Rarotonga - Cultural responsiveness practice

From this trip, it took me back to a workshop we attended with our guest speaker Dr Rae Siilata. She uses the Va'atele framework (or double hulled canoe) as a metaphor for our leaners experiences navigating through the NZ school system. 

 As professionals, from a cultural responsiveness lense, was to be aware of our own and our learners cultural identity and views. Throughout our trip, observing the learners using storytelling, humour, arts, drama, singing, onhands learning (gardening), mindful of sustainability & environment. 

 Within the MIT cohort, our teachers practice cultural responsiveness with ease - key things that were reinforced on our trip, relationships, learners prior knowledge, learning contextual, space, each learner has a story to share and collaboration.