Hikina a tātou ākonga kia haere kōtui tātou ki tua
Walk hand-in-hand with us to uplift our learners and safeguard the future
Who we are
Kōtui Ako VLN is a collaborative network of Primary and Secondary schools and kura serving Years 0 – 13, who work together to improve access to educational opportunities for their learners, via the online environment.
Participating schools are able to offer their learners a wide range of programmes, based on the New Zealand Curriculum and NCEA qualifications.
By contributing to the Kōtui Ako VLN online learning community, schools gain access to over 100 programmes, enabling them to more successfully meet the learning needs of their students.
What we do
Our team enables collaboration between schools, their learners and their online teachers, through a reciprocal teaching and learning exchange.
Learners are engaged both synchronously and asynchronously through the use of weekly video conferences and digitally curated learning environments.
Online pedagogy and practice of teachers is enhanced through an ongoing professional learning development programme led by our experienced and skillful team.
What are the benefits:
Ākonga/learners
- Access to a wide range of learning opportunities;
- Improve communication and self-management skills in authentic contexts;
- Improve digital literacy, learner agency and confidence;
- Build on interests and passions;
- Build connections with others beyond the classroom
Kura/schools
- Access to a wide range of curriculum opportunities;
- Access to qualified, registered, specialist teachers;
- Enable flexible timetabling solutions;
- Develop independent, self-managing, digitally competent learners
Kaiako/teachers
- Professional development for online pedagogy and practice;
- Improve digital competence in teaching online;
- Teach within areas of skill, strength and passion;
- Teach from within a school context, or flexibly from anywhere
Student Voice
Our Nationwide Online Community
Our strategic purpose is to enable schools and kura to access high quality educational opportunities for their ākonga/learners through online learning.
TOTAL NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
94
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS
1603
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Kia ora koutou katoa, Kia orāna, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Nĭ hăo 你好, Annyoung haseyo 안녕하세요, Namaste, Assalām alaikum, Hola, Bonjour, Hallo!
Its time to plan for 2025! Our team have been busy behind the scenes preparing our programmes for next year.
Registrations are now open for our Primary programmes. Check out what’s available, discuss with your learners and whānau and register their choices. The sooner the better helps with our planning for the year ahead and helps you secure your registrations. Check out our student work from 2023 and 2022 for examples of what our ākonga are learning in their online classes. Want to know more? Join one of our intro sessions next month.
2025 Secondary courses are available too. Imagine introducing 35+ new subjects to your school across all NCEA levels, all taught by experienced teachers from our own school network. Find out how you can give your students this awesome advantage by joining Kōtui Ako.
The kaupapa of reciprocity is the magic that enables the learning opportunities we bring to our schools. Any school, and any learner can participate in Kōtui Ako VLN. By contributing a teacher or resourcing a programme your ākonga can choose from a wide range of learning opportunities shared through our network. Our job is to lead and coordinate this kaupapa – yours is to participate and contribute. Understanding and supporting the kaupapa provides benefits for all our schools and learners.
Try your hand at eteaching – opportunities to teach with us come up from time to time, register your interest with us and we’ll be in touch if there is an opening.
Our team looks forward to hearing from schools in preparation for the 2025 year ahead. Please share the kaupapa by passing this newsletter on to schools in your network.
Ngā mihinui,
Rachel, Amanda
Hikina a tātou ākonga kia haere kōtui tātou ki tua
Walk hand-in-hand with us to uplift our learners and safeguard the future
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Kōtui Ako | Virtual Learning Network Aotearoa Pānui October 2024