Ako
Effective teaching and learning for and with Māori students and the conditions that support it. Within the strategy, ako comprises two important aspects: culture counts and productive partnerships and is grounded in the principle of reciprocity where both the
teacher and learner give and recieve
Culture
Shared understandings, practices, norms, and values of a group of people
English-medium education
Teaching through the English language
Evidence
The range of information and data to inform practice
Hapū
Sub-tribe
Hui Taumata Mātauranga
Māori education summit
Immersion schools
Schools in which students are taught through Māori language for more than 80 percent of the time
Iwi
Tribe – social group of people with shared family links, culture, and language dialect
Iwitanga
Cultural practices, values and views specific to a particular iwi
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Kaupapa Māori education
Māori education that incorporates a Māori world view and ways of teaching in a range of settings including bilingual and immersion settings (English and Māori)
Kiwi Leadership for Principals
A programme supporting the professional learning of principals
Kōhanga reo
Māori language settings (early childhood education services) affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust
Kura kaupapa Māori
Māori language school settings based on Māori philosophies
Levers for change
Tools or ways of working that will bring about change
Mana whenua
Self identity and sense of belonging to a particular place and time. Mana whenua is based on the principle of ahikaa (occupation over designated territory) and refers to the customary authority exercised by the tangata whenua in an identified area
Māori language education
All education that teaches Māori language skills and delivers education through te reo Māori
Māori Language Education Outcomes Framework
A framework that will guide government investment in achieving quality outcomes in Māori language education
Māori-medium
Teaching that includes significant use of te reo Māori. Students are taught curriculum subjects in both te reo Māori and English or in te reo Māori only
Mātauranga Māori
Māori knowledge, norms, principles, and experiences that diverse Māori communities value and practice as part of their world view
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National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)
National qualification for secondary school students
Ngā Haeata Mātauranga
The annual report on Māori education published by the Ministry of Education
Pākehā
New Zealander of predominantly European descent
Puna kōhungahunga
Māori playgroups run by parents
Rangatahi
Māori youth
Schooling improvement projects
Targeted professional development programmes to lift student achievement
Schools Plus
A programme of action to ensure that the government’s goal of every young person participating in education, skills, or structured learning, relevant to their needs and abilities, until the age of 18
Statement of Intent
Document that sets out how a government agency will deliver its contribution to government goals and priorities
Student Engagement Initiative
A project focused on engaging students in school
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Tāonga
Something of value
Te Aho Matua
Mäori charter that sets out principles and practices of teaching and learning in kura kaupapa Māori (schools designated under section 155 of the Education Act 1989)
Te Ao Māori – the Māori world
Māori world view and values
Te Mana (ki te Taumata)
An initiative that encourages students of all ages to take responsibility for their education
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
The draft curriculum for Māori-medium schooling
Te Puni Kōkiri
The government agency for Māori development
Te Reo Rangatira
Te Reo Rangatira – This title refers to a set of standards designed to support students in Māori immersion settings learning the academic language of te reo Māori. These standards assess the language competence of students in a variety of contexts. These standards are
designed for first language speakers
Te Reo Māori – This title refers to a set of standards designed to support students in English-medium settings learning te reo Māori, these standards assess the language competency of students. These standards are designed for second language learners
Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o Aotearoa: Early Childhood Curriculum (1996)
The national early childhood education curriculum
Team-Up
A communications initiative encouraging parents to team up with their children, their teachers, and whānau to encourage and support students as they learn
Tikanga Māori
Māori shared practices and principles
Whānau
Family or group of people with a genealogical bond; also used colloquially for those who share a common interest or philosophy
Wharekura
Māori-medium secondary settings based in and on Māori education philosophies
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