A Teaching Story from Tracy Poutama-Mackie
Tracy presented her story at the 2008 Symposium
Gaining Student engagement
The goal in 1998 was to help more Maori pursue a police career in the NZ Police in Northland.
The three focus areas that was my difference in successfully gaining student engagement and positive results are:
Belief in the Individual
- I never doubted the individual, 'when they know what they want and they think they can – then we’re half way there'. When you get it right and inspire people its MAGIC! We got it right and continue to do so today.
Getting the middle right - A correlation of disciplines and standards required by prospective industry was the culture of the learning environment and organisation. We gained credibility – locally, regionally and nationally. "Hikoi te korero"
Results - We've made a National significant difference - To date the 'Fitting the Bill' programme has an 85% successful pass rate, has increased both Maori and Female Police personnel, a 2 year waiting list for personnel wanting to police in Northland and we continue to contribute to the NZ Police national recruitment goal.
Click here to view Tracy's teaching profile
The goal in 1998 was to help more Maori pursue a police career in the NZ Police in Northland.
The three focus areas that was my difference in successfully gaining student engagement and positive results are:
Belief in the Individual
- I never doubted the individual, 'when they know what they want and they think they can – then we’re half way there'. When you get it right and inspire people its MAGIC! We got it right and continue to do so today.Getting the middle right - A correlation of disciplines and standards required by prospective industry was the culture of the learning environment and organisation. We gained credibility – locally, regionally and nationally. "Hikoi te korero"
Results - We've made a National significant difference - To date the 'Fitting the Bill' programme has an 85% successful pass rate, has increased both Maori and Female Police personnel, a 2 year waiting list for personnel wanting to police in Northland and we continue to contribute to the NZ Police national recruitment goal.
Click here to view Tracy's teaching profile