The goal of the Poutama Pounamu blended learning course is to promote contexts for change where equity, excellence, and belonging for Māori and all learners can be realised. In this article I share some key learnings from my own journey through this course. I reflect on my path towards honouring ...

There is limited research about the experiences of teachers (kaiako) teaching paangarau (mathematics) in a Maaori-medium modern learning environment (MLE). This article presents the views of three kaiako (teachers) as they collaborated with researchers and one another to explore an alternative approach to teaching and learning paangarau with 60 Years ...

Teaching Pasifika learners effectively to improve their educational outcomes is an education priority in New Zealand. New ways to maximise learning are needed. This article shows how dance, a cultural experience of many Pasifika learners, offers strong opportunities for enhancing learning across the curriculum while impacting positively on feelings of ...

As a result of COVID-19 and the government’s measures to control it, Term 2, 2020 began with New Zealand school students learning from home rather than at school. This article reports on the results of a survey that explored the experiences of some parents of Māori and Pasifika students during ...

Christchurch-based science advisers Sabina Cleary and Carmen Kenton, from Kaha Education, talk about their experiences of supporting teachers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Insights from their experiences during a previous crisis guided them during COVID-19. They share their thoughts about useful learning to take forward as school life resumes.

Over a 3-year period (2016–19), four Health and Physical Education teachers from Hobsonville Point Secondary School embarked on a project aimed at making learning more visible for their priority learners. With support from the Teacher-led Innovation Fund, the teachers worked with a group of critical friends—teacher educators, a visible learning ...

Pūrākau, or Māori narratives, have shaped the historical accounts of Māori throughout the generations. Yet they have historically been misappropriated, misrepresented, and misinterpreted as “fables” or anecdotes” (Lee, 2008). This article argues that pūrākau remain critical to Māori, as they preserve the cultural repositories of past generations. Not only that ...

In an exploratory project over 12 months, we investigated the role and impact of online citizen science (OCS) participation in primary school science education in four schools. Our inquiry focused on the potential of participation in online citizen science projects to support development of science capabilities for citizenship, teacher practices ...