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'Mrs Mrs Lovett's Pie Shop' brief came about following a desire to extend cross curricular links beyond Technology. A conversation with the...

I will be presenting at the IFHE World Congress in Daejeon, South Korea on 3rd August 2016,. The theme for the conference “Hope and Happiness” had me wondering. As I started to pen down my ideas, I reflected upon the strategies that were having a significant effect on...

What is brief development in New Product development?  To clarify the Technology standards 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1 on brief development for my students, I thought about writing this blog. How might my students feel empowered to embark on this inquiry based project? So, I set...

To believe? Is it human nature or human condition, I wonder? Is there a gene in our DNA that makes us want to believe, to hope and to accomplish?  

Anatomically, modern humans have been around in our current form for around 200,000 years but while our physiolo...

This is my presentation I put together for our PLG (Professional Learning Group) at Westlake Boys High School. How do we extend our students in order to engage them into deeper thinking and further discussions. Here is a Prezi I created for HOTS.

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"What does conceptual design really look like in food? It is not trailing recipes so what do teachers teach? Food sketching?? Sensory analysis? This was a question asked by a colleague and mentor of mine a few days ago. 

The standards that require students to develop a...

The TeachMeetNZ_15 Celebration 2

Early this year I was offered an opportunity to present at TeachMeetNZ. I had many topics in mind. What should I chose to talk about- my vision, my cultural background, celebrating diversity, #Mindfulness, Girls vs Boys education? Every...

Cyber bullying? After my own experience with aggressive narcissist people on #SM I was intrigued to find out whether it was just me who felt this or were there others out there who were also targets of bullying and judged as inferior by a few people doing the circuits?...

Kiwi Chef, Dean Brettschneider Visits WBHS

Dean Brettschneider is a Kiwi, a global-based professional baker and patissier with an international following. He is the author of 13 cookbooks and has multiple TV shows. After completing his apprenticeship in New Zealand, he...

A while ago I came across the term ‘Shadow Coaching’. How do we define it? Was I being a shadow coach to my two new teachers and technician at the new school where I joined recently as a HOD?

I wonder why I choose questions I am not an expert at, to discuss on #INZPirED...