1. Professional Learning and Development Accreditation
Personal Profile
ELEANOR EKETONE
Ko Waikato-Maniapoto ōku iwi ki te taha o tōku pāpā
Ko Ngāti Uekaha me Ngāti Tamainupō ōku hapū
Ko Yamatji ki Ahitereiria tōku iwi ki te taha o tōku māmā
Ko Wadjarri ki Ahitereiria tōku hapū
Kumea mai ngā iwi i roto i ngā mahi, kia kotahi rā
Ngā mana i a koe, ngā mana i ahau, ka oti, ka oti ngā mahi e
Let’s come together as one
Working in collaboration thus the work will be complete.
Professional Learning and Development Overview
Professional Learning and Development Māori Medium Facilitator January 2013 - present.
• Delivering high quality professional learning and development specialising in initiatives to support
Māori medium education at local and national levels.
• Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of Te Reo Pākehā learning area of Te Marautanga o
Aotearoa
• Lead facilitator of Te Reo Pākehā programmes for Māori Medium settings
• Developing high quality teaching and learning resources to support kaiako and fellow facilitators in
Te Reo Pākehā learning area.
• Contribution to a growing pool of online Māori medium literacy teacher support materials for Te Reo
Pākehā
• Facilitating distance synchronous and distance asynchronous workshops with schools and
colleagues
• Using digital technologies available to improve outcomes for students
• Observing and providing responsive feedback to kaiako to improve their professional practice.
• Active involvement in the development team of Te Waharoa Ararau ā Kura & ā Motu - Ministry of
Education National online database for Māori medium contexts.
• Huia Publishers: Resource production projects including Te Reo Matatini Tau 1-4 Teacher Manual,
Te Reo Matatini Tau 5-8 Teacher Manual, Ngā Rauemi Aromatawai Reo ā Waha assessment tool
for Taumata 1-2 of the Marautanga.
• Supporting kaiako and pouārahi to use IT tools to support their engagement in professional learning
and encouraged them to use IT more to enhance ākonga learning experiences.
• Supporting schools/kura with programmes for students at Manawa Āki and Manawa Taki.
• Collation of data for reporting progress and achievement using Results Based Accountability (RBA)
milestones to Ministry of Education
• Developing and supporting the Community of Māori Medium English Teachers. (C.O.M.M.E.T)
• Providing support of digital technologies to deliver workshops with Iwi clustered kura.
• Developing and delivering targeted workshops for Kura using Google Apps for Education Platform

2. • Creating and delivering of “KAM Ki Uta” Workshop to upskill kaiako and Kura on opportunities for
using Digital Technologies to change and enhance their individual teacher practices
• Developing, delivering and facilitating regional hui for Programmes for Students.
• Presenting professional mini-workshops at National Kia Ata Mai Educational Trust wānanga
(conferences).
Professional Information
• Certificate of T.E.S.S.O.L. Wintec Waikato, 2005
• Post Graduate Dip Tch Waikato University 1999
• Bachelor Arts Waikato University 1998
My expertise in this area stems from eight years’ experience of specialist teaching in Reo Pākehā.
I have been providing/delivering PLD in the area of Te Reo Pākehā under the umbrella of Te Reo Matatini
for four years. In this role I have been able to
• Empower kaiako to design, teach and assess units of work for Reo Pākehā.
• Utilise the inquiry process to ‘teach for transfer.’
• Assist kaiako to report data to students, whānau and Board of Trustees in ways that were
understood.
• Support kaiako to provide feedback and feed forward to students on a regular basis.
• Promote the establishment of professional networks with other Reo Pākehā kaiako.
• Facilitate and develop understanding of the moderation process of student samples.
Encourage partnership mentoring with other Reo Pākehā kaiako throughout Waikato
Please outline any of the following that are applicable (note this list is not exhaustive):
• Inaugural member of C.O.M.M.E.T (Community of Maori Medium English Teachers)
• Pacific Literacy Forum Auckland 2013
Contributed to the following publications to support kaiako in Māori medium settings in the planning and
delivery of Te Reo Pākehā:
• Hei Korowai Tuatahi Mo Te Marautanga Reo Pākehā: Hei Tautoko I Te Marau Reo Pākehā I Roto I
Nga Kaupapa Rumaki Reo Maori = Supporting the Te Reo Pākehā Learning Area for Maori-
Medium Settings (2011) Ministry of Education
• Te Reo Matatini: Tau 5-8: A Literacy Handbook for Māori Medium Teachers (2013) Ministry of
Education & Huia Publications
Summary of examples of practice

3. Using the examples identified in column one of your portfolio, provide a summary of your practice. The
evaluation and evidence and criteria/indicators are not required in this section.
1. Developing high quality teaching and learning resources to support kaiako and fellow facilitators in
Te Reo Pākehā learning area.
2. The Inquiry Cycle for Reo Pākehā -Inquiry question: How well do I deliberately teach for transfer?
3. Established, developed and provided ongoing support to the Community of Māori Medium English
Teachers. (C.O.M.M.E.T).
4. GAFE - Developing and delivering targeted workshops for Kura using Google Apps for Education
ensured the delivery of a specific and tailored programme that suited the needs of kaiako.
5. Learning Based Challenge – Creating opportunities for kaiako to ‘experience the learning’ with digital
technologies.
Secondary practice information
• Collation of data for reporting progress and achievement using Results Based Accountability (RBA)
milestones to Ministry of Education
Referees
Where possible, at least one of your referees should be a principal or tumuaki directly related to your
example of practice. Where this is not practical, for example in a secondary schooling scenario where you
have been working with a middle leader or deputy principal, you can supply a more appropriate reference.
Both referees supplied below should come from a school, kura, or community of learning where you have
provided services.
By supplying this information you’re confirming that the referees listed below are aware and consent to their
details being available on the accreditation list.
Referee One
Referee Name Tina Tira Colvin (Tumuaki Te Kura Ākonga o Manurewa)
Contact Number 021 123 1012
Contact email address tkaom@xtra.co.nz
Referee Two
Referee Name Paul ROYAL (Principal Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Bernard Fergusson)
Contact Number 027 612 2239
Contact email address principal@bernardfergusson.school.nz