to our Internal Matrix of Expertise. This is intended to be a resource for our schools, so that we share our knowledge and together grow and develop in our professional pedagogy.
laughton king - dyslexia expert
laughton king - dyslexia expert
18 & 19 September, 2019
18 & 19 September, 2019
This was a wonderful opportunity to hear a Laughton speak about dyslexia and what it is like for the dyslexic learner. Those who attended the professional learning opportunities offered gave very positive feedback around Laughton and were inspired by his passionate delivery and heartfelt message. Laughton is very happy to work with schools on an individual basis and you are able to contact him at laughton.king@win.co.nz.
Marcus Akuhata-Brown
Marcus Akuhata-Brown
Marcus Akuhata-Brown, Wednesday 5th September 2018, 3.45 - 5.30pm, Tamahere Community Hall, Tamahere
Marcus Akuhata-Brown, Wednesday 5th September 2018, 3.45 - 5.30pm, Tamahere Community Hall, Tamahere
If you would like to attend, please complete the RSVP form here
Marcus Akuhata- Brown is a gifted communicator, an emerging leader and an inspiring speaker with a powerful message.
Marcus will stimulate, entertain and inspire you with his message and creative style of delivery. He tells of how glass lids of low expectation and achievement were lifted off his life and how, through positive encouragement, intuitive goal setting as well as having the courage to break out of comfort zones, led him to a life of excitement, adventure and purpose.
Marcus motivates and inspires people to hit higher levels of performance and they leave his presentations with a fresh perspective on life. He’s a gifted communicator and has travelled the world extensively- he’s done everything from meeting the Queen and dining with members of the Royal family to working with the poor and marginalised in countries around the world.
Marcus grew up on the East Coast and is a qualified teacher. He’s led a number of innovative alternative education programs addressing the learning needs of youth at risk and young offenders. Over the past 7 years, Marcus has travelled around the globe as both a national and international representative and advocate. He founded a global consultancy in 2000 and is currently involved in a number of education and training initiatives. He is also the previous director of the international board of CIVICUS and a member of the Commonwealth Youth Caucus.
John Parsons
John Parsons
John Parsons, Cyber Safety, Thursday 20th September 2018, 3.45 - 5.30pm, Tamahere Community Hall, Tamahere
John Parsons, Cyber Safety, Thursday 20th September 2018, 3.45 - 5.30pm, Tamahere Community Hall, Tamahere
If you would like to attend, please complete the RSVP form here
John Parsons is an Internet Safety and Risk Assessment Consultant to schools, the private sector and the health sector, providing specialist advice and direction on the safe use of Digital Communication Technology.
John works with New Zealand Police, Child Youth and Family, Safeguarding Children Initiative (SCI New Zealand), Government sector agencies, Barnardos, New Zealand Schools and Private sector organisations delivering training in child protection. The focus of this work is the reduction of child abuse in New Zealand and John was named and awarded a "Paul Harris Fellow" by Rotary International for his work in child protection online and in the community.
John also works directly with individuals, young people and families who have become ensnared by predatory adults across digital networks, those who have been cyber abused, and children and youth who abuse others using online technologies. John is the co-developer of cutting edge cyber safety Internet Health Safety education now being delivered in Schools and to adult learning groups.
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