Rosina Wikaira's Blog

Kia Ora Koutou Katoa, Wow time is certainly flying past us as we enter week 4 of term 3. I want to say how amazing all our staff has been, supporting each other through illness and family loss as well as keeping our focus on teaching and learning that promotes student progress and positive outcomes for all. As we continue to be a champion for every child, may we activate those positive RbL (relationships based learning) tools as part of our optimal conditions in the classroom - prior learning, feedback ( task / process / self-regulation) feed forward, cooperative, power sharing. As Rita Pierson shared....... Be that champion every day, every one, all the time.  And if there is one child in your class that continues  to defy the law of relationships, love him/her even more pay more attention to him/her because it may be the only place he/she is told that they are amazing, that they can achieve, that they can aspire to be the very best they can be...... AND is st

Relationships-Based Learning - Classroom Practices! Below are video clips that help me as an instructional leader to keep abreast with research and evidence that supports teachers and leaders to improve practice and leadership capabilities. Collaborative Impact - A Global View Professor John Hattie - Visible Learning https://youtu.be/s0rn1yJ64qg      Professor Russell Bishop - A Cultural Responsive Context https://youtu.be/PE7An9Lhvvs What we learnt from our voice - Homai School Homai school completed the entree programme for CC+RbL and the voices of our students experiences had given us new insights into how we can improve the teaching and learning experience for our students. We learnt that the well established teacher-student relationships were related to students’ perception of school as being a safe, caring environment and family-like environment.  We also learnt that parents and whānau indicated that they were appreciative of the efforts that teach

2017 End of Term One - what a Blast!! April 11, 2017 Interview with Year 6 Leaders: Question: Whaea Rosina, what have you loved most about this term? Answer:  Seeing students fully engaged in learning through Artsy Thursdays High attendance at school No late arrivals Students power sharing and being the teacher No behaviour problems All learners engaged in motivational and innovative learning outside of the normal day to day routines Question: What was the most asked question of you from students this term? Answer:  Are you Matea's mum??  Are you the Principal?? Question: What Homai GIVES did you most show / action this term? Answer:  Guardianship - protecting student learning by ensuring there were no barriers to learning Leadership systems clear, open and transparent Teacher accountability in and out of the classroom Students able to access good teaching and learning programs Parents feeling valued as partners in their child's learner Question:

Kia Ora everyone, Rosina Wikaira here from Homai School, Manurewa Auckland. I have been working collaboratively with 3 other school Principals since 2015 in an online collaborative community of practice, where we have shared leadership practices, celebrations,  share relevant information, share what works well in and across our schools, for support, celebrating successes and problem solving within and across our schools. For a principal this platform has given me support, strength and courage to engage in an online community and keep myself up to date with professional leadership.