Courses – Faculty of Education
Education Curriculum Māori
Stage I
Ngā Toi: He Whakatakinga
Develops students' knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with planning, teaching and assessing children's learning in Ngā Toi: dance, drama, music and visual art. Addresses questions such as: Why are Ngā Toi important to children's learning? How do teachers design quality learning experiences that encourage individual responses from a diverse range of learners? How do we monitor and assess learning?
Restriction: ACE 922.511, 922.611, EDCURRIC 101
Pānui-Tuhituhi Te Pihinga
Develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with planning, teaching and assessing for students' literacy learning across ngā Marautanga Māori. Addresses questions such as: What do teachers need to know to teach literacy effectively? How do teachers' literacy competencies affect student learning? How do teachers balance the needs of the curriculum and the needs of learners?
Restriction: ACE 920.511, 920.611, EDCURRIC 102
Te Whaiora
Develops understanding of Hauora, philosophies and practices that support learning and teaching within ngā Marau. Addresses questions such as: How do teachers implement quality learning experiences based on te akoranga kōiri me ngā mātauranga hauora for effective learning to occur for a diverse range of learners? How is learning monitored and assessed?
Restriction: ACE 923.511, EDCURRIC 103
Pāngarau: He Whakatakinga
Develops knowledge and understanding of the nature of Pāngarau and tauanga. Considers questions related to primary school Pāngarau and tauanga education such as: What is the purpose and role of Pāngarau and tauanga in the New Zealand Curriculum Framework? What is meant by thinking mathematically and statistically? What are the components of, and key concepts in the Marautanga Pāngarau?
Restriction: ACE 921.511, 921.611, EDCURRIC 104
Pūtaiao: He Whakatakinga
Develops an appreciation of the nature of Pūtaiao that supports conceptual understandings and quality teaching and learning approaches in Pūtaiao education. Addresses questions such as: How do teachers design quality learning environments based on the Marautanga Pūtaiao so that positive engagement and effective learning can occur for a diverse range of learners? How is learning monitored and assessed?
Restriction: ACE 924.511, EDCURRIC 105
Tikanga-ā-iwi: He Whakatakinga
Develops students' knowledge and skills associated with planning for teaching and learning in Tikanga ā Iwi. Addresses questions such as: What do teachers need to know and understand about the history, nature and purpose of Tikanga ā Iwi education? How are curriculum requirements, teaching methodologies, management strategies and resources used to plan for students' diverse needs? How is learning monitored and assessed?
Restriction: ACE 926.511, EDCURRIC 106
Hangarau: He Whakatakinga
Develops knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with planning, teaching and assessing for children's learning in the Marautanga Hangarau. Addresses questions such as: What do teachers need to know about the nature and purpose of the Marautanga Hangarau? How do teachers design quality learning experiences for a diverse range of learners? How is learning monitored and assessed?
Restriction: ACE 925.511, EDCURRIC 107
Stage II
Pānui-Tuhituhi Te Puanga
Deepens the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with planning, teaching and assessing for individual students' learning in the Marautanga Reo Māori. Addresses questions such as: What are effective literacy practices for working with individual learners? How are wider concepts of literacy including bilingualism and biliteracy developed? How is learning monitored and assessed?
Restriction: ACE 920.711, EDCURRIC 202
Pāngarau: Te Whakaako
Develops knowledge, skills and understanding for designing quality learning experiences in Pāngarau and tauanga for diverse learners. Considers questions related to primary Pāngarau and tauanga education such as: What are the mathematical and statistical concepts and learning progressions in Marautanga? What theoretical models of teaching, learning and assessment best inform teachers about the growth of understanding? What constitutes effective teaching practice?
Restriction: ACE 921.713, EDCURRIC 204
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Stage III
Teaching and Te Reo Māori
Integrates curriculum content with approaches to planning, teaching and assessing Te Reo Māori up to Year 10. Addresses such questions as: Why is it important to learn Te Reo Māori? What do teachers need to know to teach Te Reo Māori effectively? What strategies, approaches and resources maximise student motivation and language acquisition in Te Reo Māori?
Prerequisite: 225 points passed in the BEd(Tchg) Primary Specialisation
Restriction: ACE 902.702, EDCURR 606, 630, EDCURRM 320, EDPROFST 353, EDCURSEC 678
Tū Tangata
Critically examines subjective positions from which groups and individuals make sense of the world and act in it. Asks questions such as: What is social and critical literacy? How can critical literacies be used to challenge our subjectivities and assumptions? How do these literacies intersect with underlying notions and philosophies embedded in Kaupapa Māori education initiatives? What are the issues and tensions in applying a Kaupapa Māori philosophy in education?
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Source: The University of Auckland 2013 Online Calendar
Last updated on: Thursday 1 November 2012
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