Setting the Scene

During Mitey 2 Lab we discussed ways to integrate Mitey throughout other curriculum areas! Here's something I'm doing with the new Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum. With support from School Kit we have delved into the history of Bastion Point. Following the non-Fiction investigation we are now moving into the Fictional side! The   Mitey  side...What was going through young Joe Hawks mind as he watched his home being torched while sitting up in a tree in the orchard? What if the community came together planning and designing a Pa and Marae on the Orakei reserve that provided healthy safe homes, gardens, a medical centre also incorporating Tikanga. How would the Crown react to this? Would the view for the Queens arrival be more acceptable? Could we avoid the burning of so many homes and a future land occupation? Not to mention the death of a child?Under (a loosely formed) Mantle of the Expert, students are researching, designing and putting a plan through hoping they can change ...

 This week I was invited to speak at our Mitey2 Lab where St Pat's journey to date was shared and celebrated. It was an honour to be asked to speak and share my experience using 'The Backpack,' one of Mitey's wonderful resources supporting mental health and well being. During the day discussion was lead through Pods where representatives spoke about current in-school initiatives, what was working and where to next.  Lots of ideas to mull over and put in to action to hopefully cause a generational change towards the role of mental health and well being being second nature!  

By further developing students interrogative skills through the integration of Process Drama into the Reading / Literacy program will Reflective Discussion and Critical Literacy improve? Will this improvement be reflected in the their inferential and evaluative scores in Probe? Or just in their ability to verbally, during audio recording, offer multiple deep responses to one question? Will, adding in a new form of Process Drama (MoE) be advantageous for the students or benefit only the teachers desire to continually invigorate practice?  I do believe adding in Mantle of the Expert (MoE) will not only give another avenue for development of interrogative skills BUT also another method of  inquiry AND a starting pathway into the new Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum.  I have created a presentation where the history of Bastion Point is researched and discussed looking at the use and misuse of power. Following the input and understanding  of this historical informat...