Overview
Examines and critiques the education system in Aotearoa and the learning theories and key documents that underpin development as a member of the teaching profession.
About this paper
| Paper title | Teaching in an Aotearoa New Zealand Context |
|---|---|
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (13 January 2025 - 18 June 2025) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,356.75 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MTchgLn
- Contact
- Teaching staff
To be advised when paper is next offered.
- Paper Structure
- Personal and life worlds:
- What is teaching?
- What is learning?
- What is education?
- Who is education for?
- Reflecting on own learning journeys
- Prior learning
- Teaching and learning te reo Māori
- Education:
- What has shaped and influenced the education system in Aotearoa New Zealand? (Whose voices? Whose values? Whose beliefs?)
- What is curriculum?
- Values underpinning the New Zealand curriculum
- Principles of the New Zealand Curriculum
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Key policy shifts (e.g. 1877 Education Act, 1989 Education Act, National Standards, NCEA)
- Learners and teachers: theoretical perspectives:
- Introduction to human development
- Introduction to indigenous theoretical perspectives
- Motivation
- Culture and learning
- Te reo me kā tikanga Māori
- Transformative praxis
Students will be attending an overnight stay at a marae at the beginning of the year. This course also begins with a Te Tiriti o Waitangi workshop. This content is intended to support teacher’s commitments outlined in Teaching Council document called Our Code and standards (2017). The code of Professional responsibility page 10 asks teachers to demonstrate a commitment to tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in the learning environment. The standards on page 18 also addresses the need to understand partnership in Aotearoa Te Waipounamu New Zealand.
- Personal and life worlds:
- Textbooks
Book:
Māori made easy : for everyday learners of the Māori language
Morrison, Scotty (2015)
Auckland, New Zealand : Raupo
If you are a beginner learner of te reo Māori then this book has examples, short grammar explanations and sample sentences/questions with answers at the back. There is some online support material too.
Book:
Tikanga : an introduction to te ao Māori
Opai, Keri, (2021) Niwa, Tania, photographer (expression)
Auckland, New Zealand : Upstart Press Book published by Upstart Press Ltd
If you are not familiar with tikanga Māori then this book has great introduction information for teachers.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Student teachers who successfully complete this paper will be able to:
- Critically evaluate how culture shapes our understanding and experience of curriculum, teaching and learning
- Demonstrate understanding and application of key theoretical ideas about the transformative potential of education
- Engage in rigorous intellectual analysis regarding their own personal and professional development
- Demonstrate an awareness of the significance of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi to education in Aotearoa New Zealand