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Ako
"...research shows that student engagement and achievement improves when teachers develop positive teaching and learning relationships with Māori students..."
Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success: The Māori Education Strategy 2008-2012, page 23.
The concept of ako describes a teaching and learning relationship where the educator is also learning from the student and where educators’ practices are informed by the latest research and are both deliberate and reflective. Ako is grounded in the principle of reciprocity and recognises that the learner and whānau cannot be separated.
The resources you will find on this page reflect the principles of ako and provide examples of this in the classroom and beyond.
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Living Heritage Tikanga Tuku Iho 07/03/2013
Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Ako
Living Heritage is an online bilingual initiative that enables New Zealand schools to develop and publish an online resource, based on a heritage treasure in their community.
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Filed under: identity language and culture | Ako
Tangatawhenua.com the website for Maori news and indigenous views has articles, photos, and results from Te Matatini 2013 Kapa Haka National Championship.
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Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Tapuwae 02/12/2012
Filed under: ako | effective teachers
The Analysis and Use of Student Achievement Data Project (AUSAD) used at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Tapuwae, is about Māori educators developing programmes that are going to work successfully for Māori learners.
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Filed under: Ako | Effective leaders
Ruia – Teacher appraisal for Māori learners’ success is a resource for principals and other school leaders who want appraisal to lead to deep learning for teachers and to educational success for Māori students.
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Living Heritage - Tauriko Primary School 02/05/2012
Filed under: Identity Language and Culture | Ako | Effective teachers
Living Heritage is an online bilingual initiative that enables New Zealand schools to develop and publish an online resource, based on a heritage treasure in their community.
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Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Ako | Effective teachers
The science online website presents resources to support scientific knowledge and Māori knowledge about mussel biology.
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Filed under: Productive partnerships | Identity Language and Culture | Ako | Research & evaluation | Effective leaders
In this sabbatical leave report from Bruce Pagan, Principal, Kaikoura Primary School; Bruce investigates the effects/benefits that the pursuit of culturally significant events can have on Māori student achievement, with particular reference to those families/students that engage regularly in hui, muttonbirding, and carving.
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Hamish Ruawai: leading learning 17/02/2012
Filed under: Ako | Effective leaders
In this article Hamish Ruawai talks about his career as a leader. Hamish discusses the importance of knowing that for Māori students to be effective learners they need effective relationships with people who are teaching and how this knowledge influences how he works at Kaikohe West School.
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Developing learning focused relationships 09/12/2011
Filed under: Ako | Effective Teachers
The success of teaching and learning is founded on the quality of the relationship built between the teacher and the student.
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Curriculum Update 7: Te Kotahitanga
25/11/2011
Filed under: Ako | Effective leaders | Effective teachers
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.