Kia ora koutou katoa
Leadership and Curriculum Consultant
NZ MoE accredited PLD Provider and Facilitator
Experience in NZ schools and international IB schools
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
The International School of Lae
January 1994 - December 1996
Director of Curriculum Development
Music Teacher
Primary Teacher
VIETNAM
United Nations International School
of Hanoi
July 2001 - July 2009
Acting Primary Principal
Music Teacher
Learning Support Teacher
AZERBAIJAN
The International School of Azerbaijan
July 2009 - July 2015
Assistant Primary Principal
PYP Coordinator
Early Learning Centre Coordinator
Primary teacher
NEW ZEALAND
1978 – 1993 and 1997 – 2000
Deputy Principal
Special Needs Co-ordinator
Head of Curriculum; Social Studies, Mathematics, The Arts and Physical Education Mathematics specialist teacher
Generalist classroom teacher primary years
Lead teacher
Associate teacher for trainee teachers
Tutor teacher for beginning teachers
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
"Introduction to the PYP"
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Vietnam
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Azerbaijan
"Learning Through Inquiry"
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Georgia
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Azerbaijan
“The Arts in the PYP”
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China
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Singapore
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Azerbaijan
“Teaching and Learning in the PYP”
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China
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Indonesia
“Assessment in the PYP”
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Vietnam
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Azerbaijan
“Authentic Integration in the PYP”
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Vietnam
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Azerbaijan
Member of the team completing the review of the PYP curriculum, The Hague – 2015
Invitation to join the Assessment in the PYP curriculum development team, The Hague – 2011
Critique for PYP exemplar unit of inquiry and resources in The Arts, online – 2010
PYP Arts Scope and Sequence document writing team, Cardiff, Wales – 2008-2009
PYP workshop leader of the following workshops at conferences or in-school workshops