recognised when she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009. Dr Wendy Kofoed Principal, Newmarket Primary School Dr Wendy Kofoed is Principal of Newmarket Primary School in central Auckland. She has broad experience of teaching and leadership and works with schools and teachers in New Zealand, and internationally. Wendy serves on several advisory groups, and is a lead principal of resource teachers. She has involvement in diverse professional networks and local and global communities. Her academic and research interests include the role of schools in developing strong home and school partnerships, particularly community engagement in schools. Wendy has particular interest in curriculum, digital technology, and futures education, and in developing, growing, and sustaining effective leadership. She continues to share and celebrate the strength of education in New Zealand. Wendy re-joins the Panel after serving as a judge for the 2016 and 2017 Education Excellence Prime Minister’s Awards. Wendy Lee Director of the Educational Leadership Project Ltd. Wendy has been involved in the early childhood education (ECE) field over the last 45 years as a teacher, tutor, lecturer, manager, professional development facilitator, and researcher. She now leads the Educational Leadership Project Ltd., which provides professional learning for the ECE sector in New Zealand. Over the past two decades, Wendy has collaborated with Professor Margaret Carr at the University of Waikato on a number of research projects including the Centre of Innovation Project (Roskill South Kindergarten), the Royal Society of NZ Marsden Fund Early Years Project (Learning Dispositions in a Social Context), the Centre of Innovation Project (Greerton Early Childhood Centre) and a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative Project (Learning Wisdom). She was co-director of the National Early Childhood Assessment and Learning Exemplar Project that developed the Kei Tua o te Pae books on assessment of learning in the New Zealand early childhood sector. Wendy has presented extensively at conferences on early childhood education, curriculum, leadership, and the value of Learning Stories to document learning, throughout children’s the world. She has delivered keynote lectures at many
recognised when she was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009. Dr Wendy Kofoed Principal, Newmarket Primary School Dr Wendy Kofoed is Principal of Newmarket Primary School in central Auckland. She has broad experience of teaching and leadership and works with schools and teachers in New Zealand, and internationally. Wendy serves on several advisory groups, and is a lead principal of resource teachers. She has involvement in diverse professional networks and local and global communities. Her academic and research interests include the role of schools in developing strong home and school partnerships, particularly community engagement in schools. Wendy has particular interest in curriculum, digital technology, and futures education, and in developing, growing, and sustaining effective leadership. She continues to share and celebrate the strength of education in New Zealand. Wendy re-joins the Panel after serving as a judge for the 2016 and 2017 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards. Wendy Lee Director of the Educational Leadership Project Ltd. Wendy has been involved in the early childhood education (ECE) field over the last 45 years as a teacher, tutor, lecturer, manager, professional development facilitator, and researcher. She now leads the Educational Leadership Project Ltd., which provides professional learning for the ECE sector in New Zealand. Over the past two decades, Wendy has collaborated with Professor Margaret Carr at the University of Waikato on a number of research projects including the Centre of Innovation Project (Roskill South Kindergarten), the Royal Society of NZ Marsden Fund Early Years Project (Learning Dispositions in a Social Context), the Centre of Innovation Project (Greerton Early Childhood Centre) and a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative Project (Learning Wisdom). She was co-director of the National Early Childhood Assessment and Learning Exemplar Project that developed the Kei Tua o te Pae books on assessment of learning in the New Zealand early childhood sector. Wendy has presented extensively at conferences on early childhood education, curriculum, leadership, and the value of Learning Stories to document children’s learning, throughout the world. She has delivered keynote lectures at many
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