Teaching Area/Interests

Language/ Literacy Education and Diversity, Bilingual /Immersion Education,TESOL, Maori and Pasifika literacy, Critical Literacy.
 

Qualifications

Dip Teaching, Higher Dip Teaching, BA, BA Honours (VUW), Dip TESOL( VUW), ANZEI.

Biography

• Extensive Bilingual/ Immersion Education experience and language teaching: Maori Medium and Pasifika Bilingual Education (since 1972, Maori; 1985 Pasifika)
• Executive member of Te Reo Maori Society. VUW / Otara/ Aotearoa
• Former chair NZEI Maori Education Committee
• Joint author Te Tatai Hono, 1982 Maori Education report to NZEI Annual meeting
• Consultant NZEI, Pasifika Bilingual Education
• Member Ministry of Education’s National Maori Language Syllabus Committee 1980-1990
• Executive member of Ulimasao Pasifika Bilingual Education Association
• Research consultant to Te Puna Wanaanga, ACE Bilingual /Immersion education 1990- 2005
• Research consultant and course writer, Faculty Pasifika, ACE PIECE ECE (language nests) Diploma of Teaching Course
• Developed, wrote researched and taught the Bilingual Education papers in The National Diploma of TESSOL at ACE / Faculty of Ed. since 1987 and the Graduate Diploma of TESSOL more recently
• NZ Aid/ MFAT consultant English/ Bilingualism/Biliteracy to Samoa Teachers College, Western Samoa, 1990-1995 TEQUIP project
• NZ Aid/ MFAT consultant English/ Bilingualism/Biliteracy to Kiribati Teachers College Republic of Kiribati, 1996-2000 TEQUIP project.
• Peer Reviewer Cook Is Government Bilingual Education, Lincoln International Elaine Lameta report.
• Faculty of Education consultant professional development lecturer: Cook Is Bilingual Education development project. 2005-
• Consultant to Auckland Bilingual Schools Principals Fono/Hui : Chairperson Ms Shirley Maihi
• Extensive work as a research adviser and Bilingual consultant to Maori and Pasifika teams at ACE/ Faculty of Education and Schools in the Auckland region. Including, Richmond Rd, Finlayson Park, Otahuhu primary, Clover Park Middle School.
• Joint Project leader 12 Year (1996-2003) Finlayson Park Bilingual Education Action Research project published in 2003 and 2005 Mulitilingual Matters, UK.
• Lead researcher, Joint Project Director, Richmond Road School Auckland, Bilingual /Immersion TLRI Action Research project 2005-
• Currently completing Doctoral Studies, Bilingual /Immersion Education Waikato University with Professor Stephen May.
   

 Publications / Presentations

• 1995 NZATE Conference Palmerston North. Paper: Research report : How Successful Are our English Graduates with work in Literacy.? July 9 ( with Libby Limbrick & Jan Keenan)
• 1996 NZATE Conference Paper: An Integrated Approach To Language and Literacy Programmes. Dunedin, July ( with Libby.Limbrick & Jan Keenan)
• 1996 NZARE Conference Nelson Paper: Huarahi Maori: An Immersion Pathway for A BEd Degree
• 1997 NZARE Conference December Auckland Paper Wetewete I te Reo: A rethink on Immersion Education ( with Hemi Dale)
• 1997 McCaffery, J., Tuafuti, P. Bilingual Education Where Are We At? APPA Senior Management Conference Waipuna Lodge AK Paper: A joint paper with Patisepa Tuafuti
• 1997 PPTA Pacific Island Teachers Conference Papatoetoe Paper: Prospects for Bilingual Education In Secondary Schools.
• McCaffery,J., McMurchy-Pilkington,C., & Dale,H.(1998) Teaching and learning issues in Maori medium education: immersion plus one . Paper presented at the Community languages and ESOL Conference, Massey University, Palmerston North, 25-28 September, 1998.
• Pacific languages and Education. Keynote Guest Speaker: Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education (PIECCA) Graduation ACE, 1998.
• 1998 Community Languages and ESOL Conference Massey University Sept.
• Joint paper with Hemi Dale: Issues in Maori Medium Education.Wetewete I te Reo
• 1998 May. A Report for Matana Anterea and Taboanna Katatao: Kiribati Teachers College Staff on ACE Attachment : Proposed methodology for the Bilingual Teaching of English in Kiribati
• 1998 McCaffery, J., Tuafuti, P.,Community Languages and ESOL Conference. Massey University, Sept. Joint paper with Patisepa Tuafuti: A history of the Development of Pacific Island Bilingual Education In Aotearoa / NZ
• 1998 First Language (L1) Literacy. A Key to Academic Success? Keynote address to Samoan Educators Community Conference. Malaeola, Mangere 22-23 October 1998
• McCaffery, J. (1999) A report on the Teacher education quality improvement English attachment project in Kiribati. (TEQIP) An unpublished report of a two year project. Auckland College of Education. New Zealand 1997.
• McCaffery, J. (1999) Blessed with Bilingual Brains . A paper presented at the Innovations in Schooling Conference, Lakeside Convention Centre Auckland, New Zealand, July 1999
• 2000 McCaffery, J. (2000) Critical literacy: The New Zealand Connectio n. A paper presented at the 18^th World IRA Congress on Reading, Auckland, New Zealand July 2000
• 2001 McCaffery, J., Tuafuti, P. Empowerment for Pacific Learners : A paper/workshop presented at the Educating Pasifika Positively conference Waipuna: Auckland, September.
• 2001 Models and Approaches for Pasefika Bilingual Education : a presentation to the Ulimasao, Pacific community and Ministry of Education: Finlayson Park School December
• McCaffery, J. and Fuatavai, N. (2002) Read write succeed . Keynote opening address to the Ulimasao First National Pasifika Bilingual Education Conference, Auckland October 2002
• 2002 McCaffery, J., Tuafuti, P. Organising For Success . A presentation with Patisepa Tuafuti at the First National Pasifika Bilingual Education conference, Auckland October 2002
• McCaffery, J., & Tuafuti, P. (2003). Samoan children's bilingual language and literacy development. In R. Barnard & T. Glynn (Eds.), Bilingual children's language and literacy development. (pp 80-107). Clevedon, ENGLAND: Multilingual Matters.
• 2003 McCaffery, J., Tuafuti, P. Family and Community Empowerment Through Bilingual Education A research presentation to :Making a Difference: 21^st Anniversary Conference of the ACE School of Social Work, July 17-18, 2003.
• 2003 Bilingualism-language Acquisition/learning: Strategies for Pasifika students Presentation to Huluaaga Vagaahau Niue /Niuean Conference TRCC MoE, Mangere July 24^th.( 22-26)
• 2003 McCaffery, J., Tuafuti, P., Biliteracy, Bilingualism and Academic Success. Chair and joint presenter of a Colloquium at the Language Education and Diversity Conference, Waikato University November 2003.
• McCaffery, J., & Hedley-Fuatavai, B. (2004) A guide to the rationale, approaches, models and programme variations in bilingual students acquisition of language and literacy: Bilingual education. A koha contribution to the Language Acquisition/ Bilingual Education Forum Research Division, Ministry of Education, Brentwood Hotel Wellington October 9-10, 2003
• Tuafuti, P.,and McCaffery, J.(2005) Family and community empowerment through bilingual education. The International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 8, (5)
• Tuafuti, P.,and McCaffery, J.(2005) Family and community empowerment through bilingual education. A symposium Power Point paper presented at the 5^th International Conference on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education, Barcelona ,Spain April 2005
• McCaffery,J & McFall,J (2005). Maintaining Community Languages for Future Generations A presentation to the Celebration for the 50th Year of the Wellington Indian Association Gujarati Language School Saturday July 8th. 2006