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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.

This course will build on ākonga understanding of the importance of culturally relevant and inclusive teaching. The aim of the course is to strengthen te reo Māori of ākonga and to introduce them to Pacific languages, New Zealand Sign Language and other languages in use in Aotearoa New Zealand so that they can support the cultural and linguistic diversity of all tamariki in early learning services.

This course examines the values, principles and practices that contribute to inclusion and provides ākonga with knowledge and understandings to support the diversity and uniqueness of all learners and families in early learning services.

This professional experience placement supports the development of knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work in early learning services in Aotearoa New Zealand and progresses towards meeting Our Code Our Standards in a supported environment.

In this online course, the focus will be on developing the capacity, confidence, and dispositions of young tamariki to use language in multiple forms for a range of purposes in the years prior to school and as they transition into formal schooling. The course will examine recent theory, research and the concepts that promote equitable outcomes for all tamariki that are foundational to literacy learning and teaching in the early years.

This online course examines the basis of te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership and its historical and educational significance for kaiako in early learning services and schools. Ākonga will have opportunities to engage with Mātauranga Māori, and also learn te reo Māori me ōna tikanga for use in their educational setting and experience a noho marae.

This online course introduces ākonga to the role research and inquiry play in learning and teaching. Ākonga will come to understand the importance of evidenced based decision making when evaluating and adapting their practice. Research and inquiry data gathering methods are introduced to support evidence-based reflection including a consideration of Māori and Pacific approaches. Ākonga will practise accessing resources, research studies and evidence relevant to their teaching context.

Ākonga undertaking this course explore the content of the four strands of the Health and Physical Education curriculum area of the New Zealand Curriculum. A key focus is the seven key areas of learning in this curriculum area: mental health, sexuality education, food and nutrition, body care and physical safety, physical activity, sports studies and outdoor education.