Empower students
In the ngahere we nurture our plants daily, helping them to become resilient and independent. Build students’ identity and empower them to be courageous, confident, compassionate, and curious.
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Explore rangatiratanga – self-determination
Explore rangatiratanga – self-determination
Offer students ongoing opportunities to learn their culture. This can have a significant impact on a student’s self-respect and readiness to learn.
Teachers can help by:
- acknowledging learners’ expertise, for example, their knowledge of a particular place or cultural convention, and inviting them to share their knowledge and experience with class members
- taking the role of a facilitator of learning rather than the holder of knowledge
- inviting students with specific skills to teach their peers and the teacher
- encouraging students to invent – bring something new into being
- enabling students to develop a sense of their own identity through making art works
- suggesting students make a series of photographs about an issue or interest they feel passionate about
- talking with students about where and how their work might best be displayed
- supporting students to create opportunities to exhibit, publish or perform their work beyond the classroom
- encouraging and supporting students to develop their own wellbeing initiatives.
Seek and respond to student voice
Seek and respond to student voice
The Lundy model of child participation proposes children are given the opportunity to express a view and are facilitated to express their views. Those view are listened to and acted upon, as appropriate.
Develop systems for student feedback
Develop systems for student feedback
Support self-advocacy with learner profiles
Support self-advocacy with learner profiles
Having students create a learner profile for themselves is a great way to have them develop a better and fuller understanding of who they are as learners ...
This develops their independence and places them in a better position to self-advocate for the tools, learning materials, and presentation options that can optimise their learning experiences.
Naryn Searcy
Source: UDL Resource (opens in a new tab/window)
Support choice making
Support choice making
Approaches
- Steadily increase the options on offer.
- Regularly touch base with students to review making choices.
Areas where choice could be offered
- Where to study
- Who to work with
- Timetable for the day
- When to take a food or stretch break
- How to demonstrate their learning
- The text or topic for an inquiry
- The subject of creative work.
Next steps
More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Foster relationships and partnerships”:
Return to the guide “Behaviour and learning”
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Strategies for action:
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Commit to whole-school approachesShow suggestions for Commit to whole-school approaches
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Foster relationships and partnershipsShow suggestions for Foster relationships and partnerships
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Design learning for allShow suggestions for Design learning for all
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Foster wellbeing and mental healthShow suggestions for Foster wellbeing and mental health
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Embed social and emotional learningShow suggestions for Embed social and emotional learning
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Be proactiveShow suggestions for Be proactive
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Respond in challenging situationsShow suggestions for Respond in challenging situations
