Tena koutou katoa e aku rahi e aku nui. Today marks the start of Māori Language Week. 

Don’t miss out on the following discussion posts in the VLN groups space.

• Tō tātou reo - Tō tātou wero / Our reo - Our challenge: Moana Timoko has started a discussion where everyone is invited to share Māori phrases, greetings and sayings - that can easily be used and adopted in everyday settings.

• Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: In this discussion post, Tania Coutts is encouraging others to share ideas about cherishing Te Reo in daily practice, by encouraging tamariki and by utilizing ICT.

• Celebrating Te Reo Māori: This blog post by Janelle Riki celebrates Te Reo Māori. Here you will find some fantastic ideas, resources and links to support the teaching of Te Reo Māori in classrooms.  All queries, feed-back or feed-in is welcome.

• Arohatia te reo - Cherish our language & join me in a 7 day challenge: Moana Timoko encourages you to join her in a 'BROfessional approach' to complete a 7 day Te Reo challenge for Māori Language Week. Let's share a word, a phrase, a yarn every day.

Other areas of interest:

Capturing evidence of student progress and achievement: Great conversations emerging here about how schools are collecting evidence using a variety of e-learning tools. Aspirational descriptors in the e-Learning Planning Framework for assessment read,

TEACHER CAPABILITY: Technologies are assimilated as part of evidence-based inquiry, providing ubiquitous access to learning, to engage whānau/family and connect to wider networks.

IMPACT: Students use technologies appropriately, in a continuous cycle, to support the way they set their learning goals, manage life-long portfolios and work towards becoming self-regulated learners.

e-Learning as inquiry  |  An Enabling e-Learning event: This thread is now open, and you are invited to share how you are trialling or exploring an inquiry this term (with an e-learning lens). Stop by, introduce yourself and share your focus for this term.

REMINDER: Webinars for exiting clusters

Online sessions are being facilitated for ICT PD clusters re: exiting in a timely fashion. Book into one of these:

• Tues 24th July: Warren: 3.30-4.30pm
• Wed 25th July: Chris : 7.30-8.30pm
• Thurs 26th July: Diane: 2.00-3.00pm
• Access to each of these online webinars

Check out all other Enabling e-Learning online events for Term 3.

Kia kaha ra.  Tauiratia te reo kia rangona i a tatou tamariki,  o tatou whanau katoa.  Model the language so that its heard widely by our kids and whanau, kia tipu ai, so that it grows.

Ngā mihi nui, nā

Tess 

Many thanks to Deanne Thomas for Te Reo support and inspiration.