Breakout Sessions
Appreciative mentoring and coaching as a pathway to strengths-based leadership
| Presenter/s: | Jen Davy and Debbie Ryder |
| Type: | Workshop / facilitated discussion |
| Keywords: | Leadership Mentoring Coaching |
| Session: | 8 - |
Kaiko view the learner from a strengths-based perspective. Do we apply this to our own practice as mentors, coaches and everyday leaders?
Beyond the Clock: AI as a Cognitive Teammate for Pedagogical Leadership in Aotearoa
| Presenter/s: | Olivia Fernandes and Felix Marattukalam |
| Type: | Research presentation and interactive workshop |
| Keywords: | AI, Education, Leadership, Decision-Making in Education, Mentoring, Leadership Framework |
| Session: | 6 - |
Reframing AI as a cognitive teammate to reclaim the reflective space needed for effective mentoring and leadership in our kura.
Beyond the Hype: Leading a Theory of Change for AI in Primary Schools
| Presenter/s: | Ben Witheford |
| Type: | Leadership Story |
| Keywords: | GenerativeAI, Change, Leadership |
| Session: | 3 - |
Move beyond the hype. Discover how to intentionally weave AI into your school’s unique story to amplify authentic learning.
Crisis Management and School Leadership: When You Become the News Story
| Presenter/s: | Peggy Burrows |
| Type: | Workshop / facilitated discussion |
| Keywords: | Leadership, Manaakitanga, Crisis |
| Session: | 2 - |
When tragedy touched her school, Peggy led with compassion, guiding students, staff, and community through grief, recovery, and intense media scrutiny.
Education for Sustainability – There is no Planet B.
| Presenter/s: | Cherie Taylor-Patel |
| Type: | Workshop / facilitated discussion |
| Keywords: | Leadership, Environment, Future-focused |
| Session: | 1 - |
Weaving ‘Education for Sustainability’ through curriculum, where learning is relevant, authentic and future-focused, is one of our most important leadership challenges
Education leadership: Insights on identity from Te Ao Māori
| Presenter/s: | Tui Summers |
| Type: | Research Paper |
| Keywords: | Māori Educational Leadership |
| Session: | 1 - |
Māori leadership is grounded in whakapapa and offers valuable insights for education, highlighting identity as key to addressing inequities.
Equipping school leaders to leverage research in improving teaching and learning
| Presenter/s: | Janet Okoko |
| Type: | Research Paper |
| Keywords: | Leadership preparation and development, action research |
| Session: | 3 - |
The practical and cyclic nature of action research enables practitioners to carry out relevant professional development and improve school leadership.
Exploring personal experiences as leadership development pedagogy
| Presenter/s: | Andrea Driver |
| Type: | Research Presentation |
| Keywords: | Leadership development, past experiences, attributes and characteristics, effective leadership |
| Session: | 5 - |
Leadership development pedagogy – a unique view
Influences on leadership – look back to look forward
Fakafekauaga: Evolving educational leadership through relational and collective practice
| Presenter/s: | George Makapatama |
| Type: | Workshop / facilitated discussion |
| Keywords: | Fakafekauaga; Paradigm shift; Relational leadership; Collective wellbeing; Community-centred practice; Interconnectedness; Inclusive education; Educational leadership transformation |
| Session: | 9 - |
Fakafekauaga evolves leadership and teaching: fostering relational, collective, and culturally responsive practice for diverse educational communities
From the end of my run: Emergence of the next chapter of leadership
| Presenter/s: | Jay Kedian |
| Type: | Research Paper |
| Keywords: | Phenomenology, leadership questions, futures orientation |
| Session: | 9 - |
Linking past perspectives in order to question and drive innovation. Sharing 10 questions to help leaders clarify their future journeys.