Integrate te reo Māori and tikanga Māori into your classroom programme
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Building an inclusive, culturally responsive classroom environment’
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Value tikanga Māori in the classroom
Value tikanga Māori in the classroom
Teachers explain the need to incorporate te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori into learning contexts to include and engage all students.
Design for engagement
Design for engagement
Wayne Robinson shares how he builds a culturally responsive classroom based on respect and connection. Spaces for making kai, reflecting on ancestors, and opportunities for karakia support his students sense of belonging.
Support students to enjoy and express their cultural identity
Support students to enjoy and express their cultural identity
Article three guarantees Māori oritetanga (equality). Where Pākehā symbols of status in uniform are expected (e.g., a tie), Māori students should be able wear Māori symbols of status instead (e.g., taonga).
The Human Rights Commission
Design culturally responsive learning contexts
Design culturally responsive learning contexts
Creating culturally responsive learning contexts and co-constructing learning enables every student to bring their experiences into the classroom context.
- Provide opportunities for ākonga Māori who speak te reo Māori to teach the class some basic vocabulary.
- Include holidays and festivals that are important to your ākonga Māori in learning activities.
- Establish classroom communication practices that include te reo Māori.
- Support ākonga Māori to understand new vocabulary or unfamiliar instructions by providing visual cues and translating key words into te reo Māori.
- Identify how you can specifically include a Māori component into curriculum topics.
- Engage with the Māori school community and whānau to bring their knowledge and expertise into the school.
- Take the time to learn how to pronounce your students’ names correctly. Ask students to say their name, listen carefully, and repeat it until you know it. Model the correct pronunciation of students’ names to the class so that all students use the correct pronunciation.
Co-construct learning
Co-construct learning
Encourage students to bring their own experiences into the classroom context and co-construct learning. Their experiences have validity when they become part of the learning process.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Culture speaks: Cultural relationships and classroom learning
This book focuses on what it is like to be a young Mâori person in a New Zealand secondary school classroom today. It presents and discusses narratives drawn from the voices of secondary-level ākonga Māori, their whânau, tumuaki, and kaiako.
Publisher: Huia Publishers
Price: One off charge $42.21
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Developing cultural capabilityShow suggestions for Developing cultural capability
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Know your Māori learnersShow suggestions for Know your Māori learners
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Establish reciprocal relationshipsShow suggestions for Establish reciprocal relationships
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Co-design a culturally sustaining environmentShow suggestions for Co-design a culturally sustaining environment
- Integrate te reo Māori and tikanga Māori
- Make cultural links
- Provide leadership opportunities
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