Initiatives - completed and current
ANN MILNE ONLINE IS HERE!
All three courses (launched in 2020) are open for enrolment. Learn more or enrol in any, or all, courses here.
All courses are eligible for MOE PLD funding.
HAWAIIAN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS’ COMMISSION PROGRAMME
I am excited to be working with a group of Hawaii Native Charter Schools over the next three years to explore critical, culturally sustaining curriculum together.
The programme began with a Keynote on 23 September 2021 and has three components:
Some teachers enrolled each year in all three Ann Milne Online courses - working with me to adapt these to Hawaiian settings
Book Club Groups - working with me through Coloring in the White Spaces and one other book to be chosen
Collaboration with other contractors to ensure we have a cohesive approach.
KIA AROHA COLLEGE WARRIOR RESEARCHERS
I work with a group of Y11-13 Kia Aroha College "Warrior Researchers" who present their research as Keynote Speakers at conferences or to other groups.
In 2018, their Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) topic investigated the impact of racism on their lives. NZ Herald article here. In 2019 their research was on Intergenerational Trauma.
Principal/Senior Leadership Professional Growth and Mentoring
I really enjoy my connection with principal and senior leadership mentoring - some well established, others newer. My commitment to myself was to only work with principals and schools who were intent on strengthening and supporting critically conscious, culturally sustaining pedagogy and leadership in their schools.
I'm privileged to be able to interact with this group of principals and, in some of the schools, their senior leadership teams, who are certainly committed to this goal.
MANUREWA HIGH SCHOOL
I have completed a long-term contract with Manurewa High School to develop cultural identity indicators for Year 9 Māori and Samoan students and work towards the school’s strategic goal of strengthening cultural identity through critically conscious, culturally sustaining pedagogy.
THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF CRITICAL PEDAGOGIES
I was invited to contribute a chapter to the three-volume SAGE Handbook of Critical Pedagogies – now available
“This extensive Handbook will bring together different aspects of critical pedagogy with the aim of opening up a clear international conversation on the subject, as well as pushing the boundaries of current understanding by extending the notion of a pedagogy to multiple pedagogies and perspectives. Bringing together a group of contributing authors from around the globe, the chapters will provide a unique approach and insight to the discipline by crossing a range of disciplines and articulating both philosophical and social common themes. The chapters will be organised across three volumes and twelve core thematic sections."
The SAGE Handbook of Critical Pedagogies is planned to be an essential benchmark publication for advanced students, researchers and practitioners across a wide range of disciplines including education, health, sociology, anthropology and development studies.”
My chapter is called "A Critical, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy of Whānau." The Handbook is now available from SAGE.
CURRICULUM PERSPECTIVES JOURNAL (AUSTRALIA)
I was invited to write an article for the Curriculum Perspectives Journal which “publishes articles that promote innovative curriculum thinking, multiple ways of knowing and understanding, and critical and creative problem solving to develop solutions that can make a difference in the lives of students and their communities.”
Published in April 2020, my chapter describes the work of the Kia Aroha College Warrior-Researchers’ investigation of historical and intergenerational trauma. It is published in the Point and Counterpoint section of the journal as one of five contributions that explore the “rich potentials for including knowledge from students’ diverse life-worlds in curriculum.”
The article can be read (but not downloaded) here. This is what a critical, culturally sustaining curriculum looks like!
UNTEACH RACISM PROJECT (TEACHING COUNCIL OF NZ)
I was a member of the “Expert Thought Leader” group working on the Unteach Racism Project with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Education Council).
Unteach Racism aims to support teachers, in a staged approach, to identify, confront and dismantle racism in education.
This work has been designed specifically for teachers, leveraging your unique skills and opportunities to shape the hearts and minds of children and young people.
Unteach recognises racism is learned and therefore can be unlearned.
We need our powerful teachers to head out each morning and think not just about what they’ll teach but what they’ll actively unteach, in order to lift the limits that society places on our children and young people.
KEA EDUCATION
I am associated with KEA Education and enjoy the professional network and resources that Alan and the other KEA Associates provide. As the KEA website explains, "We are open to highly professional educators throughout New Zealand joining us as Associates and utilising the facilities of KEA while still “running your own show”.
THE CENTRE FOR SCIENCE & CITIZENSHIP
I am honoured to have been invited to become a Patron of The Centre for Science & Citizenship. The CSC is an independent registered New Zealand charitable trust (CC50629).
The CSC provides educational services that explore and critically engage with a range of ethical issues that currently challenge us as individuals and communities. Through their interactive enQuiring minds programmes the CSC nurtures the ability to investigate an issue, engage in thoughtful discussion, and develop a passion for social justice. The Centre for Science and Citizenship Trust is run by a group of dedicated people who passionately believe in making our world a better place.