Te Reo Māori Advisers National Conference Melanie Riwai-Couch Senior Adviser Te Reo Māori

1. Ka tū, ka rere Te Reo Māori Advisers National Conference Melanie Riwai-Couch Senior Adviser Te Reo Māori & Te Kauhua (13/8/08)

2. Whakataukī Te toka tū moana The rock standing in the ocean Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere It is feathers that enable a bird to fly

3. Ka tū, ka rere

4. Overview • Who is who at MoE • Positioning of Te Reo Māori in the NZC • Draft: Te Reo Māori in the NZC – Curriculum Guidelines (design, text, timelines) • Professional development • NCEA alignment • Materials development • Future planning for Te Reo Māori

5. Organisational chart

6. Positioning of te reo Māori • Te Reo Maori i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa • Ka Hikitia • Maori language Education Outcomes Framework • New Zealand Curriculum • Learning Languages • Te Marautanga o Aotearoa

7. The NZC

8. Mahi tika...getting it right What educators perceive as important outcomes of schooling, may not always match or coincide with the views of students, parents and the local community. Stoll & Meyers (1998)

9. Te Marau

10. Te reo Maori in the NZC • Commentary - Language of Tangata Whenua • Treaty of Waitangi Principle • Official Language • Learning Languages but...discussion about the positioning of te reo Pākeha in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa – what does this mean for us?

11. DRAFT: Te Reo Māori in the NZC New title: Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching & Learning Te Reo Māori for English-medium Schools (years 1 – 13) Rationale: The positioning of te reo Māori, a specialist document for te reo Māori teachers

12. Design considerations • Request made by the advisory group for red, black and white combination. • Learning languages are bright blue • Branding of Te Reo Māori i te Marautanga o Aotearoa • Branding of Learning Languages • The new look of the NZC

13. Design issues • Red, black and white explored • Problems due to shading for inside of the document (limited pallet) • 15 different options trialled • Ka Hikitia published in bright blue • Alternatives sought

14. Changes to the text • Front end being edited – information grouping, less advocacy, focus on “what” rather than “how”, best practice focus. • Achievement objectives and proficiency statements largely unchanged (minor if any editing). • A document for teachers of te reo Māori rather than all teachers

15. Timelines • Significant delays around editing • Resource issues • Plan in place – 2 weeks will be ready for style edit and design work throughout the document • BUT...had planned for July then October 2008, election year, launch of the marau...February 2009 might be better.

16. Professional Development • TRM Advisers • National Coordinator • Curriculum Guidelines • Year 7 & 8 Te Reo Māori PD (Haemata)

17. 2008/2009 Financial Year

18. Alignment with NCEA • The curriculum is due to be implemented in 2010.  We need standards that are aligned to the curriculum for 2010.  • This means that the draft standards need to be with the Ministry and NZQA by the end of June 2009 so that final evaluation and registration procedures can proceed.

19. NCEA continued... • The first stage of the process will involve the contractor developing a draft matrix of standards that cover the key curriculum outcomes at curriculum levels 6-8.  • Awhina Gray is the contractor for te reo Māori.

20. NCEA continued... • The second stage will be developing draft standards from this matrix, and dealing with any duplication and credit parity issues.  • Consultation will occur for both of these stages – probably targeted for the first stage and national for the second. 

21. NCEA continued... • The third stage involves fine tuning the matrix and standards as a result of the feedback from the consultation.  • Exact timing of these stages is still unclear.

22. Materials development • He Reo Kōmanawa - Digistore Resource • Update of Hei Waiata Hei Whakakoakoa • Reversioning of Matariki and Te Ata Hapara • TKI

23. Heiwaiata, heiwhakakoakoa • Final stages • Creation of teaching and learning tasks for each waiata • 46 waiata in total • Ready for October 2008

24. He reo kōmanawa

25. Matariki & Te Ata Hapara • Scoping report completed by Learning Media after several delays. • Alice Patrick was contracted to review the report and make recommendations to the Ministry about what form and format the reversionings should be in. • A brief has been prepared but not yet submitted for quoting.

26. Te Reo Māori Scholarships 2009 Māori medium

27. Te Reo Māori Scholarships 2009 Secondary Subject Target Graduates Secondary Subject School Leavers/Under Graduates

28. Future Planning • What is having the best effect on improving the quality teaching and learning of te reo Māori • What is the best spend of resource? • Who is responsible for ensuring resources and other work programmes are tailored to address the “other” te reo Māori specific needs of the NZC? • What additional resource is needed due to the unique and layered position of te reo Māori in the NZC?

29. Whakataukī Te toka tū moana The rock standing in the ocean Mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere It is feathers that enable a bird to fly

30. Strategic Leadership Group • Future planning 2009-2013 • Hui to be held October & December 2008, February 2009 • Development of strategic overview and plan • Future focus and investment planning • Collaboration with other ministry departments/areas • Consideration of the Māori Education Learning Framework, Ka Hikitia, BES • Consider pre-service and in-service

31. Ka tū, ka rere

32. Collaborative Leadership “Leadership...is not mobilising others to solve problems we already know how to solve, but to help them confront problems that have never yet been successfully addressed.” Michael Fullan (2001)

33. Ka tū, ka rere Te Reo Māori Advisers National Conference Melanie Riwai-Couch Senior Adviser Te Reo Māori & Te Kauhua (13/8/08)