Teacher Fellows Symposium at Victoria University
Teacher Fellows Symposium at Victoria University
What does Sustainable Energy Generation in Taranaki have in common with Coastal processes in Tasman Bay and the Ko Nga Maunga nga Poupou? They are research projects for three of the fifty-four Teacher Fellows in 2007.
From 10-12 December the sixty-three Teacher Fellows from 2006 will attend a three day symposium at Victoria University where they will meet, share their experiences and pass on their wisdom to the 2007 incoming fellows. All one hundred and seventeen fellows will be addressed at the symposium by Labour MP Maryan Street.
The Teacher Fellowship scheme was first established in 1994 and since that date there have been over 400 Teacher Fellows who, to qualify for the scheme, must be practicing teachers in either a primary, intermediate or secondary school.
Each year there are up to 60 Teacher Fellowships awarded. Next year's Teacher Fellows, hailing from Balclutha to Botany Downs, are listed below.
The main objective of the Teacher Fellowship scheme is to enhance teachers understanding of science, mathematics, social science or technology and thereby improve the delivery of these programmes in schools. Teachers apply to the scheme by stating their intended programme and host organisation. Fellowships are awarded for between one to four consecutive school terms.
When the year is over the Teacher Fellows return to the classroom – invigorated, inspired and up-skilled – and their students and colleagues also become beneficiaries of the scheme. Applications are now being invited for the 2008 Teacher Fellowships.
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2007 Teacher Fellows by Region (Name, School Name, Title of project, Organisation Name)
Northland:
-Barbara Hall, Kaitaia Intermediate,
Bio-diversity of 90 Mile Beach, Department of Conservation
(Kaitaia) Bushlands Trust
-Eric Alexander, Northland
College, Ko nga Maunga nga Poupou: Heroes to be proud of,
Northland College / Waitangi National Trust
-Hazel
McIntosh, Kamo High School, Learning about Science at Work
in the World, New Zealand Council for Educational
Research
Auckland:
-Graeme Ball, Northcote College, The
'Albertlanders' - from Lincolnshire to Matakohe: A Family
History, University of Auckland
-Ros Currie, Puhinui
School, Bringing History Alive, Howick Historical Village,
Auckland Museum Institute
-Lindsay Smith, Epsom Girls'
Grammar School, The principles & Practice of Statistics in
Action, University of Auckland
-Rebecca Roberts, Howick
College, Food - A Fulfilling Future, Manukau City Council,
Restaurant Association of New Zealand
-Gayle Britten,
Rutherford College, What do mathematicians really do?,
Massey University
-Manoj Daji, Onehunga High School,
Building an enterprise culture, New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise
-Stephanie Eddy, Botany Downs Secondary
College, GIS in social sciences, Eagle Technology Group Ltd
/ University of Auckland
-Wendy Folkard, Tangaroa
College, Zostera- is this sea grass good for us?, UNITEC New
Zealand
-Sue Haywood, Senior College of New Zealand,
Contribution of Ancient Greece to Modern Mathematics &
Science, University of Auckland
-Joseph Khan, Rangitoto
College, NZ's Agricultural & Industrial Past, Museum of
Transport & Technology MOTAT
-Kate Norton, Point View
School, The diverse cultures of Orca, Orca Research
Trust
-Bill Peacock, Northcote College, Estimation of
evolutionary rates from ancient DNA, Massey
University
-Leigh Steel, Pigeon Mountain School,
Developing an environmental monitoring programme for
Enviroschools, Auckland Regional Council, The Enviroschools
Foundation
-Alan Wylie, Kelston Boys' High School, ICT in
graphics and technology: school towards industry, University
of Auckland, Alloy Yachts International Limited
-Pearl
Yeo, Diocesan School For Girls, Multimedia in action -
experiencing technology in the real world, Natcoll Design
Technology, Flux Animation
Silicon Dream
Ltd
Waikato:
-Simon Dench, Hillcrest High School,
Representing landscapes: Imaging and Imagining the Waikato,
University of Waikato
-Anne Pouwels, St Andrew's Middle
School (Hamilton), How are statistical enquiries and
scientific investigations linked?, University of
Waikato
-Shirley Dudli, Fairfield College, Co2 in the
Atmosphere and Ocean, National Institute for Water and
Atmospheric Research
-Janine Maclarn, Cambridge High
School, Ecological stories of the Maungatautari Ecological
Island, Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust
-Sandra
Talbett, Hillcrest High School, The Ascent Dynamics of
Rhyolite Magmas, University of Waikato
Bay of Plenty:
-Elaine Kannan, John Paul College, Impact of Pollen on
Nitrogen contribution to Lake Rotorua, ensis
Environment
-Mike Pettigrew, Te Puke High School,
Kiwifruit breeding and pest management,
HortResearch
Taranaki:
-Peter Horne, West End School
(New Plymouth), Power to the People - Sustainable Energy
Generation in Taranaki, Ecoinnovation - Renewable Energy
Systems / Puke Ariki - Taranaki Research Centre
-Janet
Murdoch, Welbourn School, The Railway Leads to Welbourn,
Puke Ariki - Taranaki Research Centre
Hawkes Bay:
-Paul
Dine, St John's College (Hastings), Environmental studies on
the impact of wastewater discharges into the sea...,
Hastings District Council
-Angela McKee, Sacred Heart
College (Napier), Technological practice: The food basket
of Hawke's Bay (Te Rourouo Heretaunga), Maison Therese
Te Mata Cheese Company / HortResearch (Hawkes Bay) /
Heinz Wattie's New Zealand
Manawatu:
-Gail Porter,
Freyberg High School, Tuatara Conservation - The world's
most unique reptile under threat, Victoria University of
Wellington
Wellington:
-Robert Williams, Wairarapa
College, Ice signals of climate change, Victoria University
of Wellington
Tasman:
-Barbara Adcock, Motueka High
School, Search and Rescue: Lost person behaviour and
terrain analysis, Tasman Police Search and Rescue
-Allan
Smith, Nayland College, Evaluating Estuary Health, Cawthron
Institute
-Ken Ross, Nelson College, The benefit of a
pest free environment on the Brunner Peninsula, Department
of Conservation
-Colin Redpath, Waimea College, Coastal
processes in Tasman Bay, Tasman District Council, Nelson
City Council
-Derek MacLeod, Collingwood Area School,
Ecological study of wader and other sea shore birds of
Golden Bay, Department of Conservation (Golden
Bay)
-Helen McCallum, Waimea Intermediate, 5+ A Day the
Technology Way, Baku Cookware & Homewares / Fresh-A-Peel Ltd
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
-Warren Blake,
Waimea College, From Industry to School Workshop -
Absolutely everything Plastic, Plasticraft
Limited
Canterbury:
-David Clare, Christchurch Girls'
High School, The exploration and settlement of Polynesia,
Canterbury Museum / University of Canterbury
-Kevin
Tranter, Aranui High School, Biodiversity recording systems,
Landcare Research
-Willem van den Ende, Burnside High
School, Aquatic plants in Christchurch river systems,
Christchurch City Council, Styx Living Laboratory
Trust
-Wendy Du Toit, Windsor School (Christchurch),
Rangiora's lost ties - the link with Dorking, Rangiora and
Districts Early Records Society Inc.
-Sonya Galbraith, St
Mary's School (Northcote), Visual patterns in nature, UNITEC
New Zealand
-Joanne Hutt, Shirley Boys' High School,
Cheese making: Age old biotechnology in modern times,
Barrys Bay Cheese Factory
-Karen Kennedy, Cashmere High
School, "Technological practice" in practice, Home Ideas
Centre / Applied Design Development Ltd
-Derek Hemming,
Timaru Boys' High School, Building design and construction
in 2007, Rushton Architects Ltd
-Christine O'Connor,
Christchurch Girls' High School, Cemetries and their
stories, University of Canterbury
-Keith Machin, Rangi
Ruru Girls' School, Exploration Geophysics, University of
Canterbury
-Greg Preston, Burnside High School, Neural
networks for local wind forecasting, University of
Canterbury
Otago:
-Peter Tilley, Geraldine High School,
Sustainable buildings; Their design and technological
systems, Peel Forest Outdoor Pursuits Charitable
Trust
-Jackie Wells, Dunedin North Intermediate, DNA:
Nature's method of Bar Coding, University of
Otago
-Martin Dodge, Balclutha School, From Paddock to
Port, McLellan Freight Ltd, Fonterra Co-operative Group
Limited
-Ian Landreth, Port Chalmers School, Newspapers
yesterday and today, Otago Daily Times
-Shona Bain, Blue
Mountain College, Hands on agriculture, Fonterra
Ingredients, Murrumburrah High School, Alliance Meat
Processing
Plant
ENDS