Meet with ākonga and whānau and share observations and insights
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Making a collaborative learning support plan’
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Listen and learn together
Listen and learn together
Whaowhia te kete mātauranga
Fill the basket of knowledge
Building our knowledge helps us support children more effectively.
We are true partners when:
- you listen to what I have to say
- you acknowledge my intelligence
- you want to learn more about my ways
- you don’t judge me
- you engage me in genuine dialogue
- we make decisions together
- you show that my child matters to you
- you include my experience, knowledge, and viewpoints with yours.
Source: Education Review Office (opens in a new tab/window)
Ask whānau what will help
Ask whānau what will help
Listen and learn from whānau and ākonga.
Allow their insights to influence how you plan to provide support.
Meet in places that work for both whānau and ākonga
Meet in places that work for both whānau and ākonga
Teachers at Coastal Taranaki School organise learning conferences in places and at times that work for whānau.
This can be at home, on the marae, or in the local cafe.
Focus on possibilities
Focus on possibilities
There’s always a subtle feeling of disempowerment in a problem, a feeling that all doors are shut … there’s a weariness and stuckness to it.
Simply asking, “What’s the possibility I see in this situation?” can make a big difference.
David Isaacs
Share observations in ways that work for whānau and ākonga
Share observations in ways that work for whānau and ākonga
Sometimes the language of teaching and learning can create a barrier for families.
Consider how you can share information about learning in ways that are mana-enhancing, support understanding, and promote conversation, for example:
- drawings or graphics
- photos
- videos
- learning stories
- simple graphs of learning data
- culturally relevant metaphors and analogies.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Āta whakaaro – Sense-making
Sense-making is the third stage of the He pikorua practice sequence of RTLB and Ministry Learning Support specialists. It involves encouraging input from all members of the team, including learners and their whānau, to collectively analyse the information gathered from various sources.
Publisher: He Pikoura
Next steps
More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Making a collaborative learning support plan”:
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Guide to Index of the guide: Collaborative planning for learning
Strategies for action:
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Collaboratively planning a universally designed learning environmentShow suggestions for Collaboratively planning a universally designed learning environment
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Making a collaborative learning support planShow suggestions for Making a collaborative learning support plan
- Notice the need for specific support
- Gather information
- Meet with ākonga and whānau
- Plan next steps
- Establish how to share stories of progress
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Coordinating community and cluster-wide learning supportShow suggestions for Coordinating community and cluster-wide learning support
