Enriching curriculum through culture and heritage in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Description
Discover the connection between cultural heritage and education
Aotearoa features a unique education system that celebrates its diverse cultural heritage.
On this four-week course, youâll explore these frameworks and learn how culture and heritage organisations can enhance teaching and learning practices.
Learn how to enrich experiences of multicultural education
Youâll examine what makes culture and heritage organisations stimulating spaces for teaching and learning. Youâll also discover what is meant by the local curriculum in Aotearoa and how culture and heritage education can feature in its design.
Using these concepts, youâll be able to position your organisation as integral to learnersâ cultural understanding with programs that reflect this importance.
Explore bicultural, formal education within the context of Aotearoa
The education system in Aotearoa reflects the community and its cultural heritage.
Youâll gain insights into Te WhÄriki, the early years curriculum, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, the curriculum for MÄori medium learners, and the New Zealand Curriculum for students learning within English medium settings.
With this knowledge, you can develop engaging programs that meet the needs of different learners.
Develop teaching and learning strategies for culture and heritage organisations within the New Zealand curriculum
The new Aotearoa New Zealandâs histories curriculum content gives learners a deeper cultural understanding of the country.
Using reflective skills, youâll discover how to enrich understanding beyond the classroom, informing your organisationâs education plans.
By the end of this course, youâll understand the educational context of Aotearoa and how cultural organisations can support and enrich learning. Youâll also be able to design resources that reflect culturally sensitive understandings of Aotearoa.
This course is designed for educators working in culture and heritage contexts in New Zealand. It is particularly relevant to those who have no formal teacher training.
Learners should have a basic understanding of how culture and heritage organisations work and the basic principles of teaching and learning.
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Syllabus
- Culture, heritage, education and curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Welcome to the course
- Culture, heritage and education in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Education and curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand
- End of Week 1 reflection
- Local curriculum and early childhood learners
- Welcome to Week 2
- Local curriculum
- Early childhood learners
- End of Week 2 reflection
- MÄori medium and English medium learners
- Welcome to Week 3
- MÄori medium learners
- English medium learners
- End of Week 3 reflection
- Aotearoa's Histories curriculum content, and education strategy
- Welcome to Week 4
- Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum content
- Education strategy
- End of Week 4 reflection
- End of course reflection
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Enriching curriculum through culture and heritage in Aotearoa, New Zealand
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TypeOnline Course
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Discover the connection between cultural heritage and education
Aotearoa features a unique education system that celebrates its diverse cultural heritage.
On this four-week course, youâll explore these frameworks and learn how culture and heritage organisations can enhance teaching and learning practices.
Learn how to enrich experiences of multicultural education
Youâll examine what makes culture and heritage organisations stimulating spaces for teaching and learning. Youâll also discover what is meant by the local curriculum in Aotearoa and how culture and heritage education can feature in its design.
Using these concepts, youâll be able to position your organisation as integral to learnersâ cultural understanding with programs that reflect this importance.
Explore bicultural, formal education within the context of Aotearoa
The education system in Aotearoa reflects the community and its cultural heritage.
Youâll gain insights into Te WhÄriki, the early years curriculum, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, the curriculum for MÄori medium learners, and the New Zealand Curriculum for students learning within English medium settings.
With this knowledge, you can develop engaging programs that meet the needs of different learners.
Develop teaching and learning strategies for culture and heritage organisations within the New Zealand curriculum
The new Aotearoa New Zealandâs histories curriculum content gives learners a deeper cultural understanding of the country.
Using reflective skills, youâll discover how to enrich understanding beyond the classroom, informing your organisationâs education plans.
By the end of this course, youâll understand the educational context of Aotearoa and how cultural organisations can support and enrich learning. Youâll also be able to design resources that reflect culturally sensitive understandings of Aotearoa.
This course is designed for educators working in culture and heritage contexts in New Zealand. It is particularly relevant to those who have no formal teacher training.
Learners should have a basic understanding of how culture and heritage organisations work and the basic principles of teaching and learning.
- Culture, heritage, education and curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Welcome to the course
- Culture, heritage and education in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Education and curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand
- End of Week 1 reflection
- Local curriculum and early childhood learners
- Welcome to Week 2
- Local curriculum
- Early childhood learners
- End of Week 2 reflection
- MÄori medium and English medium learners
- Welcome to Week 3
- MÄori medium learners
- English medium learners
- End of Week 3 reflection
- Aotearoa's Histories curriculum content, and education strategy
- Welcome to Week 4
- Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum content
- Education strategy
- End of Week 4 reflection
- End of course reflection