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CULTURAL CAPABILITY
When teachers and kaiako are culturally capable, they are aware of practices that perpetuate discrimination, racism and inequity.
We prioritise supporting teaching that integrates students’ diverse cultural backgrounds, identities, and experiences, fostering an inclusive learning environment that values all perspectives. Our focus is on equipping educators with the necessary skills for effective culturally responsive teaching.
Our approach involves addressing discrimination and inequity practices within Māori and Pacific communities, and the wider population. Drawing on our work with thousands of schools, we emphasise the importance of building strong relationships with students, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, to foster equitable outcomes.
Our specialised Cultural Capability team assists school leaders in understanding their diverse communities, enabling educators to build meaningful connections with all students.
Is your school culturally capable? Contact our experienced team today.
Read more about our Relationship First® Programme here
LOCAL CURRICULUM DESIGN
Curriculum design inspired by your community.
We love putting together relevant and engaging curricula that meet the different needs of ākonga, whānau and communities across New Zealand. By applying innovative design methods to Te Mātaiaho, the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, our consultants can support your school or Kāhui Ako to respond to the uniqueness and diversity of your community and all ākonga.
Cognition has a rich history in supporting schools to localise their curriculum to be unique and responsive to the priorities, preferences, and issues of your community and ākonga. We work with you to design a personalised local curriculum that involves authentic consultation with all stakeholders. We will support you to enact your vision, values, and strategic goals while working alongside your leaders and teachers to implement a range of relevant, engaging, and connected learning experiences.
Let’s work together to design and implement your local curriculum framed within a whakapapa that connects all the components of Te Mātaiaho. Components that lay a foundation to take action, be local, express the vision and values of young people, and progresses ākonga beyond the horizon.
If you’d like to find out more about how to get your new curriculum underway, please get in touch with us.
“As a newly formed senior leadership team we identified that our school needed to review, refine and renew our school curriculum. Cognition Education supported and guided us through the PLD application process which was a huge time saver for me. We are now 1 year into our contract and have already established a new school Vision and Mission, and we are now developing our Graduate Profile.
Jenna navigated us through the staff, student and community consultation process by ensuring that we focused on being authentic and purposeful. There is a great feeling at the school at the moment as there is the true belief that we are on a mission. I would highly recommend the Local Curriculum PLD with Cognition.”
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
Improving assessment in schools is crucial for fostering learning and well-being, shaping local curricula, and enhancing student progress.
Our Assessment for Learning Professional Learning and Development equips schools with expertise to maximize the value of assessment data. With a deep understanding of educational settings, we help design effective assessment practices, offering guidance on innovative tools and procedures for informed decision-making.
Our consultants work directly with faculty to ensure a comprehensive understanding of assessment data, devising and implementing strategies that empower students in their learning journey.
Our Areas of Expertise:
- Strategic Planning
- Alignment with Local Curriculum
- Systems Improvement
- Student-Centred Methodologies
- Mathematics Assessment
- Literacy Assessment
- De-streaming
Partner with us to unlock the full potential of assessment in driving meaningful educational growth and development.
“The Assessment for Learning processes facilitated by Cognition Education stimulated reflection and motivated the further pursuit of knowledge by teachers in our Kāhui Ako and our teachers have definitely increased their capacity to influence learning.”
DIGITAL FLUENCY
Digital technologies in Aotearoa New Zealand can facilitate interactive and personalised learning experiences for akonga, fostering engagement and creativity in the classroom.
Teachers require professional learning and development with digital technologies to enhance their competencies in integrating innovative tools, fostering digital literacy, promoting online safety, and adapting instructional strategies – to effectively engage and support students in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
That’s where Cognition’s Learning with Digital Technology expertise comes in. Our approach aims to empower teacher and students through:
- Digital citizenship,
- Digital fluency,
- Curriculum digitisation, and eLearning.
We know it can be hard to keep up with technology demands, and we are here to help. Get in touch today.
“Our teachers appreciate the way Cognition works alongside them, revisiting concepts, providing new ideas and encouraging teachers to think about how technologies can be implemented to extend student learning.”
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