Janelle Riki and Anaru WhiteBlended e-Learning Facilitators
A Blended Approach to Culturally
Responsive Practice in Mainstream
Schools
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
● Mihimihi - greeting
● Priority Learners
● A tailored PLD approach
● Blended PLD delivery
● Culturally Responsive Practice
● Blended e-Learning for priority learners
● An Educators' Kete
● VLN and CORE websites
Māori
Pasifika
Children with Special Learning Needs
MOE PRIORITY LEARNERS
Our priority learners are not failing in our education
system,
Our education system is failing them!
● Poor● Hungry● Tired and or sick● Inadequate, overcrowded housing● Parents don't value education● Parents don't do homework with their children or
come into school● Poor behaviour● Lazy● Don't value education – it’s cooler to fail● Are not as smart as other kids
Inclusive ResponsiveAccepting
Conduct a cultural audit and produce a comprehensive report that describes the current state of Cultural Responsiveness and that states recommendations for the future.
Develop strategic goals for Māori Education, Māori Achievement and Cultural Responsiveness. Develop an Action Plan in collaboration with staff, the BOT, the local Māori Community and whānau; that describes the school’s current state, the desired state and that has specific goals aimed at achieving the desired outcomes.
Provide tailored and specific PLD to all staff (and BOT members where appropriate), that directly supports the goals and outcomes of the school’s action plan and strategic plan.
PHASE 1CULTURAL AUDIT
PHASE 2PLANNING
A TAILORED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
PHASE 3PLD
BLENDED PLD DELIVERY
Māori achieving Educational Success as Māori
Opportunities to celebrate and excel in their own culture
● Traditional indigenous education and knowledge● Natural inherent abilities, skills, expertise● Indigenous Pedagogy
● Whānau, land & natural resources, te reo, tribal connections● Holistic view: physical, spiritual, academic● Religion, spirituality● Food● Cultural practices and beliefs● History, authority and autonomy
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICE
● Relationships: personal, meaningful, in-depth● Values based● Educate yourself● Individual needs based● Culture counts, know what you bring to the table● High expectations: strengths, Māori potential● Support, over and above the call of duty● Meaningful contexts● Facilitate, encouragement, self-directed
learning, autonomy, leadership
WHY BLENDED E-LEARNING IS SUCCESSFUL FOR PRIORITY LEARNERS
● Autonomy, self directed
● Interactive
● Gateway to a wider world
● Individualised pace and ability
● Access available for wider family, iwi
● Integration, collaboration, innovation
● Their world, their comfort zone
● Face to face relationships
AN EDUCATORS' KETE
● Meaningful relationships● Te Reo me ōna Tikanga Māori● Culturally Responsive Practice
● Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Ka Hikitia, Tātaiako● Engagement with whānau
● Acknowledgment of iwi/hapū & hau kāinga
BeL Māori & Pasifika
www.vln.school.nz
CORE Professional learning
www.core-ed.org
Janelle Riki Email: [email protected] Twitter: @jayeriki
Anaru White Email: [email protected]: @anaruwhite