Our Talent
#impactedtalent
Expert Talent
Our expert talent acknowledge Kaiako skills and their mahi.
The mahi that we do compliments this by weaving it through what fantastic practice is happening already.
We are hands on, we dig deep. Our philosophy is that PLD should be fun and engaging, and we leave you with #noregrets
As a team we work with senior leadership, staff in team meetings, model in class, support planning and also create frameworks and pathways for schools.
Arnika Macphail
Founder
Managing Director
Arnika supports schools to weave develop and design an integrated curriculum through their school kaupapa.
Arnika comes from a teaching background and understands that time can be a barrier for PLD. The coaching and mentoring she provides models this by helping educators to save time.
Arnika is highly regarded as a facilitator. She believes PLD should be engaging and relevant.
Key Strengths:
Curriculum development
Digital Technologies implementation
Assessment for Learning
Keryn Hooker
Senior Education Consultant
Keryn has had a successful career in the teaching sector, including many recent years in Senior Leadership.
This has allowed her to develop the skills required to work alongside other leadership teams to drive the direction of their school.
Passionate about student agency and collaborative teaching, Keryn has helped co-author a school wide platform and shared beliefs to ensure the successful experience for both students and staff.
Key Strengths:
Collaboration
Student Agency
Digital Technologies and Fluency
Assessment for Learning
Local Curriculum
Jackie Brown
Senior Education Consultant
Jackie is a highly experienced educator, across both primary and secondary school, and in multiple subject areas. She is a passionate educator, who is always searching for innovative ideas in teaching and learning, challenging traditional boundaries and ensuring learning is relevant for students to develop their key capabilities. She has led the successful design and implementation of many new initiatives over the years.
Jackie has a Master's in Education and is a Boma Education Fellow, working on changing the perceptions in Mathematics education. This involved a strong emphasis on developing capacity within the team, design thinking and project based learning, empowering students with a growth mindset and engaging proactively with the wider community.
Key Strengths:
Secondary curriculum development
Design thinking
Change management
Growth mindset
David Macphail
Co-Founder
Director of Operations
David works with the team to develop the direction of impactED. David comes from a business background, having owned and directed several companies over his career.
Key Strengths:
Business management and growth
Finance
Dr Gabrielle Wall
Principal Consultant
With a deep expertise in the education sector and in organisational change management, Gabrielle continues to support the rebuilding of the education sector - both physically and pedagogically. Gabrielle is known for her ability to adapt and deliver under difficult and fast-changing circumstances, ensuring client satisfaction.
Key strengths:
Change Management
Leadership
Strategy
Stakeholder engagement
Patricia Mary
Administration Support
Patricia supports the impactED team with event management, presentation zhushs, catering, registration processes, web updates, social media, and basic skills of keeping the team sane.
Key Strengths:
Collaboration
Workshop Support
Website and Social Media
Newsletters
Administration
Amani Ah Kuoi
Lead Graphic Designer
Amani has a natural talent for graphic design and making things look amazing. With a strong reputation as a dedicated worker and commitment to moving forward, Amani brings to the impactED Team a strong creative background and talent in design.
Key strengths:
Graphic Design
Expert proficiency in the Adobe suite
Skilled at Time Management
Commitment
Mā whero mā pango ka oti ai te mahi
Positive partnerships for impact
Brittany Glassey
E-Textiles Expert
With a degree in fashion design and technology, Brittany loves the creative process. She has developed a deep knowledge in electronic textiles, fashion design and product development.
Brittany also makes web content surrounding various creative projects and takes time to explain the process from concept to completion, with the aim to educate and inspire others when working on their own unique projects.
Key strengths:
Fashion and textiles technology
Wearable electronics / e-textiles
Product design and development
Gamefroot
Gamefroot is a web-based gaming platform that helps ākonga master the art of game development and coding. Easily integrated into the school curriculum, Gamefroot uses the technology that students already love, and supports them to become creators of their own games to share with others.
Key strengths:
Game development and designing
Tuition in game design
Imagination Station
Imagination Station is a charitable organisation specialising in LEGO Education. Imagination Station staff are deeply experienced with the LEGO Education philosophy and resource range and are on hand to help others get the most out of these resources.
Key strengths:
Digital Technologies
Kinesthetic learning in the classroom
Bringing the LEGO Education curriculum and the NZ Curriculum together
Applying the STEAM Methodology
think elearning
Stephen of think elearning, regularly presents keynotes and professional development workshops at schools and conferences around New Zealand. His work has also taken him to Bangladesh to assist with the Bangladesh Education Services and Training (BEST) e-learning project.
Key strengths:
Digital Technologies and Fluency
Leadership Coaching
ICT School-wide Strategy & Change Management
Turning research-based theory into practice
Christchurch City Council Libraries
We are a network of public libraries across Christchurch, with the mission of connecting people, inspiring discovery and enriching communities.
Key strengths:
Digital and creative initiatives using emerging technologies, content and physical collections along with customized programming to children, students and life-long learners.
Leadership Lab
The Leadership Lab team is a vibrant and diverse mix of people bringing experience, knowledge and a real passion to life and leading. We operate as a collective with a wide range of individuals teaming up to contribute to a range of projects while also supporting and developing each other in the process.
Key strengths:
Culture change and change management
Leadership development
Strategy and vision
Coaching and mentoring
Grow facilitation
Greater Christchurch School Network (GCSN)
Bridging the Digital Divide in Education.
Key strengths:
Project management of Equitable Digital Access projects
Support for schools undertaking Digital Fluency PLD
Advice and guidance around digital access and support
Creative Trust
Creative Trust is a not-for-profit trust, who's mission it is to create equitable access to STEAM technology and to expand future pathways for Christchurch youth.
Key strengths:
DigiTech focused workshops/events to support Ōtautahi ākonga
STEAM technologies