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EDCR203 Te Ohonga Ake o ngā Marautanga

Te Ohonga Ake o ngā Marautanga is the awakening of bicultural curriculum knowledge. Students develop understanding of bicultural practice consistent with Te Whāriki.

Paper title Te Ohonga Ake o ngā Marautanga
Paper code EDCR203
Subject Education
EFTS 0.15
Points 18 points
Teaching period(s) Semester 2 (On campus)
Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) $912.00
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.

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Prerequisite
18 EDUC points and EDCR 101, EDCR 102, EDCR 202, ELIT 199 and EMAT 197
Pre or Corequisite
EDCR 201
Limited to
BTchg
Notes
Early Childhood Education students only.
Contact

Paper Co-ordinators: Meredith Kelly
Amie Curtis

Teaching staff

Dunedin: Amie Curtis
Southland: Parker Ormond
Meredith Kelly

Paper Structure

Origins of Māori tikanga and concepts

  • Creation story
  • Māori atua
  • Māori legends and pūrākau
  • Māori image of the child
  • Role of the marae and marae protocol
  • Related language

Teaching approaches and strategies

  • Kaupapa Māori pedagogies for teaching and learning
  • Te reo Māori
  • Place-based pedagogy
  • Related language

Bicultural early childhood curriculum

  • Current policies and related documents
  • Te Whāriki as a bicultural curriculum - philosophy and framework
  • Related language

Kaupapa Māori assessment for learning

  • Te Whatu Pōkeka
  • Related language
Textbooks

Required Texts:

  • Gunn, A. & Nuttall, J. (Ed.). (2019). Weaving te whāriki: Aotearoa New Zealand's early childhood curriculum document in theory and practice, (3rd ed). Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER.
  • New Zealand Ministry of Education. (2017). Te whāriki: He whāriki matauranga mo ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa: Early childhood curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
  • Ka’ai, T .M., Moorfield, J.C., Feilly, M.P.J., & Mosley, S. (Eds.). (2010). Ki te whaiao: An introduction to Māori Culture and Society. New Zealand: Pearson Education.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research.
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Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:

  • Describe how perspectives from te ao Māori have shaped early childhood curriculum in New Zealand
  • Critically examine teaching approaches and strategies for the effective integration of Māori pedagogies in practice, including the Māori language
  • Demonstrate an understanding of kaupapa Māori assessment for learning
  • Plan for the implementation of bicultural early childhood curriculum
  • Demonstrate contextually relevant use of te reo me ngā tikanga Māori

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Timetable

Semester 2

Location
Invercargill
Teaching method
This paper is taught On Campus
Learning management system
Blackboard

Workshop

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend
A1 Wednesday 09:00-11:50 28-34, 36-41

Semester 2

Location
Dunedin
Teaching method
This paper is taught On Campus
Learning management system
Blackboard

Lecture

Stream Days Times Weeks
Attend
A1 Wednesday 09:00-11:50 28-34, 36-41