by Claire | Jun 19, 2024 | Articles, Pedagogy
What is our role as Kaiako as we work with the highs and lows of screen time and the mind blowing advances of AI, as we support creativity and playfulness for our mokopuna? What here will fade alongside whistling and imaginary friends as our young ones spend more and...
by Claire | May 8, 2024 | Articles, Kaupapa Maori
Traditional Māori narratives are part of Māori symbolism, culture and worldviews. Walker (1978) claims that mythology can be likened to a mirror image of culture, reflecting the philosophy, norms and behavioural aspirations of people.
by Claire | May 8, 2024 | Articles, Kaupapa Maori
Te Tiriti o Waitangi is one of the guiding documents for education in Aotearoa New Zealand. It guarantees partnership, protection, and participation to the two signatories. Quality in Action/Te Mahi Whai Hua (1996, page 67) states that management and educators should...
by Claire | May 8, 2024 | Articles, Kaupapa Maori
Kaupapa Maori theory serves as the overarching philosophical framework for two interrelated projects discussed in depth in this article: (a) the New Zealand Ministry o f Education funded Kaupapa Maori Learning and Assessment Exemplar Project (KMLAE); and (b) the...
by Claire | May 8, 2024 | Articles, Kaupapa Maori
This article illustrates how traditional Māori forms of knowing, such as whakapapa, can provide culturally valid frames for assessment within contemporary Māori early childhood contexts. I discuss work completed for my doctoral thesis (Rameka, 2012), which studied the...