Helen Stapylton Timperley CNZM is a New Zealand education academic, and is professor emerita of education, learning and professional practice at the University of Auckland. In 2010, Timperley was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education.

Helen Timperley
Timperley in 2010
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Thesis
Doctoral advisorViviane Robinson, Stuart McNaughton
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Auckland

Academic career

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Timperley completed a PhD at the University of Auckland, with a thesis titled The challenge for tomorrow's schools: learning to be responsive.[1] Timperley has taught at several levels, including in early childhood, primary and secondary schools, and in special education.[2][3]

Timperley then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, where she researched professional and leadership learning in education and promoted them in schools, and led a project on capability in schools for the improvement of student achievement.[2] Timperley publishes widely, and has written six books, and co-authored a report aimed at teachers Using Evidence in Teaching Practice: Implications for Professional Learning.[4][5] Timperley collaborated over several years with John Hattie on 'visible learning'.[6] Timperley retired in 2014, and is professor emerita of education, learning and professional practice at the University of Auckland.[7][8] She continues to publish, and her most recent book Leading professional conversations: Adaptive expertise for schools was published by ACER in 2024. The book describes how to use professional conversations to solve some of the implementation problems that can occur in schools, despite good planning and professional teacher development.[9]

Honours and awards

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In the 2010 New Year Honours, Timperley was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education.[4]

Selected works

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  • John Hattie; Helen Timperley (March 2007). "The Power of Feedback". Review of Educational Research. 77 (1): 81–112. doi:10.3102/003465430298487. ISSN 0034-6543. Wikidata Q56407312.
  • Daniel Muijs; Leonidas Kyriakides; Greetje van der Werf; Bert Creemers; Helen Timperley; Lorna Earl (27 February 2014). "State of the art – teacher effectiveness and professional learning". School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 25 (2): 231–256. doi:10.1080/09243453.2014.885451. ISSN 0924-3453. Wikidata Q57914258.
  • Kaye Twyford; Deidre Le Fevre; Helen Timperley (19 April 2017). "The influence of risk and uncertainty on teachers' responses to professional learning and development". Journal of Professional Capital and Community. 2 (2): 86–100. doi:10.1108/JPCC-10-2016-0028. ISSN 2056-9548. Wikidata Q124221696.
  • Timperley, Helen (2010). Using evidence in the classroom for professional learning (Report). Retrieved 21 July 2024.

References

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  1. ^ Timperley, Helen (1994). The challenge for tomorrow's schools: learning to be responsive (PhD thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland.
  2. ^ a b Horrell, Rhiannon (13 January 2010). "Happy to be honoured". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Helen Timperley | Silvereye". www.silvereye.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "New Year Honours List 2010 | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Helen Timperley". Corwin Press - US. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Helen Timperley | Silvereye". www.silvereye.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Academic profile: Professor Emeritus Helen Timperley". profiles.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Professores Emeriti - The University of Auckland". www.calendar.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Q&A with Helen Timperley, author of Leading Professional Conversations". Australian Council for Educational Research - ACER. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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