Zoe Timbrell

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Specialists:

  • Leadership & Strategy

  • Can do all curriculum but prefers juniors (years 0 - 3)

Personal Statement:

The future is an exciting, terrifying place full of technological wonders. But while the media talks about the future of work, I truly believe that it is the future of life we need to be concerned about. Soon, technology will be at the heart of healthcare, democracy, elder care and much much more. We need to ensure those future technologies are created in Aotearoa NZ and represent our unique and incredible world views.

I believe that to create meaningful learning experiences we need to embrace all of a learner.  I focus on ensuring that all learning takes place acknowledging real-world contexts and environment, as well as a hands-on play-based methodology, a ‘Tutu’ method of deep learning.

Ta te tamariki tana mahi wawahi tahā - It is the job of the children to smash the calabash

Zoe is a fully accredited PLD facilitator through the Ministry of Education.

Zoe is the Co-founder and General Manager of Omg Tech! A Charity set up 2 years ago to help connect all NZ kids to the technologies that will shape their futures. Through her work she enables our most disadvantaged communities to play and explore with future technologies. Over the past 2 years OMGTech!
Zoe Timbrell, a founder and general manager of OMGTech, talks to CORE’s Jane Nicholls about her start in technology and the origins and mission of OMGTech!