He Kaiako

Teacher and Learner

ROLE OF LEADER

“Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere. Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao”

DESCRIPTION OF ROLE

The kaiako leadership role is about being an exceptional teacher and educational practitioner. It is underpinned by a focus on leading with an innovative edge and embracing an up-to-date knowledge of new and emerging developments in learning and teaching pedagogy. The kaiako leadership role involves being both a learner and a teacher, exchanging roles with learners in order to better understand teaching and learning dynamics.

RESPONSIBLE FOR

Reciprocal learning and exemplary modelling of innovation that leads to the effective creation, development and delivery of high quality authentic learning contexts and practice

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Select an Aho - Key focus area below
  2. Click on the link to conduct a detailed inquiry for your chosen key focus area
  3. Download the document or save to a google doc to record your responses in the cells of the table or in a journal dedicated specifically for this purpose. This information will form baseline and on-going information against which you can progress your own leadership growth and development.

Goal:

To ensure the kura keeps abreast with current teaching and learning pedagogy

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To lead teaching practices that support and protect the health, safety and well-being of learners, staff and whānau

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To lead teaching and learning in a way that respects and values relationships

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To lead teaching that uses and values te reo Māori

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To lead the practice of tikanga in classroom and school-wide programmes

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To use mātauranga Māori in teaching and learning pedagogy

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To lead the implementation of quality teaching and learning programmes across the classroom and facilitate professional development programmes to strengthen staff knowledge and skills

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