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General Feedback from In School Support Sessions:
“Nick has been superb with the in-school support that he has supplied. He is exceptionally knowledgeable and has the ability to relate to all staff regardless of their ability. He is adaptable to respond to the varying needs of our staff.”

“Nick is a very relaxed and calm leader with realistic goals for teachers when learning new programs etc and gives good ideas as to how to use specific web2 tools in the classroom.”

“Nick is a very efficient facilitator with a friendly non-threatening manner. He has in-depth curricula knowledge when discussing authentic learning contexts.”

“I found that Nick was extremely approachable and non threatening during the sessions we had with him. His knowledge about the programmes we use was excellent and he was able to teach them to us in the most user-friendly way possible with great ideas re classroom application.”

“Nick is patient, realistic and supportive.”

“I have had Nick for 2 practicum's and both times I learnt a lot of new tools. I found him very easy to work with. He made every effort to make things easy for me to understand, he had a great sense of humour and at the same time was very professional. I think he does an outstanding job.”

“The opportunities I have had to work with Nick have been extremely valuable and useful to me as a classroom teacher. He is always very friendly, easy going, helpful and great at explaining, demonstrating and showing how these skills and resources can be applied to the classroom. He is also very good at pitching to the level of the person, for me I am relatively confident with my ICT skills and he has been able to show me ways to further this knowledge and challenge me. I also know he is good at helping those with only limited knowledge and confidence and showing how they can apply their skills to the classroom more easily.”

“Nick has always shown complete professionalism and has been happy to answer any question I have regarding ICT. A very valuable person to have on board. Very approachable and helpful.”

“I have found Nick Leith to be excellent in his role as ICT Facilitator for our school's cluster. He has a very cordial manner which lends itself to those of us not especially competent or confident in matters relating to I.C.T.”

“Nick’s knowledge and enthusiasm is unquestioned but it is the manner he conveys his expertise which I consider his major asset.”

“Nick offers very practical advice. He makes taking on new tasks and ideas very simple. He helps to meet specific needs of class and teacher.”

“Nick is an excellent facilitator. He is clear in his instructions, extremely patient and always encouraging giving may scenarios in which you may use the programme he is teaching. He is always calm. He inspires you to learn more.”

“The session I had with Nick was the most useful 2 hours of learning I had all year. It was helpful that he let me do all the typing and that he explained everything in easy-to-understand language in a systematic and humble way. I am now regularly using what he taught me.”

“Nick has responded to the needs of our staff (teaching and admin) with humour and flexibility. He is a great example of a realistic teacher using ICT to motivate and enhance the learning for our students. He has developed the confidence of our teachers through modelling, assistance and gentle praise.”

“The students have thoroughly enjoyed the occasions when he has taught them, the teachers have found the process clear and purposeful. Perhaps the best evidence of the value of Nick's involvement can be summed up by a year 6 student who simply said "Nick is awesome – he has really shiny shoes".”

“Nick's involvement with a lead teachers has also been effective as he has provided assistance through email and through example. Keep up the good work.”

“My staff are always "singing" Nick's praises! Dan, Vicki and Craig returned to school all "fired up" after the eTime North Island Bus Tour. We will be changing to Apple Macs over the next few years!”

“Nick's contribution to the ICTPD support for Lyttelton Main School staff has been superb, he has met the needs of the staff in two main ways. I am full of admiration and praise regarding his teaching and support ability in the ICT PD Contract. 1. He has been able to lead us through full staff sessions on such things as movie making, following up with visits to individual classrooms to show the skills learned work with different levels of children. 2. As each staff member is at different levels of ICT expertise, Nick has been able to provide individual or small group instruction so that staff can progress at their own rate and learning style. Nick's versatility at coping with our PC platform computers when he is an Apple user is a very commendable attribute.”