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Week 31 - Indigenous knowledge and cultural responsiveness in my practice

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Week 31 Indigenous knowledge and cultural responsiveness in my practice I have created a reflective entry demonstrating my own critical understanding of indigenous knowledge and cultural responsiveness. I have discussed these understandings using Rolfe’s (2001) reflective model. What? The more I read, the more it appears that we are teaching in a 'white space' and not doing enough for our indigenous learners. I, myself, identify as both NZ European and Maori ethnicities, however, if I’m to be truly honest with myself, I really only identify with my NZ European identity. I know of and understand parts of my maori identity but I don’t relate to the ‘intangible’ (Teaching Tolerance, 2018) and cultural side of things such as language, values and beliefs as I was raised and schooled in a eurocentric environment. The school I currently teach at has a diverse range of cultures; 6% NZ Maori, 39% NZ European, 2% Pacific, 47% Asian and 6% Other (Sunnyhills, 2018). Our scho...
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Week 28 - Influence of Law and Ethics in Practice

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Week 18 - Future-oriented Learning and Teaching

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