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Beyond the Horizon: Continuing the journey into Kei Tua o te Pae – Part 2 Unleashed!Wendy Lee, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 8 May, 7-8:30pm Last year, my lecture set the stage for Kei Tua o te Pae, titled “Kei tua o te Pae, beyond the horizon: An opportunity to revisit our Learning Stories journey.” Now, […]

Weaving Te Whāriki Aspirations into Our Collective Learning CultureLorraine Sands, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 12 June, 7-8:30pm We all have different stories, varied experiences, and unique world views. We celebrate this uniqueness, yet we are also committed, as early childhood kaiako, to being responsive to our mokopuna in ways that bring Te Whāriki aspirations to […]

Sewing Pūrākau in the Fabric of Our Place – A Kaiako Te Tiriti PerspectiveCatalina Thompson, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 10 July, 7-8:30pm Localised curriculum or place-based curriculum are phrases we often hear in our pedagogical discourse. In essence, these concepts are concerned with the relationship between people and their identities, the place which they occupy […]

The image of the kaiako; writing Learning Stories for each otherEmma Parangi, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 14 August, 7-8:30pm Just as our view of tamariki is culturally and socially created, so are our views of ourselves as kaiako. How does this show up in our whanaungatanga with our colleagues, mentors, mentees, and student kaiako? Are […]

Strengthening local curriculum in early childhood settings for our pēpiDiana Cruse, University of Waikato Wednesday 11 September, 7-8:30pm Our pēpi thrive when they are in environments that nurture their wairua. Having a localised curriculum, that builds upon the strengths of whānau, hapū, and iwi is one way to implement this. Building upon research from a […]

Ko te kai a te Rangatira, he kōrero – the food of the chiefs is dialogueMaria Sydney, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 9 October, 7-8:30pm We all know how important, vital really, it is to build and sustain respectful, reciprocal relationships with whanau in our hapori. We all know how important it is to value parent/ […]

A.I: Friend or Foe? Exploring the useof AI in ECERoberta Skeoch, Educational Leadership Project Wednesday 13 November, 7-8:30pm Te Tahuhu o te Matauranga (The Ministry of Education) says that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to have an increasing impact on education systems over the coming years. (Education Gazette, May 2023) Like any new technology, it […]