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Whanaungatanga - the value of being connected.
Being a great teacher is being a great learner.
Ako - to teach is to learn.
Mā te mahi tahi ko te eke panuku, ko te ako panuku.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Whakamaua te pae tata kia tina.
He oranga ngākau, he pikinga wairua.
Māori teachers have a unique contribution to make to the achievement of Māori learners.
To 'know' is to 'be able to do'.
A teacher thinks about learning.
Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku whakatiketike, tōku reo.
Whāia te iti kahurangi. Ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.
Great teachers don't accept failure.
Te toi whakairo, ka ihiihi, ka wehiwehi, ka aweawe te ao katoa.
Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū.
He kai kei aku ringa - There is food at the end of my hands.
All teachers are potential leaders.
Ahakoa te rawe o te pouako, me tautoko ia ka tika.
Even our greatest teachers need support.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takitini.
Ngā mihi nui mō te Tau Hou.
Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu - Adorn the bird with feathers so it can fly.
Assessment
When assessment is used well it identifies if your teaching has been effective and learning has taken place. As described by the Ministry of Education, "Assessment is how we check learning has taken place so that we can decide what needs to happen next", (2010).
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