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,…
Category: Paerewa 5
Standard 5: Design for learning
Design learning based on curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, assessment
information and an understanding of each learner’s strengths, interests, needs,
identities, languages and cultures.
He Moumou Kai, He Moumou Tāima ki te Pō
It is almost the end of Term 3 and it has been 5 weeks of Level 4 lockdown for us in Auckland and 1 week of Level 3 lockdown. My inquiry was going to be about increasing engagement for my Year 10 students in my physical classroom. I have changed it to an online classroom…
Mana Motuhake
What is the significant moment of learning? Up until now, my senior students are fully reliant on me to help them through everything. I feel more like I am dictating their learning rather than facilitating it. I haven’t created an environment that encourages student autonomy and learning independence. How did I come to this moment…
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,…
Te Kōpaki a Ruiha Epiha 