After observing Whaea Waitonga’s class at Aorere College, I made some changes to our class routines. I included removing shoes, mihi, and waiata/hīmene to our tikanga processes. Some ākonga have embraced the new introduced tikanga process, others have not. I asked those that were not keen on it and their responses included: There is a…
Category: Paerewa 4
Standard 4: Learning-focused culture
Develop a culture that is focused on learning, and is characterised
by respect, inclusion, empathy, collaboration and safety.
Communicative Language Strategies
It has been just over a week since I changed my pedagogy and resource. The scaffolded resource I have been using for the lower-level learners of te reo Māori in my classes have been working for most of my ākonga. The pedagogy change to task-based teaching and learning has positively impacted the learning for my…
Te Manu Kai i te Miro
Ko te manu ka kai i te miro nōna te ngahereKo te manu ka kai i te mātauranga nōna te aoThe bird that eats from the miro tree owns the forestThe bird that eats from the tree of knowledge owns the world This whakataukī instructs us to not only eat the berries of the forest,…
Ka Kūkū te Kererū
Ako Inquiry 1 – Term 1, 2021 Ka koekoe te tūī, ka ketekete te kākā, ka kūkū te kererū Whakataukī The tūī bird squawks, the kākā bird chatters, and the kererū bird coos. I used this whakataukī or ancestral proverb to drive home the key understanding acquired from my first Ako Inquiry, and that is,…
Haramai tētahi toki!
Otāhuhu College Observation | Wednesday 16 June 2021 The title is an adaptation of the phrase ‘Haramai te toki,’ which is part of a longer phrase that normally wraps up a traditional karakia (incantation or prayer) to signal group agreeance and unity. I have adapted this phrase to reference the northern idiom of ‘Haramai tētahi…
Protected: In the presence of warriors
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A Teaspoon of Light
“Here’s what I know about teaching…as individuals, we don’t count for much. [There’s] not much we can do as individuals to change the way the world is. All we’ve got really are teaspoons of light. Here’s the deal. If we sprinkle a sense of community, [a] sense of possibility, you don’t need much. Carry your…
Tūtaki Tangata
Tues 5 Jan – Thurs 7 Jan 2021 During our Kete Week 1, we were separated into our respective Kāhui Ako, i.e., Te Reo Māori. We were then put into groups of three or four. Our small groups were tasked with planning and teaching four lessons to each other. These lessons made up the first,…
Teina and Tuakana
Wed 13 Jan 2021 We had the opportunity to listen to both Teina Wells-Smith and my tuakana Moana-Aroha Henry share their teaching journeys at their respective schools: Teina at Whangārei Boys and Moana-Aroha at Whangārei Girls. Why this experience impacted me: This experience impacted me because these are the type of teachers I aspire to…
Naming of Te Ahitū
Thur 17 Dec 2020 Why this experience impacted me: The experience impacted me because it just felt so right and because we were the first cohort to ever name ourselves. I had been burning to give our affiliate a new name since the Ako Mātātupu C19 graduation event. I just did not like C21. It…
Te Kōpaki a Ruiha Epiha 