Helen Timperley | |
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 Timperley in 2010 | |
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| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
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| Doctoral advisor | Viviane Robinson , Stuart McNaughton |
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| Institutions | University of Auckland |
Helen Stapylton Timperley CNZM is a New Zealand education academic,and is professor emerita of education,learning and professional practice at the University of Auckland. In 2010,Timperley was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to education.
Timperley completed a PhD at the University of Auckland,with a thesis titled The challenge for tomorrow's schools:learning to be responsive. [1] Timperley has taught at several levels,including in early childhood,primary and secondary schools,and in special education. [2] [3]
Timperley then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland,where she researched professional and leadership learning in education and promoted them in schools,and led a project on capability in schools for the improvement of student achievement. [2] Timperley publishes widely,and has written six books,and co-authored a report aimed at teachers Using Evidence in Teaching Practice:Implications for Professional Learning. [4] [5] Timperley collaborated over several years with John Hattie on 'visible learning'. [6] Timperley retired in 2014,and is professor emerita of education,learning and professional practice at the University of Auckland. [7] [8] She continues to publish,and her most recent book Leading professional conversations:Adaptive expertise for schools was published by ACER in 2024. The book describes how to use professional conversations to solve some of the implementation problems that can occur in schools,despite good planning and professional teacher development. [9]
In the 2010 New Year Honours,Timperley was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to education. [4]
The University of Auckland is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Originally it was housed in a disused courthouse. Today, the University of Auckland is New Zealand's largest university by enrollment, hosting about 40,000 students on five Auckland campuses. The City Campus, in the Auckland central business district, has the bulk of the students and faculties. There are eight faculties, including a law school, as well as three associated research institutes.
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