Culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education

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Culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education

HomeEarly childhood education resourcesCulturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education

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Research reviews

Culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood education

An overview of the research on culturally responsive pedagogy in early childhood settings.

Principles for culturally responsive teaching in early childhood education

A closer look at the key principles underlying culturally responsive teaching in early childhood settings.

How to support Māori children with culturally responsive teaching

Strategies for effectively supporting Māori children and whānau as Māori in early childhood settings.

How to use a superdiversity approach to work with migrant families in early childhood care and education settings

Understanding superdiversity and what it means in early childhood settings.

How to support recently immigrated children and families with culturally responsive practice

Strategies specifically designed to help you work with children and families who are recent immigrants to New Zealand.

Understanding the families you work with: Reflective questions to uncover cultural differences

A set of useful questions to help you notice and understand the beliefs, values and practices of diverse families.

How to avoid a tokenistic or ‘tourism’ approach to diversity

How to ensure that your approach to culturally responsive practice is genuine rather than tokenistic.

Māori and Pasifika cultural perspectives on infant-toddler care

An introduction to the importance of culture, identity and belonging in infant and toddler pedagogy.

Culturally responsive mathematics teaching in early childhood education

The importance of culture in children's early maths learning.

Kaupapa Māori and leadership in early childhood education

An introduction to the key principles of kaupapa Māori leadership and their implications for early childhood settings.

Webinars

Autism and culturally responsive practice

COMING UP: TBC
Dr Jessica Tupou (Victoria University Wellington) will share insights from her ongoing research into supporting autistic children and the importance of taking a culturally responsive approach

Creating a culture of inclusion in early childhood settings

COMING UP: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY MARCH 27
Dr Kate McAnelly will share her research into disability and inclusion, and how early childhood centres can create a culture of inclusion that supports the wellbeing, learning, and engagement of all children

Promoting gender inclusiveness in early childhood settings

Professor Mara Sapon-Shevin (Syracuse University, USA) discusses how early childhood teachers can approach gender non-conformity, including the prevalent and often unquestioned gender-based assumptions present in society

Bilingualism in early childhood settings

Associate Professor Mere Skerrett from Victoria University of Wellington shares insights into her work on bilingualism and language development in early childhood settings.

Samoan indigenous philosophy and practice in early childhood education

Insights from the second stage of the TLRI (Teaching and Learning Research Initiative) study that aims to develop New Zealand’s first Samoan Indigenous framework for Samoan infant and toddler pedagogy.

Infographics

Snapshots

Science and kaitiakitanga: a relationship in harmony 

Using science for children to learn how to protect and nurture their environment.

Valuing traditional Māori medicine: Rongoā

Engaging in Rongoā Māori in early childhood settings.

Supporting children to become bilingual in Aotearoa New Zealand

Key insights from our webinar on bilingualism with Associate Professor Mere Skerrett.

Exploring Samoan epistemology and pedagogy for culturally responsive practice with infants and toddlers

Key insights from our second webinar with Jacoba Matapo, Salā Faasaulala Tagoilelagi-Leota, and Tafili Utumapu-McBride.
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