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17 November 2024
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Supporting ākonga Māori

Culturally responsive strategies to meet the needs of ākonga Māori who require additional support.

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Strengthening and affirming the self-identity and self-esteem of ākonga Māori who may need additional support to learn is a central theme.

How to use this guide

Make connections with the guiding principles of Ka Hikitia.

Disruption alone is not enough - we need to dismantle what is not working, learn new theories, discourses & practices to reform our [learning communities] so that they are places where both treaty partners can enjoy the benefits that success in education can incur.

Source: Poutama Pounamu (opens in a new tab/window)

Source:
Poutama Pounamu
https://poutamapounamu.org.nz/assets/resources/site/Treaty-of-Waitangi-PP.pdf

Summary of important concepts:

How to use this guide

Strategies for action

Five key strategies to support the inclusive design of learning environments for ākonga Māori.

Developing cultural capability

"Critical consciousness offers a way of addressing inequities in our education system. It means recognising unconscious bias, reflecting critically on the imbalance of power and resources in society and taking anti-oppressive action to do something about it for the better. It means recognising white privilege, understanding racism, inequity faced by Māori and disrupting that status quo to strengthen equity". (Te Hurihanganui - Ministry of Education, 2020).

Video hosted on Youtube http://youtu.be/5cTvi5qxqp4

Dr Ann Milne; Colouring in the white spaces: Reclaiming cultural identity in whitestream schools.

Source: CORE Education (NZ) (opens in a new tab/window)

Closed Captions

Source:
CORE Education (NZ)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfw_yGYoiYB8DZp7BDV1CPg

Four suggestions for implementing this strategy:

  1. Upholding rights

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  2. Promoting kaupapa Māori

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  3. Developing critical consciousness

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  4. Leading inclusive practice

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

Explore Māori perspectives on inclusion

Develop an understanding of the different perspectives and values held by Māori parents and whānau. 

Mā te kōrero, ka mōhio.

Mā te mōhio, ka mārama.

Mā te mārama, ka mātau.

Through discussion we become aware.

Through awareness we gain understanding.

Through understanding we gain proficiency/expertise.

Whakataukī

Two suggestions for implementing this strategy:

Know your Māori learners

Demonstrate care by getting to know your ākonga Māori and what's important to them. Make connections to their experiences and contexts to support learning and strengthen relationships.

Video hosted on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/113877186

The most profound way to create a culturally responsive context is through introducing co-construction, where ākonga Māori are free to bring their own experiences into that classroom context.

Source: Te Mangōroa (NZ) (opens in a new tab/window)

View transcript

Source:
Te Mangōroa (NZ)
http://temangoroa.tki.org.nz/Video-stories/TMK-Culture-counts-2

Three suggestions for implementing this strategy:

  1. Build relationships

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  2. Share mihi

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  3. Ask the student what will help

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

Establish reciprocal relationships

Develop positive relationships with the community of people who know the student well.

Video hosted on Youtube http://youtu.be/7Ti_nrvbZSU

Source: Prime Minister's Excellence Awards (opens in a new tab/window)

Closed Captions

Source:
Prime Minister's Excellence Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ti_nrvbZSU&t=234s

Four suggestions for implementing this strategy:

Build community networks

Welcome your community into the classroom and take your class out to the community.

Video hosted on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/113877058

It’s not enough to invite the community to come to you – you have to go into the community.

Source: Te Mangōroa (NZ) (opens in a new tab/window)

View transcript

Source:
Te Mangōroa (NZ)
http://temangoroa.tki.org.nz/Video-stories/TMK-The-school-in-the-community

Two suggestions for implementing this strategy:

  1. Value whānau and community expertise

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  2. ​​​Foster whānau engagement

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

Co-design a culturally sustaining environment

Ākonga Māori are more likely to achieve when they see themselves and their culture reflected positively in subject matter and learning contexts.

Video hosted on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/100662337

A high school English teacher describes how she matches her teaching strategies and learning resources to the students’ interests, experiences, and needs.

Source: Ministry of Education, inclusive education videos (NZ) (opens in a new tab/window)

Closed Captions

Source:
Ministry of Education, inclusive education videos (NZ)
https://vimeo.com/album/2950799

Four suggestions for implementing this strategy:

  1. Integrate te reo Māori and tikanga Māori

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  2. Make cultural links

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

  3. Provide leadership opportunities

    Includes:

    • Video

  4. Use technologies

    Includes:

    • Video
    • Resources

Key resources

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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

Website

Ka Hikitia: Actions for schools – Te Whānau: Education provision responds to learners within the context of their whānau

Resource to support the implementation and embedding of Ka Hikitia. It includes specific actions and readings to get you started.

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Inclusive classroom culture
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Build an inclusive classroom culture that values all students, their families/whānau, and communities. Read four strategies

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Parents, whānau, and communities​​

​Involve parents, families, whānau, and communities in the learning of their children and young people. Read four strategies

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Supporting Pacific learners

Use inclusive teaching and learning strategies to support Pacific learners across the curriculum.​ Read six strategies

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