Ka Hikitia - Managing for Success
Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Ako | Effective teachers
Culturally responsive learning contexts are those where the learner can bring their own experiences into the classroom context. (Extract from ‘Te ManaKōrero: Relationships for Learning’, 2007).
Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Effective teachers
At Ruawai Primary School and Kapiti College, whānau knowledge is valued as teachers construct contexts for learning that reflect the cultural significance and history of their location.
Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Ako | Effective teachers
The video clips for Te Mana Kōrero focus on the need to build, and sustain, strong and effective school-whānau partnerships, in order to raise Māori student achievement. Such partnerships are characterised by both parties respecting and valuing each other's perspectives and contributions.