6. ACTIVITY
Answer the following TWO questions on your
worksheet:
1) Please write down your contact email
address
2) How do you define PASIFIKA GIFTEDNESS?
What does this phrase mean to you?
10. Process – Pasifika Giftedness
• Community groups
consulted: notions of
Pasifika giftedness.
• Pasifika identifiers:
interviews.
• Gifted Pasifika is
embedded within the
family and
community, not in
the school
11. Cultural identifiers
1. ADAPTABILITY
2. MEMORY
3. CHURCH AFFILIATION
4. COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
5. RELATIONSHIPS
6. RESILIENCE
7. LINEAGE/BIRTHRIGHT
8. LANGUAGE FLUENCY
9. LEADERSHIP
10. REPRESENTATION
15. VIDEO CLIP
MALAE ALOALII
English Teacher
Aorere College
AUCKLAND
16. ACTIVITY
USING YOUR OWN IDEAS and THE THEMES
SHARED IN THIS WORKSHOP, COMPLETE THE
REST OF THE ACTIVITY SHEET, FOCUSING ON
THE
• MUSICIAN
• SCIENTIST
• SPORTSPERSON
• TECHNICIAN
18. Student Voice
• Intra and
interpersonal
skills need to be
valued
• Our students are
at the heart of the
learning process
• Gifts need a
helping hand to
be transformed
into talents.
22. Who’s Who
Names Contact information
Manu manu.faaea-
Faaea- semeatu@core-ed.org
Semeatu
Togi Lemanu togi.lemanu@core-ed.org
23. Resources
• Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationP
olicies/PasifikaEducation/PasifikaEducationPlan2013.a
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• VPLD – Virtual Professional Learning Development
http://virtualicteltpd.ning.com/
• Pasifika Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)
http://www.pasifika.tki.org/
/MANUDefinition of Pasifika GiftednessHow it sits within Gagne’s model of differentiationOverview of what is to follow
Brief descriptions about the above – don’t take too long.Be clear but succinct.Empowerment (Cummins 2003)Codes of power (Delpit 1988) Identity journeys (Anae 1998)Practised set of beliefs, values and customsChanging nature of identity formationMultiple ethnic identitiesIdentity continuum
TOGI: Discuss briefly how Pasifika is always views through a negative lens – that Pasifika are always reported as coming from a position of LACKING, of FAILURE, of the TAIL OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT.Low achievement rates across sectorsMinistry of Education – Pasifika Education Plan 2013-2017 (5th draft) launched at KBHS Thursday 22/11/12.NZ Qualifications Authority – Pasifika Strategy 2013- 2017 – already launchedLatest statistics reveal – highest ethnic group that pursue postgraduate study in tertiary insitutions
MANU
MANU
TOGI
TOGI : Personalisedprogramme:Addressing Prior knowledgeKnowing the learner – having an interest in your Pasifika learners – where do you come from? What are your interests?Believing in them – having the Pasifika learner know that you yourself believe in them. Encourage, inspire them – talk about your education journey through the NZ education systemWorking collaboratively – work together and sharing knowledge with Pasifika learners. We as Pasifika learners like to work in groups its really all about family - we do things together to support one another.Catering for the language needs of students – this comes with knowing your learner. Are they from the Islands? New Zealand born islanders? Modelling – showing them how to deconstruct texts as a whole class and then work in groups and then maybe they will feel confortable to give it a go on their own which will take TIME and TIME is very very important. Give them the time and space to give things a go.Sharing cultural experiences – Sharing your cultural experiences – Pasifika learners like to know where you come from, they like to make connections with you and when the ‘sharing’ happens with the cultural experiences you build that strong relationships with the learnersPasifika values – Pasifka values are a part of our cultural heritage and upbringing. We have connections and ties with Respect, Service, Leadership, Spirituality, Belonging, Family, Love, Inclusion, Reciprocal relationships.
TOGIUsing the knowledge and strengths of Pasifika learners I took these and looked for Pasifika literature. Using these Pasifika authors and reading their poems, the learners connected with these poems because they had prior knowledge of this within their own family, church and community.
