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(: Dear Tepora. this is starting to shape already. Keep adding content and your are on your way of becoming a skilled WikiMaster You have a pro to teach you how right with you. Warm regards --Patricia 04:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC))

Tepora Wright

Employer:

Samoa Qualifications Authority [1]

Occupation:

Education & Training Professional

Nationality:

Samoa moni

Country:

Samoa

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	This user was certified a Wiki Apprentice Level 2 by Mackiwg .

Be the change you want to see in the world... Mahatma Gandhi

Who am I...

A teacher by profession although I've left the professional teaching workforce to work in Samoa Qualifications Authority in the Qualifications Division. I'm passionate about improving people's quality of life through quality education and training in whatever form.

Education & Experience

Undergraduate qualification

Graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts from University of Newcastle, Australia in 2000
Specialising in secondary education and the social sciences

Five years teaching experience at secondary level

Samoa College 2001
Robert Louis Stevenson Secondary School 2002-2005

Four years experience at tertiary level

National University of Samoa 2001
University of the South Pacific, Centre for Distance and Flexible Learning, 2002-2004

Experience in curriculum and program development

Curriculum writing team for National History curiculum
Curriculum writing and review team for National Economics curriculum
Curriculum writing and review team for National Commercial Studies curriculum

Experience in assessment and moderation

Examiner Panel for School Certificate Economics 2005

Experience in professional development and training/facilitation

In-service teacher-trainer 2002-2004
Co-trainer workshops for educators in the post-school education and training sector 2008-present

Postgraduate qualification

Graduated with Master of Education, specialising in Pacific Education from Victoria University of Wellington, in 2008
Research interests in ICT in education

Research experience

Perspectives of secondary school teachers regarding ICT in education: A Samoa case study

Publications

working on it...

Passions

My two boys
Strengthening Technical & Vocational Education & Training in Samoa
Education for Sustainable development
Leadership that meets Samoa's needs

My Wiki Goals

Start collaborating on WikiEducator to produce OER
Investigate using WikiEducator to collaborate on setting industry standards for Samoa
Promote collaboration using the Wiki platform to create textbooks and essential learning resources - to help address insufficiency of quality text resources in Samoa's secondary schools
Get a Wiki badge on my user page (any would do for now)- thanks Wayne

Would love to collaborate on

Writing textbooks for secondary school level economics and pacific history
Resources for competency-based training and assessment
Professional development materials for using ICT in classrooms/teaching and learning