About Us
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.
Resources to support turning your or other’s potential into performance
Potential to Performance offers resources and courses by combining research and experience to create practical and informative learning. Brooke provides you with a summary of the research as well as practical tips and techniques to use both at home and at school.
Whether you are a teacher, a parent (or both) or a child, you will find the support and resources that you need to help turn your potential to performance.
Resources to support turning your or other’s potential into performance
- Differentiation Toolbox by Brooke Trenwith
- Māori Profiles of the Gifted and Talented
- Nuclear Explosion to a Firecracker Use of External Rewards
- Tool for Advocacy of Gifted Underachieving Girls by Brooke Trenwith
Online Courses to be added in 2020:
- Working with Visual Spatial Learners
- An introduction to giftedness
- An introduction to multi-exceptional learners
- Working with ODD kids
- 35 tips of gifted kids and those who raise them
- Rejecting deficit beliefs
- Teaching vocabulary
- Managing tantrums & meltdowns
- Using self and peer assessment
And more…
Build Self Efficacy in Children and Young Adults
This course outlines what builds self-efficacy and what practical steps you can take, both at home and at school, to improve children’s self-efficacy.
Please explore the website and check out the resources and courses on offer. Brooke welcomes all enquiries and feedback about Potential to Performance. Contact her now for practical educational inspiration.
Services
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
Services
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
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 first met Brooke in 2016 at workshops on Gifted and Talented Education. Brooke’s knowledge in this area is astounding and her approach friendly and encouraging; so much so that we have since had two years professional development across our full primary school. We have come a long way in the two years, thanks to Brooke’s guidance and never-ending enthusiasm. I cannot rate her highly enough.”
Denise Horley, Deputy Principal, Opaheke School
“While looking to develop and build our collaborative learning spaces pedagogy and practice, we knew we needed support from a change management expert. What an incredible experience working with Brooke from Potential to Performance for the past two years has been. Be it change management, collaborative learning spaces professional development, or gifted and talented education we are pleased with the outcomes for both staff, students and the wider school community. We have appreciated Brooke’s leadership style, and creative solutions focussed approach. She takes the time to understand your context/schools needs and then turn these into reality. The results have exceeded our expectations and we are excited at the opportunities in the journey ahead. Brooke is everything that you would want in a facilitator”
Lisa Harland Principal, Ellerslie School
“Brooke has delivered thoughtful, inspiring and informative professional development for our staff. She presented in a professional, fun and knowledgeable manner. Her content is well researched and is linked to current teaching and learning practices. She is able to cover a wide range of contexts, gifted and talented and special needs. She has a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. The staff have related well to Brooke and she has been able to be flexible with her presentations, while delivering and meeting the expectations of the school. We have thoroughly enjoyed our learning journey with Brooke.”
Theresa Wells, Acting Associate Principal Acting SENCO Murrays Bay Primary School
