Mrs Lynda Garrett

Biography

Lynda is a passionate supporter of student teachers, and teacher practitioners, as they develop their abilities to effectively differentiate teaching and learning experiences in our primary school classrooms. My research interests to-date, have been centred around a particular interest in the talent development process for young gifted and talented students.

Previous professional experience

• 25 years' experience, working in educational areas:
  • 10 years involvement in facilitating and leadership roles at a local, regional and national level within NZ Playcentre Association
  • 15 years as a trained primary teacher
• Gifted Education advisor for Auckland area primary schools, 2001
• G2 Deputy Principal of a G5 primary school 1998 - 2000 (Thames South School) with overall responsibility for curriculum development schoolwide, whole school development and whole staff professional development

Research | Current

• Talent development process for young gifted and talented students
• Socio-emotional aspects of giftedness
• Teacher expectations of young gifted and talented students
• Young gifted and talented students perceptions of teacher expectations
• Qualitative research with an emphasis on ‘student voice’

Research Projects:

• 2011- 13 Senior Researcher in the Marsden project entitled Teacher Expectations. To-date the focus has been on collecting initial data from teachers and students in schools, participating in workshops led by Associate-Professor Christine Rubie-Davies, for intervention teachers, and acting in an advisory role within two participating schools

Teaching | Current

• Effective differentiation of teaching and learning
• Potentiating classrooms
• Inclusive provision
• Use of assessment to enhance teacher effectiveness and student achievement
• Young gifted and talented learners

Programmes:

• BEd (Tchg)
  • EDPROFST 205 Promoting achievement for diverse learners
  • EDPROFST 604 Raising student achievement
  • EDPROFST 319 Teaching gifted and talented students
• Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) EDPROFST 608 A and B Learning and teaching in NZ
• BA (General Education) EDUC 316 Gifted Education

Committees/Professional groups/Services

• Graduate Diploma in Teaching Primary Co-ordinators committee
• Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Programme Subcommittee of the TE Programmes Committee
• LDPP Teaching and Learning Committee
• Member of GiftEDnz
• Member of WCGTC (World Council of Gifted and Talented Children)
• Regular meetings with Auckland-based gifted education consultants.
• I value and foster links with effective practitioners in schools.