Effective leaders

This Curriculum Update supports schools in understanding and enacting the curriculum principle of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Hine Waitere, the Professional Development Director of He Kākano, describes the willingness of participating schools to look at things differently, to engage more broadly to bring about better learning outcomes for Māori students.

Professor Russell Bishop describes how He Kākano is designed to transform the learning relationships within schools and the research base for this approach.

Paora Howe, the He Kākano Professional Operations Manager describes how this initiative supports school leaders, and how school leaders support one another through their participation in the He Kākano process.

Yolanda Julies, Principal at Te Kura Reo Rua o Waikirikiri, discusses the importance of establishing a shared understanding and supportive school culture as the school explored the national curriculum documents.

Curriculum Updates support school leaders and teachers as they work to design and review their school curriculum, in line with the New Zealand Curriculum and with current knowledge and understandings about effective classroom teaching.

Better relationships for better learning provides guidelines for boards of trustees and schools on engaging with Māori parents, whānau, and communities.

In her paper presented at the Now is the Future Conference, Auckland, October 2000, Jill Bevan-Brown shares a number of stories illustrating what schooling is like for many gifted Māori learners.

This article published in the AUSTR ALIAN JOURNAL of INDIGENOUS EDUCATION, (volume 36, 2007), offers another framework for creating a Māori perspective on classroom practices.

In these three stories from the Experienced Principals Development Programme (EPDP) experienced principals to lead change that creates effective teaching and learning conditions.