An introduction to Kei Tua o te Pae
He whakamōhiotanga ki Kei Tua o te Pae
E Tipu e Rea
nā Hirini Melbourne
translation by Mere Skerrett-White
Moe mai rā e te hua
I tō moenga pai
Kaua rā e tahuri
Taupoki ki roto i tō papanarua
Kia mahana ai
Ka tō te marama e tiaho nei
Ka hī ake ko te rā
Kei tua o te pae
Tipu kē ake koe
Me he horoeka
Torotika ki te rā
Whāia te māramatanga
O te hinengaro
O te wairua
Kia puāwai koe ki te ao
Ka kitea ō painga
Sleep my loved one
in your comfortable bed.
Don’t be restless.
Snuggle up safe and sound in your
duvet so that you are warm.
When the translucent rays
of the moon disappear,
a new day dawns with the rising
of the sun beyond the horizon.
So too does the cycle of life continue.
Grow up strong and gracious,
just like the proud horoeka tree,
confident and free.
Seek out the secrets of the
hidden well-spring of your mind
and know the sounds and
dreams of your spirit.
So you shall blossom into the world,
and the world in turn is transformed.
Introduction - He kupu whakataki
An Introduction to Kei Tua o te Pae is the first in a series of books of exemplars developed to consider and inform assessment practice in early childhood education. Each book is briefly described on the contents page at the front of the folder. This book introduces the series and explains the thinking and philosophy behind the project. It discusses what assessment for learning entails.
The framework for the development of the exemplars emerged from the philosophy of Te Whāriki. The four principles of Te Whāriki are also the principles for assessment, and they provided the framework for Kei Tua o te Pae.
The five strands of Te Whāriki: Well-being – Mana Atua, Belonging – Mana Whenua, Contribution – Mana Tangata, Communication – Mana Reo, and Exploration – Mana Aotūroa, are woven into the exemplars.
The focus throughout Kei Tua o te Pae is on assessment as a powerful force for learning, not on a particular format or method for assessment. Everyday assessments from a range of early childhood settings have been selected as exemplars because they illustrate important assessment issues. They are not “exemplary” in the sense of excellent or perfect. Only the audience for whom they were recorded (the learning community) could make a judgment about that.
The books are designed as a professional development resource to enable learning communities to discuss assessment issues in general, both in terms of Te Whāriki and in terms of their own specific settings. They introduce principles that will help learning communities develop their own assessments of children’s learning.
Learning stories in PDF format
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A summary of the exemplars for "An Introduction to Kei Tua o te Pae" follows:
For more information, or to request a hard copy of this exemplar book, please email the ministry at ece.info@minedu.govt.nz [No spam].