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Gaylene Hill is the principal of Linden School. In this blog Gaylene shares highlights of her recent sabbatical where she investigated ways to engage and empower Māori students and their whānau.

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Rowan Taigel is the Deputy Principal at Otago Girls' High School. In this blog Rowan shares her knowledge around collaborative spirals of inquiry drawing on her journey leading this framework at her school.

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Chantelle Rich, a year 5/6 teacher from Henderson North Primary, is one of two teachers leading a Teacher Led Innovation Fund (TLIF) project across a cluster of six schools for the past 18 months. 

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Maurie Abraham is the principal of Hobsonville Point Secondary School in Auckland. In this blog, the second of a two part series, Maurie shares five learning design principles that support future-focused learning based on his US school visits. He then offers suggestions for bringing these principles to life in New Zealand schools and classrooms. 

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Maurie Abraham is the principal of Hobsonville Point Secondary School in Auckland. In this blog, the first of a two part series, Maurie shares some of the highlights of his recent sabbatical where he explored future focused schooling.

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Dr Wendy Kofoed is the principal of Newmarket School in Auckland. In this blog, the first of a two part series, Wendy shares some of the highlights of her recent sabbatical where she explores what a future-focused curriculum might look like.

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Dr Wendy Kofoed is the principal of Newmarket School in Auckland. In this blog, the second of a two part series, Wendy shares some of the highlights of her recent sabbatical, identifying innovative inquiries to transform curriculum design and teaching practice.

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Aloihio Kave Kelemete is an educator of Tokelau descent. In this blog, Hio explains some important aspects of Tokelau identity and offers suggestions on how we can promote Tokelau language and culture in our schools and classrooms.

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Karl Vasau, principal of Rowandale School in South Auckland, recently took some of his teachers to Niue to learn more about the language and culture. In this blog, Karl reflects on this cultural exchange and shares some activities that his school uses to promote the language and culture of Niue.

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Professor Christine Rubie-Davies, a leading researcher in the field of teacher expectations, is based at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work. In this blog Christine challenges the practice of grouping students by ability, arguing that it constrains learning. Instead Christine recommends that teachers use flexible forms of grouping to ensure that all students are challenged and engaged.  

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