Tracey Fowler - Facilitator

Kaihautū/Facilitator

Qualifications

M.Ed. endorsed in Hōaka Pounamu 2020 (University of Canterbury)

Post-graduate Diploma, Te Pīnakitanga 2019 (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa)

Diploma of Teaching (Christchurch College of Education)

B. A. (University of Canterbury)

Contact details

Email: tracey.fowler@wananga.ac.nz

Mobile: 021 189 6357

Region: Canterbury

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He kura te tangata
Everyone is precious

Nō Ingarangi me Aerani ōku tīpuna

I tipu ake ahau i raro i te āhuru mōwai o Te Tari o Te Kaumira, titiro iho atu au ki te tai o Āraiteuru, ki te waha o te awa o Waihao, ka ū te waka Uruao, ka tū te tangata ko Rākaihautū, ka tū tonu te aitanga a Tapuiti ki reira.

Kei Ōtautahi ahau ināianei e noho ana, kei raro i Ngā Kōhatu Whakarakaraka o Tamatea Pōkai Whenua.

Ko Tracey Fowler tōku ingoa. He tangata Tiriti ahau.

I am at peace with the discomfort of my position as tauiwi, and look for ways to respond to the legacy of colonisation and to be part of the change that Pākehā must engage in to create a more just, equitable and respectful society in Aotearoa. I have a strong sense
of social justice, an instinctive desire and ability to build relationships, and a deep belief

in the power of language to bring about transformation. Each of these values underpin my ongoing study of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori; it is my strong belief that compassionate communication, service and leadership has the power to transform lives and society. This is my responsibility as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Professional experience

Working alongside ākonga, whānau and community has been the focus of my many years as a kaiako and facilitator. Prior to joining Te Āwheonui, I worked in a diverse range of education contexts. I trained as a secondary teacher and, in the early part of my career, taught for many years in English-medium kura, combining my role of specialist English teacher with responsibilities in departmental leadership, pastoral care and mentoring of training and beginning kaiako. I also spent many years working in teen parent education supporting young women to develop agency and achieve success as learners.

My mahi as a facilitator began with Ara Poutama Aotearoa, the Department of Corrections, where I facilitated rehabilitation and reintegration programmes, working with groups and individuals to build motivation for change and develop strategies to create positive futures. This kaupapa continued in my subsequent role at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu where I worked as a liaison teacher and online teacher of English.

These diverse experiences across a range of contexts deepened my understanding of the interconnectedness of our various systems of education, health, and justice. My awareness of my responsibilities as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi was amplified, and I began my journey to learn te reo Māori. In 2020 I completed my Master of Education endorsed in Hōaka Pounamu: Bilingual and Immersion Teaching, a programme which promotes leadership and raises the knowledge of te reo Māori in bilingual, immersion and mainstream settings.

Joining Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi as part of the Te Āwheonui Centre for Professional Learning and Development in 2021 has been an opportunity to bring together my learnings over many years in education and apply them to the rich challenges of 21st Century Aotearoa, where we are increasingly called on to re-evaluate the past and re-imagine - with our ākonga, whānau, kura and hapori - the potential of our future together.

Expertise

Culturally Responsive and Relational Pedagogy | Cultural Capability

I am able to support kura to:

• Develop cultural capability through data collection and analysis to inform planning and strategy
• Motivate diverse learners through culturally inclusive pedagogy
• Apply the principles of CR & RP to systems, processes and practices

Te Reo Māori

I am able to support kura to:

• Build confidence to extend and apply the use of te reo Māori in English-medium settings - as Pākehā for Pākehā
• Use principles and ideas to create a strategic language revitalisation plan appropriate to the context

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

I am able to support kura to:

• Understand and recognise the unique status of Tangata Whenua
• Understand the nature of Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership and the role of Tangata Tiriti
• Understand and acknowledge the histories, heritages, languages and cultures of partners to Tiriti o Waitangi
• Apply principles to practice, using the principles as an evaluative framework to ensure that the school’s plans, policies and local curriculum reflect local tikanga Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te ao Māori
• Develop practice to achieve equitable outcomes for Māori students

Kaupapa Māori

I am able to support kura to:

• Consider and apply Kaupapa Māori Theory
• Make connections and build powerful relationships of connection with whānau, hapū, iwi

Collaborative practice | Leading for Change

I am able to support kura to:

• Engage in theories of change and facilitate change through collaboration
• Connect values to practice
• Enhance potential through mentoring and coaching

Critical Consciousness

I am able to support kura to:

• Grow awareness of practices that perpetuate inequity and racism
• Engage in a process of critical reflection which leads to the planning and implementation of actions for transformative change

KEY WORDS

Culturally Responsive and Relational Pedagogy, Cultural Capability, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Ka Hikitia, Kaupapa Maori, Critical Consciousness