Teaching Strategies to Improve Māori Students' Learning

Building Relationships

Chat to students one-on-one

Get to know students at the start of the year

Learn about students' culture

Culturally Responsive Lessons

Learn and incorporate Māori language

Karakia

Mihi

Restorative Practices

Whanau-oriented classrooms

Help students to feel successful about their learning

Make lessons fun!

Share at beginning/end of meetings and gatherings

Waiata

There is a place for everyone

Power-Sharing

Move away from teacher-centric lessons towards student-centric lessons

Include other cultures besides dominant Western culture

Let students have their say on how the class is run

Let students take charge of their own learning

Teacher Growth

Teachers are prepared to learn from students, whanau and colleagues

Reach out to whanau, communities and colleagues

Teachers educate themselves on students' culture

Teachers are aware of their own cultural history and how it impacts their teaching