Reference no: EM134040768

Part One: Discussion Forum

Select one of your own posts from the academic forum for this course and explain how it adds value to the discussion (no more than 200 words).

Part Two: Pepeha

In honouring you and your cultural identity, outline your pepeha in order to acknowledge the people and places that you are most connected to. Use the pepeha section of Te reo Maori: He taonga mo a tatou mokopuna (Roxx, 2016) to guide you.

Part Three: Essay

Examine Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi and its importance to Aotearoa New Zealand both historically and in the present day. Then discuss why and how teachers in early childhood education honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi through prioritising Maori culture and language within Aotearoa early childhood settings.

LO 2, 3 (800 words)

Part Four: Professional Development Plan

Critically reflect on your confidence, use and progression of te reo Maori and consider two specific Maori values, concepts, traditions, or practices that you are wanting to learn more about and implement more confidently and authentically into your teaching practice. Respond to the following prompts for each:

Importance to early childhood education: Define and discuss your knowledge of each, expanding on its importance to early childhood education and your professional commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership.

Teaching goal and short-term plan: Outline one specific teaching goal and short-term plan e.g. 2-3 months, that identifies what you intend to learn and progress in, and explains how you will effectively implement your plan and achieve your goal within your ECE setting.

Evaluation: Consider how you will evaluate the effectiveness and authenticity of your plan in terms of both your teaching and outcomes for tamariki and whanau and what further action you will take to enrich and extend this teaching and learning in the future.

LO 1, 2, 3 (1000 words)

Additional requirements:

Use headings to structure your Professional Development Plan (e.g. Te reo Maori / Kaitiakitanga / Purakau).

There should be three main parts to your PD plan - te reo Maori, plus two values/concepts/traditions/practices.

Under each area provide sub-headings: Importance to ECE / Teaching goal and short-term plan / Evaluation.

Personalise the plan so that it can be used to extend and enrich your current teaching practice. Ensure that your goals are culturally authentic and connect specifically to the value/concept you have chosen.

It is recommended that you consider using the SMART acronym to focus on your teaching goal and plan (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-framed).

In the evaluation section, think about how effective (beneficial/successful) and how authentic (genuine/sincere) you expect your goal and plan to be once implemented, both in terms of your teaching and in terms of children's learning.

Include what specific outcomes are likely to indicate this effectiveness and authenticity. It would be helpful to glean this information from Te Whariki, Our Code of Standards, Tataiako, and relevant course readings.

Include relevant referencing to support and inform your Professional Development Plan. These could be from course readings and other relevant sources from EBSCO, Google Scholar, He Kupu and other sources.

Course required readings must be used as well as additional literature to inform your assessment. This may support your ongoing training and development and professional learning.