Testimonial submission

Waitaha School engaged Learning Architects to facilitate the Principal’s appointment process. The professionalism, knowledge and commitment the Waitaha School Board of Trustees experienced from Learning Architects was second to none. The Board felt listened to, valued and respected throughout the rigorous appointment process. The Board would recommend Learning Architects to… Read more “The Board felt listened to, valued and respected throughout the rigorous appointment process”

Oaklands School has engaged Rob Clarke for a number of years in a variety of roles. In 2019 we have participated with Learning Architects in a PLD programme as part of the MOE funding scheme. All of our teaching staff participated in a professional development programme on writing within the… Read more “Professional learning that built teacher capacity”

Rob has been a big help in assisting our staff, students, and parents, as we strive to develop capable and responsible digital citizens. He has run parent workshops, staff meetings and worked in classrooms with our teachers and students. Rob provides professional learning in digital citizenship that is practical, a… Read more “Professional learning that is practical, real, and supportive”

While facilitating professional learning for our staff Rob has interacted with a number of students to model the use of digital tools. Rob has always taken this opportunity to filter in digital citizenship learning by asking thoughtful and probing questions of our students. Rob carefully constructs the conversations so the… Read more “…carefully constructs the conversations so the ideas of the students are leading the discussions”

We have appreciated Craig working with our Board of Trustees, whānau and staff to develop an updated strategic plan. Craig has facilitated a number of meetings gathering thoughts and ideas, synthesising them and re-presenting possibilities to provoke further discussion. The process was robust and thorough.

Over the last two and a half years Rob has been an integral part of the appraisal process and the professional development of our senior leadership team at Queenstown Primary School. Initially, he worked with our six team leaders to help them grow and develop their practice and to help… Read more “…integral part of the appraisal process and the professional development of our SLT”

Victoria has worked with Waipawa School over the last 12 months in Digital Technologies PLD. She connected with staff and made an impact from day 1. Victoria sets high expectations and supports and guides teachers to reach these expectations. She is highly knowledgeable and collaborative in her practice. Victoria personalises… Read more “…set our school up in a sustainable way”

Kia ora, my name is Emma Ranui and I am Deputy Principal here at Pyes Pa School. We’ve been fortunate having Victoria Macann deliver a workstream of professional learning for all of our staff around digital technologies and in particular focusing in on computational thinking, we’ve enjoyed the ease of… Read more “Focusing in on computational thinking”

Shona is a vastly creative and experienced practitioner who has helped our staff navigate through the complexities of 21st-century learning concepts and the exponential increase in access to digital technologies. As a result, we are a school with a strong sense of direction and philosophy around our learning culture, especially… Read more “Shona is a vastly creative”

It has been a pleasure to work with Rob for our leadership appraisal. He helped us identify our strengths individually and as a leadership team. He guided us on how to work with these strengths and support each other by delving into our potential as a team. Rob has a… Read more “leadership appraisal helped us identify our strengths individually and as a leadership team”

It has been inspiring working alongside Shona as we develop the DT Curriculum for the Junior School – Years 0-2. She has excellent curriculum knowledge and she has a passion to see DT integrated into all areas of the curriculum. Shona is able to work effectively 1:1 with staff, work… Read more “It has been inspiring working alongside Shona”

I have to admit I was a bit sceptical at the beginning of how Computational Thinking would fit into our programme with the range of learners I have, however, I shouldn’t have been because it has been great. Shona unpacked the Digital Technologies Curriculum with us and supported us to… Read more “incredibly creative ideas to help implement the DTC”

Our college is integrating the DTHM curriculum across our junior Ignite Programme. We wanted a PLD partner with a broad knowledge of all curriculum areas and expertise in cross-curriculum project-based integration to support us with our implementation. Our team has come away from our first session with a clear understanding… Read more “confident in where we are going with the DTHM curriculum”

Working with Shona has been brilliant. She has a strong grasp of the new Digital Technologies Curriculum and provides fantastic support. However, it is her ability to see the bigger picture within a schools infrastructure, ethos and vision to cater professional learning to our specific situation, with the foresight to… Read more “Strong grasp of the new Digital Technologies Curriculum”

The staff of our school have certainly appreciated and benefited from the professional development around the Digital Technology Curriculum provided by Victoria this year. Victoria brings everything from a teaching perspective and each session has included direct tangibles for teachers to be able to use the next day in their… Read more “Outstanding professional development delivered from a teaching perspective”

We worked with Victoria at the Makerspace classroom and again with the introduction of the new Digital Technology Curriculum. Victoria has worked closely with teaching staff on progress outcomes, and how to include these into their classroom practice. I can’t speak highly enough of how Victoria has developed sound professional… Read more “…decodes the Digital Technology Curriculum”

Craig is an insightful, reflective, leadership coach. I have appreciated his questions, prompting and input to help ensure my own ongoing development. Craig has also worked with our Board of Trustees to facilitate a review of our strategic plan through effective engagement with staff, students and parents. We have appreciated… Read more “Craig is an insightful, reflective, leadership coach”

Victoria is an enthusiastic, passionate and encouraging facilitator of the Digital Technology Curriculum. As one of the lead teachers of the Digital Technology Curriculum at Tauranga Intermediate School, I’ve had a lot to do with Victoria. She is extremely supportive towards not only myself but members of my team who… Read more “…I’m really grateful I get to learn from her as it’s making me a better teacher…”

The Waitaha Board of Trustees and leadership team employed Rob Clarke to support and guide them during their two most recent strategic planning reviews. Rob ensured that relevant and enquiring questions were the focus of the sessions, and he guided and challenged the Board to think critically and innovatively. Rob’s… Read more “…strategic planning end goals were relevant, achievable and innovative”

Victoria has delivered highly engaging Digital Technologies professional development that our staff was able to take straight back and embed into their classrooms. Being a former teacher, Victoria is able to communicate clearly to ensure teachers have clarity and understanding about what they are learning