Name
Brooke Trenwith
Qualifications
Current: Enrolled in MEd, University of Waikato
2010: Postgraduate Diploma in Special Education (Gifted and Talented) with Distinction, Massey University
2006: Certificate in Effective Practice in Gifted and Talented Education (with Distinction), REACH Education
2000: Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), University of Auckland
1999: Bachelor of Arts, University of Auckland
My Experience
Brooke Trenwith is President of the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children, a 2017-2020 New Zealand Representative on the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, is on the steering committee for Gifted Aotearoa and a MOE Accredited education consultant through her own company, Potential to Performance Ltd. She has taught early childhood through to university level, been a Gifted Coordinator and an Enhanced Learning Teacher, and was assistant director of an English Language School in Taiwan. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Education (Gifted and Talented) with Distinction through Massey University and is in the final stages of her Master of Education through the University of Waikato focussing on an effective teaching profile for gifted students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Brooke was project leader of the Te Toi Tupu contract, helping schools develop robust, transparent and cohesive approaches to gifted education.
In 2019, Brooke was on the Reference Group for the Ministerial Review of Curriculum, Progress and Achievement (Year 1-10) and she sits on the Ministerial Advisory Group for Gifted Education. Brooke’s specialisations include giftedness, inclusive education (including Culturally and Linguistly Diverse Students, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Autism and trauma informed practices), relationship-based learning/cultural responsiveness, coaching practices and change management, thinking skills, digital fluency, innovative learning and collaborative practice.
I talk about
Giftedness/GaTE
Inclusive education
Strength-based support for special learning needs
Relationship-based learning
Coaching and mentoring
Change management
Thinking skills
Digital fluency
Innovative learning and collaborative practice
My key messages
Working with staff to turn their good intentions into impact for students
Strengths based approaches
Age group/s
Early childhood through to adult
Availability
Book early for 2021, Brooke is fully booked for 2020
Teacher only days
Staff meetings
Full day package
Testimonial
Brooke worked with our school for over two years to provide professional development to help us set up our Gifted and Talented definitions, identification, register and provisions for our Gifted and Talented children. Brooke continues to provide us with on-going support. She provides outstanding professional development, is an absolute wealth of knowledge and she provides these services in a kind, caring and thoroughly professional manner. We would not hesitate to recommend Brooke.
I would love to present at your next Parent Night or talk to teachers in your school – please feel free to contact me to discuss
