Maori+Student+Achievement

An online community has been set up to support these teachers, and to model what the possibilities are in regard to raising Maori student achievement. Take the time to reflect on the videos and other resources on this site. []
 * Te Kotahitanga** is a collaborative response to the rising problem of underachievement among Maori students in mainstream schools. As part of this professional development/research project, which began in 2001, the research team developed an Effective Teaching Profile based on suggestions made by Maori students, their parents, their teachers and principals as well as international literature. This professional development:
 * supports teachers to improve Māori students' learning and achievement, enabling teachers to create a culturally responsive context for learning which is responsive to evidence of student performance and understandings
 * enables school leaders, and the wider school community, to focus on changing school structures and organisations to more effectively support teachers in this endeavour.

//'Learning occurs when students perceive that they are valued as a member of the learning community, that teachers believe in them, and that they are expected to succeed. To be effective teachers and encourage student engagement, we need to build caring relationships that are informed by knowledge of the students’ cultural background, previous experiences and personal strengths. For students to invest in learning and participation, they must experience positive affirming interactions with their teachers and classmates on a consistent basis. This precept is basic to culturally responsive teaching'. // A great way to reflect on your teaching and classroom environment - reflect on what's working well, what isn't, so what next to create a culturally responsive context for learning.
 * Culturally responsive teaching**



Te Mangōroa is a resource for English-medium schools. It is a portal to stories, reports, statistics, and reviews from across TKI and other sites that reflect effective practices to support Māori learners to achieve education success as Māori. Te Mangōroa contains practical illustrations of what //Ka Hikitia- Managing for Success// means for teaching and learning. These examples come from a wide range of schools and offer a wide range of examples of where they were at, what approaches they used to get started, what worked and what didn’t, and how they measured their success. []
 * Te Mangōroa and Ka Hikitia**