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Learning outcomes

LO1: Critically examine the importance of te Tiriti o Waitangi including why it is
relevant to all New Zealanders, and the important role of kaiako in upholding te Tiriti partnership and the educational achievement of Māori learners.
LO2: Evaluate your preparedness to apply a bicultural teaching approach that
implements Māori perspectives, theories and policies in your everyday practice.

Teaching Council Standards

This assessment aligns with the following Teaching Council Standard:

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership | Te hononga pātui i raro o te Tiriti o Waitangi:
  Demonstrate commitment to tangata whenuatanga and te Tiriti o Waitangi
  partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Instructions

Complete and submit your assessment according to the Open Polytechnic’s Assessments webpage. This includes information on academic integrity, word limits and referencing.

• Include your name, student number and the assessment number.
• Number your pages.

Submission

• Submit your assessment in two files.
• Submit your work through your iQualify course.
• Emailed assessments will not be accepted.
• You will receive an automated notice following submission.

By submitting your assessment, you confirm that it is your own, original work.

Task 1: Upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi as kaiako

Read through and respond to the following:

1. Critically examine and analyse the importance of te Tiriti o Waitangi in educational environments and its relevance to all New Zealanders.
2. Examine the role of kaiako in upholding te Tiriti partnership and the educational achievement of Māori learners.

Your response can be submitted as one of the following:

• ✓ essay
• ✓ presentation
• ✓ voiced-over presentation.

All sources should be correctly cited using APA referencing conventions, and a reference page added to the last page of your essay or presentation.

(Word count guideline: 1300 – 1500 words)
(60 marks)

Task 2: Applying a bicultural teaching approach

Write an evaluation of your current ability to apply a bicultural approach to your teaching practice and within your education setting. This should include an assessment of your capability in utilising Māori perspectives, theories and policies in your approach.

You will need to state an aspect of a bicultural teaching approach, justify your choice using relevant literature and explain how prepared you are to apply this to your everyday Tiriti- based practice. A reflective approach to your answer is invited.

Any sources used should be correctly cited using APA referencing conventions, with a reference page added as the last page of your document.

(Word count guideline: 400 – 500 words)
(40 marks)