Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners

Tātaiako challenges teachers, teacher educators, early childhood education services, and schools to answer questions such as:

• How much do the teachers in your school know of their students’ history, tikanga, and worldview – and how is this reflected in the classroom curriculum and environment?
• What aspirations do whānau and iwi have for their young people?
• How visible and involved are whānau and iwi in the teaching and learning culture of the school or early childhood education service?

  Questions / Things to think about

1. How would your school answer these questions?
2. How would your community answer these questions?
3. How would your students?