Build relationships through connection, understanding, and trust
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Knowing your Māori learners and their contexts’
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Connect culture, learning, and supports
Connect culture, learning, and supports
Strategies to support effective classroom practice.
The most effective classroom practice occurs where kaiako:
- ensure that their teaching is responsive to both the socio-cultural, emotional and cognitive dimensions of ākonga Māori
- understand the importance of creating a learning environment where the background and learning needs of ākonga Māori are interdependent
- seek ways to adjust their teaching to take account of the particular social, emotional and academic needs of ākonga Māori.
Source: Schools' provision for students at risk of not achieving (August 2008) (opens in a new tab/window)
Build trust
Build trust
Kaiako talk about the importance of getting to know ākonga Māori and building trust to enable learning.
Find out where students are from
Find out where students are from
Create ongoing opportunities for ākonga Māori to share where they are from, what is important to them, and why.
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Support Māori achievement
Support Māori achievement
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Create authentic contexts
Create authentic contexts
Create opportunities where ākonga Māori can directly connect their language, culture, and identity to learning.
Useful resources
Useful resources
The effective teaching profile
The effective teaching profile is made up of two parts. The first identifies two major understandings that effective teachers of ākonga Māori possess, and the second identifies six ways effective teachers relate and interact with ākonga Māori on a daily basis. This resource includes video clips to illustrate key Māori understandings.
Tama-te-rā Ariki: Voices of tamariki and rangatahi Māori
Tamariki and rangatahi Māori share what is important to them. The voices in the report are grouped in five themes.
Publisher: The Office of the Children’s Commissioner
Next steps
More suggestions for implementing the strategy “Know your Māori learners”:
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How to use this site
Guide to Index of the guide: Supporting ākonga Māori
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Developing cultural capabilityShow suggestions for Developing cultural capability
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Explore Māori perspectives on inclusionShow suggestions for Explore Māori perspectives on inclusion
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Know your Māori learnersShow suggestions for Know your Māori learners
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- Share mihi
- Ask the student what will help
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Establish reciprocal relationshipsShow suggestions for Establish reciprocal relationships
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Build community networksShow suggestions for Build community networks
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