Set 2024: no. 3

There is a significant lack of te reo Māori resources, especially digital materials, for learning pāngarau/mathematics. Few studies have investigated how well digital resources for pāngarau align with kaupapa Māori principles. In this article, we examine a digital resource, Matific, from a kaupapa Māori perspective. We find the te reo version of Matific aids in the revitalisation of te reo Māori by expanding some pāngarau vocabulary. However, some aspects of Matific adopt a Western,… Read more

This qualitative study explored children’s opportunities to actively solve problems as they talked, wrote and read during their first few months at school. Participants were two teachers from two schools in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland and eight children, newcomers to their classes. The children’s writing records and actions during guided writing were examined, along with samples of their independent writing over several months. Records of children reading their guided writing were also… Read more

Data literacy enables teachers to use information collected about students and their learning to take data-informed instructional action.  This article outlines two approaches developed by teachers to provide teaching targeted to the immediate needs of specific students that moved beyond “gap-filling”. The pre-teaching and “fresh choice” approaches led to increased student confidence and mathematics understanding. The approaches supported the development of student agency and provided… Read more

Building cultural inclusivity is one of the major challenges many schools and teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand face today. This case study examines how a student-led video campaign in a multicultural high school strove to cultivate a culturally inclusive community, encouraging dialogue and empowering participants while students faced challenges in representing their cultures. Based on the interviews, the findings underscore students’ perceptions that mutual understanding is vital to building… Read more

Teachers have responsibility and can assume agency for enhancing the education of Pacific students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pacific education is an area which needs improvement and, consequently, Pacific communities seek actions - deliberate strategies - to enhance educational provision. Among the strategies available is the engagement of role models, people whose success can constructively support Pacific students’ thought and action about their own futures. However, little is known about… Read more