Mrs Dorothy Burt, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to digital learning
Dorothy Burt co-established the Manaiakalani programme to accelerate academic progress and deliver digital learning outcomes in low socioeconomic communities.
The programme is Treaty of Waitangi-based and involves schools, teachers, students, whānau and their community in a partnership enhanced by technology.
Mrs Burt leads the Manaiakalani education programme for schools in Auckland and the twelve outreach communities around Aotearoa.
She established the Manaiakalani Innovative Teacher Academy, co-established the Digital Teacher Academy, and scaled this approach to a Digital Fluency Intensive programme offered to all Manaiakalani teachers.
Mrs Burt has led a team training thousands of teachers in effective pedagogy for digital learning and has presented to conferences nationally and internationally.