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This course examines the bicultural partnership between Tangata Whenua and the Crown forged through Te Tiriti o Waitangi and what this means for its multicultural education settings. Ākonga will reflect on their personal journey with te reo Māori, and their professional commitment as bicultural, bilingual and biliterate kaiako focused on supporting Māori ākonga achieving educational success as Māori in early learning and school settings.

This course provides an in-depth examination of the ethical principles and issues in research and teaching in Aotearoa. Ākonga explore research and inquiry frameworks that enable them to investigate and critique policy and practice issues. Ākonga will continue to extend their knowledge and skills to read and interpret research and literature to support a critical analysis of an issue impacting the learning of tamariki and identify implications for developing the practice of kaiako.

This online course prepares ākonga with the knowledge skills and dispositions to be culturally capable kaiako who meet the Teaching Standards (in a supported environment) and the expectations of Our Code Our Standard through in-depth knowledge of, and critical engagement with, these standards. Ākonga examine their identity as a learner and reflective practitioner and a kaiako and begin to develop a philosophy to guide their practice.

With a focus on learning theory, in this course ākonga extend their knowledge and skills of mathematics and the mathematics curriculum studied in ‘Mathematics and Science in the Early Years’ to the point that they are confident in their ability to at least level 6 of the New Zealand Curriculum.

This professional experience placement provides ākonga with opportunities to develop the professional knowledge, skills and dispositions required to work in a school basing their practice on Our Code, Our Standards.

In this course ākonga synthesise and apply their knowledge and understandings of the New Zealand Curriculum in relation to the four curriculum areas: Mathematics and Statistics; Science, Social Sciences, and Technology. They investigate complementary research-based approaches, pedagogies and assessment, which deepen their understanding of the educative process.

This final professional experience placement allows ākonga to demonstrate that they meet the Teaching Standards (in a supported environment) and the expectations of the Teaching Council Code in Our Code Our Standards through an in-depth knowledge of, and critical engagement with these standards.

This online course examines the historical context in which te Tiriti o Waitangi was signed and how the effects of colonialism have impacted education and other outcomes for Māori. Ākonga will analyse why education inequalities for Māori learners and their whānau need to be urgently addressed and how they can bring about change in their professional roles.

In this online course ākonga are introduced to curriculum and assessment language and approaches in Aotearoa focusing on New Zealand Curriculum Levels 5-8 and NCEA. They explore common elements of the New Zealand Curriculum (the front end) and the synergies and differences between curriculum areas.

This professional experience placement provides ākonga with opportunities to develop the professional knowledge, skills and dispositions required to work in a school basing their practice on Our Code, Our Standards.