Manaiakalani reflective summaries
The Manaiakalani Project has been an incredibly busy cluster. Their specific aims have been to, ...to measurably raise the student achievement outcomes in Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing and to measurably raise student engagement....The project addresses an urgent need to meaningfully...Tags: ict pd, cluster, regional, maori, pasifika, reflective summary
Pasifika Education Grant – CORE Education
Pasifika Education Grant – CORE Education Talofa lava, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Bula vinaka, Namaste, Talofa ni, Halo ola keta, Mauri In accordance with CORE Education’s not for profit status, an annual allocation of $5,000 is available to support teachers of Paci...Tags: pacific, pasifika, scholarship
CONSULTATION ON THE NEW PASIFIKA EDUCATION PLAN (2013-2017)
Posted on behalf of the Ministry of Education: CONSULTATION ON THE NEW PASIFIKA EDUCATION PLAN (2013-2017) Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Talofa ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Kia orana, Namaste, Ni sa bula vinaka, Halo ola keta, Mauri, Greetings The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Pacific Isla...Tags: pasifika, ministry of education, consultation
How are we engaging all learners? Ideas and examples
Tody's webinar (25 July 2012) was facilitated by Karen Melhuish (Enbling eLearning), and focussed on ways that we are engaging learners. The first thing the group did was reflected on a time when participants felt there were learning effectively. Some of the ideas included: context ch...Tags: "cultural responsiveness", "cultural appropriacy", Pasifika, Maori, engagement, empowerment, design, truancy, relationships
Tokelau Language Week/Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau: Resources and Information
Malo Ni Tokelau Language Week/Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau is being held from Sunday 25 October to Saturday 31 October. I have gathered some useful resources and background information for you all to use. Tokelauans in New Zealand 2013 census showed that the Tokelauan ethnic group comp...Tags: Pasifika, Tokelau, Cultural Diversity
Sāmoan Language and e-learning
Talofa lava. I'm interested in sharing approaches, tools, resources that we see supporting our Pasifika students and that enhance O le Vāfealoa’i - Strong and Respectful Relationships. For example, there are a number of resources (songs, artefacts, film etc) in Digistore that you ...Tags: learning languages, Samoan, Pasifika, culture
Rate of educational change for our priority learners
You may already be familar with this video from Sir Ken Robinson, where he talks about changing educational paradigms - so that, our children can take their place in the global economic environment. He touches on the importance of acknowledging cultural identity (in the climate of globolisation...Tags: Māori, Pasifika, students with special educational learning needs, priority learners, rate of change, change, technology
Pasifika Education Plan and ways to be involved
Hi Everyone I love these beautiful calm winter days that hint at the arrival of spring. They bring a smile to my face just like I love seeing you all involved and collaborating on primary esolonlne or in the Virtual Learning network (VLN) primary esolonline pages. VLN – primary ESOL...Tags: Pasifika, PEP, ESOL, leadership
ESOL Online weekly update, Pasifika HSP, Tokelau language Week
Happy Tokelau Language Week Mālo ni and welcome to Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau . The theme this year,"Taofi ke mau ki tau aganuku Tokelau"or hold fast to your Tokelauan Treasures. The above information on Tokelau Language week comes from, Puttingthe ‘e’ in P...Tags: HSP, Pasifika, ESOL
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