Date
03 November 2024

Know your learner to plan effective teaching and learning

Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Valuing what each student brings to the classroom’

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Design flexible learning environments

Design flexible learning environments

Brooke Houghton from Onslow College describes how she designs flexible learning environments. 

Engage students' interests

Engage students' interests

Silverstream teacher, Linda Ojala, creates learning opportunities that connect to her students’ interests and experiences and enable them to develop them further. 

Understand students' specific needs

Understand students' specific needs

Primary teacher Linda Ojala describes how she builds specific supports and choices for students with dyslexia into her planning.

Seek to understand your students culture

Seek to understand your students culture

Russell Bishop talks about incorporating culturally responsive pedagogy.

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Useful resources

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Sharing a mihi

Video story of students developing and sharing their mihimihi.

Publisher: Enabling E-Learning

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Tātaiako: Cultural competencies for teachers of ākonga Māori

Read time: 29 min

Tātaiako is a starting point for schools and early childhood education (ECE) services developing cultural competence.

Publisher: Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

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Putting student relationships first

Read time: 5 min

This section on New Zealand curriculum online offers strategies for developing positive student/teacher relationships. It provides school stories and resources.

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More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Value what each student brings ”:

Return to the guide “Developing an inclusive classroom culture ”

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