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Upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi in my teaching practice means continuing my te reo Māori journey to build authentic connections with learners and their whānau, while integrating mātauranga Māori into Science teaching. By bringing local experts to share their knowledge about maramataka to explore environmental cycles and sustainability, and acknowledging Māori worldviews, I aim to create a more inclusive approach. Valuing students’ cultural knowledge and encouraging them to share their perspectives ensures that diverse voices are seen as vital contributions to the classroom. Embedding tuakana-teina principles fosters collaborative learning and leadership, empowering students to support and inspire one another. By weaving these elements into my practice, I aim to create an inclusive environment where all students feel represented, valued, and supported in their learning journey.

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I will be engaging more with local Maori Tikanga in my community, growing my mind to a deeper understanding of biculturalism and Te Tiriti. I will keep reading books from authors that allows me to see Māori’s perspectives such as Patricia Grace and Witi Ihimaera.

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I will continue my education around tikanga and Māori knowledge, especially Te Tiriti. In my classes, I will implement practices that I believe to be respectful and honourable. Most importantly, I will ensure my Māori tauira feel respected and uplifted.

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I will continue Te Reo classes, introducing more and more into the classroom, and helping to normalise use.

Continuation of the maramataka lessons where students prepare a pepeha after researching their whakapapa.

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I will commit to utilizing te reo Maori in the classroom and learning about the cultural customs to create fun learning environment for the learners.

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I commit to being fluidic in my practice. To me this means growing in my understanding and use of Te Reo, tikanga and implementing diverse teaching strategies to bring in the values of whanau and community. i am just a beginner so i commit to being open and willing to practice this change.

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I aim to continue to use te reo Māori and tikanga Māori within my daily work and home spaces. Further support with colleagues and participants knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, alongside my own extended learnings, is also an intention of mine. 🙌🥰

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To tell our stories and speak to our lived experiences. As an English teacher, it's important for me to bring Māori stories into the classroom. For this literature to be uplifted and discussed first. It gives students the opportunity to see themselves and their experiences.

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I commit to an ongoing Te Reo Māori learning journey, and using these learnings in the classroom. To seek out PD on Ti Tiriti o Waitangi to continue to educate myself

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Practice using te reo Māori in everyday interactions and integrate tikanga into my personal and professional practices, such as starting meetings with a karakia (prayer) or acknowledging the mana of Māori colleagues.

Take part in initiatives or events that celebrate Māori culture, such as Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) or local kapa haka performances.

Develop genuine connections with Māori peers and mentors, showing respect and openness to their knowledge and experiences.

Share my experiences with others also on the start of their learning journey.

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Tēnei te whakamānawa nei ki te whanake tonu ki ngā māramatanga mō Te Tiriti mō ngai Māori me ngai tangata Tiriti.

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I commit to learn and understand more of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi. I will create a space of learning of building relationships to empower and connect with our cultural identity.

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I commit to improve my own knowledge of Ti Titriti and Te Reo. Share the knowledge and illicit knowledge from my students, as they will have knowledge that I can learn from.

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Toitū te reo o ngā rangatahi wānanga

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I will like to Normalize Te Tiriti in my classroom. Create a space where we acknowledge Te Tiriti as our history, and not there history.

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Develop my use of Te Reo Māori. To be able to recite my pepeha and perform a karakia

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I will nurture mana Māori motuhake by strengthening te reo Māori, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori in all aspects of learning, support tauira to excel as Māori, and collaborate with whānau to uphold Te Tiriti principles in our kura.

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I commit to ongoing professional development of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Continuing to create learning environments for students to learn as Māori and be Māori all day everyday from teaching tikanga,Reo Kapa Haka and implementing all these things in everyday education for our students.

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I will constantly refresh my understanding and knowledge of Te tiriti o Waitangi. This will then allow me to create, instigate, navigate and be open to have discussions with my students.

Because I cant teach what I dont know.

By upskilling myself, im upskilling my students

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To uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi in my teaching practice, I will commit to incorporating the language within my lessons of Gagana Samoa. But first, educating myself to then bring my knowledge into the classroom and applying indigenous knowledge to build that connection between tangata whenua and Samoa.

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I will commit to making consistent and meaningful changes and additions to my teaching practice to better acknowledge and serve my students, where their identities and complexities are acknowledged, held and celebrated.

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I commit to embody Tino Rangatiratanga and Mana Motuhake by being my authentic self in all the places and spaces I go into, and to encourage my tauira to do the same.

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Continue to invest in my learning of Te Reo Māori not only for myself but my tauira and my whānau, and keep fighting to have mātauranga māori in my classes and be an active inclusion in the curriculum I teach (Taonga Puoro, Waiata Māori etc.) as well as increase my involvement with our Kapa Haka rōpu coz I love that space and its somewhere I want to keep investing energy.

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Whakanuia tō mātou māoritanga ia ra!

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I will commit to incorporating te tiriti into my classes and improving my ability to speak te reo and using it in the classroom.

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Understand the principles of Te Tiriti, incorporate Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori and Teach/Educate those students who need educating on Te Tiriti

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I aim to continue to educate myself and pass on that information to my students in order to build an equitable classroom. I’d also use indigenous resources and opportunities such as publishing journals to emphasise those indigenous voices.

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I commit to being a beginner I need to learn more and be proactive in that front. Being non maori still means I have a duty to uphold in changing the script. Interviewed my kids today and they said hardly any teachers speak Maori. So I need to bring the buzz around it and just stay consistent and lead by example.

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I will commit to taking a Te Reo Māori and Tikanga class next year to implement the learnings I gain in my teaching practice. I will commit to incorporating Māori Worldview in my Dance and Drama classes and showing it to the school to awaken a larger awareness of Tangata Whenua History. I will collaborate with our Māori Kaiako and support her in the aspirations of what she would like to implement in the school and have a unified approach.

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I will commit on gaining more knowledge on Te Tiriti o Waitangi. I would love to incorporate karakia into the beginning and the end of classes

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Create a Pepeha and be fluent when presenting it and not make it sound like I’m reading it

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I commit to acknowledging my position within te tiriti, and using my limited knowledge to engage with young people to understand and weave in their cultures and identity in a way that serves them and their learning.

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I will commit to developing my Te Reo Māori, to use local examples in my teaching and keep it relative. I will ensure I have a mentor fluent in tikanga to keep me in the correct practice. I will continue to remove deficit ideas/theory from my class and practice.

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Grow my ability and capacity to use te reo Māori in both formal and informal setting. Go without the piece of paper

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I commit to ongoing professional development in exploring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for education and te reo Māori revitilisation in mainstream schools. I'll actively seek to create opportunities for students to engage with Māori knowledge systems, so that Māori students can enjoy success as Māori.