Getting beyond the tick box . . . Helen Kinsey-Wightman
Having returned from a year of study leave, I find my job looks different and not just because of Covid. Part of my role was to review teacher portfolios prior to renewal of practising certificates, with a staff of 100 that meant more than 30 a year and given the hours of work many staff put into providing evidence and reflecting upon it, I felt a sense of responsibility to do more than just have a quick flick through. This part of my role has now ended and our responsibility as school leaders has shifted. Our teachers appreciate that the Teaching Council have listened to their concerns about workload and recognised their professionalism. Whilst the renewal process for practising certificates has been simplified, each time we do so we must tick a box to attest that, ‘The teacher has continued to develop and practise te reo me ngā tikanga Māori while practising as a teacher.’ If we are leading with integrity, I believe we must first ask
ourselves: What have I done in the last 12 months to develop and practise Te Reo me ngā tikanga Māori? How have I supported teacher learning in my school so that I am able to tick that box with confidence? A few years ago I created a Google doc of rauemi (resources) for teachers who wanted to advance their learning in Te Reo and tikanga Māori. I have updated it and placed the link at the end so that you can share it with your teachers. Here is a summary that you and your staff may find valuable:
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Classes nationally Te Wānanga ō Aotearoa (TWoA) has fees free courses nationally ■■ Te Ataarangi is a learning style focussing less on written methods of learning. Classes are available nationally and (kaiako) teachers use cuisenaire rods to make pictures to assist with oral Te Reo acquisition. ■■ UCOL classes are fees free for beginner and intermediate levels ■■ Te Wananaga o Raukawa (TWoR) has a campus in Ōtaki and offers a range of campus and distance learning courses. ■■ Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori is the MoE led roll out of learning for teachers ■■
Online courses Education Perfect has Te Reo Māori specifically designed for teachers. ■■ TWoA has a first introduction to Māori tikanga and basic language pronunciation. This course has great free book resources. Poupou Huia Te Reo, is a similar course run by TWoR. ■■ TWoR has a range of online courses from beginners onwards. ■■ Toro Mai offers two free introductory online courses in Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori through Massey Uni. ■■ Te Whanake has interactive learning modules with great animations for learning online. ■■ Te Awa Māori provide online courses – Hā o te Rā – Your daily breath. These courses offer weekly live sessions which are recorded for those who can’t make it. There is a cost for these. ■■
Pronunciation and kupu (word/vocabulary) support Kupu o te rā Enter your email address to receive wordlists ie days of the week, months of the year etc. sent to your inbox. There are also tests you can give yourself. ■■ Māori dictionary allows you to search for words in English or Te Reo and click on the icon to hear the word pronounced for you. It also puts the word into a sentence for you. ■■ Google Translate gives a Māori to English translation but bear in mind it is not that accurate. ■■
Online resources Quizlet helps you to learn new vocabulary in a fun way. Te Ara Encyclopaedia of New Zealand is a guide to Māori people, environment, history, culture and society. ■■ The Māori Language Commission has all the booklet and poster resources they have created for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori available for download ■■ Te Tiriti o Waitangi – AKO NZ runs a paid online workshop which may be particularly valuable to teachers new to NZ ■■ Māori maps shows all marae in NZ ■■ Pepeha.nz allows you to create a digital pepeha ■■ Kauwhata Reo is a hub for Māori learning resources – there is a useful section on Māori atua ■■ Paekupu has subject specific vocabulary support ie for Pūtaiao (science) and Pangarau (maths)
Te Puāwai is an app developed by NZQA with some useful phrases, waiata, protocol. ■■ Tipu has great lessons from beginner level and helps to build vocab into simple sentences. It has lots of repetition for practice. ■■ Drops is a language learning app which has Māori vocab learning – there is an optional paid component too. ■■ Kōrerorero is from AUT and has conversation examples for specific situations. ■■ Arataki Cultural trails is a proximity activated storytelling platform that allows you to unlock authentic stories at places of cultural significance. ■■
Podcasts Taringa is a bilingual podcast about Tikanga and Te Reo Māori from TWoA. ■■ R & R with Eru & K’Lee is a bilingual talk show on current affairs which can be downloaded as a podcast ■■ Everyday Māori with Hemi Kelly ■■ RNZ – Te Ahi Kaa is a bilingual podcast which incorporates Māori practices and values in its content, format and presentation. ■■
Books ■■
Scotty Morrison has a great series beginning with Māori Made Easy available from most bookshops.
Television You can watch the news every day via Te Karere on Demand it is in Te Reo with some English interviews. I watch yesterday’s news on Te Karere so that I understand the context! ■■ Home learning TV was created for Lockdown and has both Junior and Senior Māori available on Demand ■■ Toku reo videos and exercises link up with the series of TV programmes which are available on demand on the site. ■■ Ōpaki (meaning informal) is a Māori language series which uses a range of language learning techniques, games, music and activities. It is also available as a podcast. ■■
The full document with links built in for these, and other resources, can be shared with anyone wanting to further their knowledge of Te Reo Māori:
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Kupu app allows you to point your phone at any object and it will give you the Māori word.
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Investing in Psychological Capital Online Pedagogical Strengthening Tool
Situationally teachers are called on to lead even if they are not ready or have no desire to do so. Successfully shifting from teacher of students to leader of adults, teachers:
SLEUTH SLEUTH™ is a developmental tool. It allows teachers to identify their pedagogical strengths and weaknesses and provides solutions to implement and track progress to improve the identified pedagogical areas.
If you would like to know more about SLEUTH™ please contact either Tony / Andrew or any of the team as they will be more than happy to provide further details.
• Protect themselves from becoming counsellors, coaches, mentors and confidantes to emotionally needy parents; • Do not overcommit, overpromise or take ownership of issues over which they have no authority or ability to influence when under pressure from demanding & pushy parents; • At parent-teacher meetings will seize all opportunities to improve outcomes for their learners by communicating what parents need to hear, as opposed to what they want to hear; and • Oversee teacher aides & learning assistants who consistently have a higher impact. Teachers understanding situational leadership and who are in possession of strategies, skills and tactics to lead when called upon, experience higher levels of engagement, happiness, self-efficacy, resilience, hopefulness and optimism. These lie at the core of workplace well-being. These teachers also have a greater impact on progressing outcomes for learners. Should you be interested in exploring these areas as a staff or leadership team team next year we have enclosed information. Research from the field of organisational and industrial psychology reveals it is possible to predict with accuracy teachers who are more vulnerable to workplace stress, anxiety and burnout. Hyper-sensitivity, catastrophising, personalising, emotionalising, ruminating, perfectionism, cynicism, overextension and workaholism can all be linked to teachers’ personalities. The uncomfortable truth is how a significant number of teachers contribute to their own workplace stress because of their dispositional preferences without knowing. One of many areas within our Strengthening Our Psychological Capital programme, this may also be an area your leadership team or staff may be interested in exploring this year. Whilst these focus areas are some of our newest they are also some of our most in-demand areas of professional learning in schools and across Kāhui Ako. If you seek more information on these, or any of our existing tailored for you opportunities for 2021, please do make contact.
Tony Burkin
Andrew Ormsby
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Improving tamariki wellbeing
Healthy Active Learning What is Healthy Active Learning?
Healthy Active Learning is a joint government initiative between Sport New Zealand and the Ministries of Health and Education to improve the wellbeing of tamariki and young people through healthy eating and drinking, and quality physical activity. Healthy Active Learning is voluntary, at no cost to schools, kura and early learning services. It contributes to one of the Government’s key priorities – improving the wellbeing of children and young people – and is part of the Government’s Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy.
What are the three components of Healthy Active Learning? Ministry of Health will create toolkits to help all education settings to create a healthy food and drink environment. This will include a focus on healthy food and water-only policies. The toolkits will be developed in Te Reo Māori and English. A health promotion workforce will support healthy food and water-only educational environments.
Sport New Zealand will provide a physical activity workforce to support 800 primary and intermediate schools and kura to create healthy and active learning environments, and better connection to their local communities.
Ministry of Education will create new Health and Physical Education (HPE) and Hauora curriculum resources to support all schools and kura to enhance the understanding, planning and delivery of HPE and physical activity. The resources will be developed in Te Reo Māori and English.
Find out more at sportnz.org.nz/healthy-active-learning
Healthy Active Learning embodies principles of hauora to promote healthy and active learning environments and better connection to communities by supporting: • schools and kura to understand and recognise the value of the HPE and Hauora curriculum • schools and kura to create an environment that supports and promotes quality play, sport and physical activity • teachers and kaiako to be confident and capable in delivering the HPE and Hauora curriculum • schools and kura to create a healthy food and drink environment • schools and kura to make well informed decisions when using external providers • schools and kura to strengthen their connections with their wider community, including whānau and local health and physical activity providers.
“ Not only has our health and physical activity transformed but the ripples can be felt across our school culture, learning and curriculum.” “ Students are realising health and physical activity is about the whole body. Mental and spiritual wellbeing is as important as body and relationships.” Testimonials from teachers engaged in physical activity pilot programme