Mary's Professional Blog

 With the support and guidance of my Tuakana Syndicate leader and ILearn Education, I have already made progress with setting up Math Whizz for my tamariki. They have completed their assessments and are now working at their Math Whizz levels.   Here is my list to check daily or weekly to monitor how my students are progressing and who needs some or more support and encouragement. Kia ora !

 

 In Summary To create authentic ideas and opportunities for tai tamariki to engage in korero in and around our kura. ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING TE REO IN MY VIEW ARE TO MAKE LEARNING MEANINGFUL AND ENJOYABLE. A FUNDAMENTAL ACTION IS FOR ALL TEACHERSIN OUR KURA TO KORERO ALL THE TIME OR / AND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WHAT IS NATURAL FOR THE TEACHER WILL COME NATURAL TO THE TAMARIKI. Teaching language is not just a lesson but an integral part of wholistic learning and teaching. Being effective role models inside and outside of the classroom.  Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori. Ko te kupu te mauri o  te reo Māori . E rua ēnei wehenga  kōrero  e hāngai tonu ana ki runga i te reo Māori. Ko te reo, nō te Atua mai. The language is the life force of the mana Māori. The word is the life force of the language. These two ideas are absolutely crucial to the Māori language. A language which is a gift to us from God. 

 When indigenous peoples come to learn from Tautoro School.  Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School  spent 3 amazing days with us to observe, and to learn how we teach te Reo Māori in our school. We shared our educational experiences, resources, and ways forward that we have been exploring for te reo Māori. What a privilege to be able to help and support the first indigenous school in NSW.  They observed our tuakana classrooms engaged in kemu (games), panui and tuhituhi. I also spent some time talking to the group and answering questions like how do we teach the language? What resources do we use and how do we assess their learning?  There was much discussion and explanation of the thinking and understanding of what the planning and preparation might involve, and also the time for kaiako to process the curriculum and assessment information available  before implementing in the classroom.  The advantages and disadvantages of first and second language lear...

 Our PD facilitator has opened up the door for us to look inside Te Tīrewa Marautanga. This has been supported by Ulearn speakers na te whānau Toia o Ngapuhi.  He Tīrewa Ako is a teaching and learning guide that kaiako and ākonga can use to plan and track progress over time in reo ā-waha (oral language), tuhituhi (writing), pānui (reading), and pāngarau (mathematics) within Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Reo ā-waha, tuhituhi, pānui and pāngarau are each made up of a set of tīrewa (progressions) representing the key components within that area of learning. Each tīrewa describes a set of whāinga (indicators of critical skills, aspects of knowledge and/or attributes) which an ākonga needs to demonstrate, and which cannot be left to chance.  Kaiako and ākonga can use the whāinga to track progress and achievement along the learning pathways Our first Whanau Tuakana Tuhituhi moderation was held...