Claire Amos: Disrupt, connect, and co-construct
Channel: NDF - National Digital Forum
Date: 2015-10-17

Day 2 of NDF 2015, 9.00am Wednesday 14 October 2015

In this talk, Claire will share the story so far of setting up a brand new secondary school, where they are reimagining learning and the digital landscape in New Zealand education. Claire will ponder what the future of education might look like for our learners and the implications this might have for libraries, and digital GLAM services more widely in New Zealand.

Deputy Principal, enables 21st Century learning, loves education, design and tattoos.

Claire Amos is a Deputy Principal at Hobsonville Point Secondary School – a brand new NZ MLE secondary school that opened in 2014. She has been a Director of e-learning, and has lead and taught English for 17 years, her roles ranging from facilitator of the ICTs in English community on English Online, Auckland Secondary English Facilitator to Head of English Faculty. Claire also enjoys working at national level with agencies such as New Zealand Qualifications Authority, NetSafe, and the Ministry of Education 21st Century Learning Reference Group with a focus on enabling future-focused change and supporting teachers and students in blended learning environments.

Claire is passionate about her family, education, design and tattoos, living by the mantra: ‘you can never be overdressed or overeducated.’