Teaching excellence
Faculty of Education and Social Work staff have received faculty, University and national awards recognising excellence in teaching.
National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards
The government's National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards are nationally contested annual awards for outstanding tertiary teachers. The awards recognise excellent tertiary teachers, and are designed to encourage and promote good practice. There are up to nine awards of $20,000 each and a supreme award, the Prime Minister's Award, of $30,000.
The following Faculty of Education and Social Work staff have received National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards in the last ten years.
2017
Associate Professor Jay Marlowe
School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
2016
Professor Martin East
School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2015
Dr Eleanor Hawe
School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
2013
Professor Alison Jones
Te Puna Wānanga, School of Māori Education
University of Auckland Teaching Excellence Awards
The University of Auckland Teaching Excellence Awards convey the importance of teaching to the University. They recognise, encourage and reward excellence in teaching.The awards are contestable across the University and carry with them a medal and a monetary prize of $5,000. The awards are linked to the National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards and selected awardees will become the University's nominees for these national awards. Here are the winners in the past six years:
2016
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Kelsey Deane, School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
Leadership in Teaching
Dr Ngaire Hoben, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
2015
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Associate Professor Martin East, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Professor Judy Parr, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2014
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Dr Eleanor Hawe, School of Teaching, Learning and Development
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Gail Ledger, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2013
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Jay Marlowe, School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
2012
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Professor Alison Jones, Te Puna Wānanga, School of Māori Education
Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Awards
The Faculty of Education and Social Work's awards are an opportunity for staff to join together to celebrate, honour and congratulate teachers in the faculty who use their talents and skills to inspire trainee teachers and educators who will then go on to act as an inspiration to others. Here are the winners in the last ten years:
2023
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Naashia Mohamed (CURRPD)
Dr Jacinta Oldehaver (CURRPD)
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Associate Professor Jason Stephens (LDPP)
Dr Lyn McDonald (LDPP)
Leadership in Teaching and Learning
Shareen Sapsworth (LDPP)
2022
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
2021
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
2020
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Dr Kimai Tocker
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
2019
Leadership in Teaching and Learning
Dr Rachel Riedel, Associate Dean Students, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2018
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Darren Powell, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2017
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Kane Meissel, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Associate Professor Mary Hill, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Innovation in Teaching
Tamsin Hanly, Te Puna Wānanga
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Dr Margaret Kitchen, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Barbara Ormond, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2016
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Kelsey Deane, School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Associate Professor Carol Mutch, School of Critical Studies in Education
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Associate Professor Louisa Allen, School of Critical Studies in Education
2015
Early Career Teaching Excellence
Dr Pat Bullen, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Innovation in Teaching
Maria Cooper, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Professor Judy Parr, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Associate Professor Martin East, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
2014
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Dr Eleanor Hawe, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Judine Ladbrook, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Associate Professor Mary Hill, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Excellence in Professional Practice
Dr Lexie Grudnoff, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Associate Professor Gavin Brown, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Associate Professor Lawrence Zhang, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Innovation in Teaching
Paul Heyward, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
2013
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Dr Adrienne Sansom, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Excellence in Professional Practice
Debora Lee, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Associate Professor Elizabeth Rata, School of Critical Studies in Education
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Gail Ledger, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr Jay Marlowe, School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
Maria Cooper, School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice
2012
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Dr Kirsten Locke, School of Critical Studies in Education
Lesley Pohio, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Margot Bowes, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr Jill Smith, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Excellence in Professional Practice
Cherie Appleton, School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
Excellence in Innovation
Rena Heap, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy
Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision
Professor Alison Jones, Te Puna Wānanga, School of Māori Education