Keziah Tarapa

Executive Summary:

Tāhūrangi is a newly improved website, built in collaboration with Evaluation Associates and the Ministry of Education, to provide free curriculum content, teaching materials and news to educators across New Zealand. Tāhūrangi has been built for the purpose of existing as a user-friendly, accessible, up to date education portal to provide schools and educators across the country with information, resources, materials, and guides to enhance quality of teaching and improve student learning.

Project Background:

Tāhūrangi has been built by our team to replace Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) as an updated collection and support network for New Zealand education. Tāhūrangi consists of three sectors that support different areas and levels of learning.

• Early Childhood Education – Te Whāriki Online
• Reo Māori Learning – Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
• New Zealand Curriculum – New Zealand Curriculum Online

While TKI served as the online portal for more than 20 years, Tāhūrangi preserves and improves user experience by both transporting content from the original TKI website, and building onto content by bringing in new up-to-date materials that supports the modern educator and learner. With support from the Ministry of Education and Evaluation associates, Tāhūrangi has been built with curriculum-based content that supports the highest and most up-to-date standard of Education in New Zealand.

Statement of Work:

As part of a team that worked remotely from across the country, we were successful in our ability to work in a way that not only supported our ability to provide an exceptional output of work. Working remotely, we were able to collaborate across individual experts, larger teams, and industries, allowing us to design and build a knowledgeable and skilful interface for our target audience.

By primarily using Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft teams, we were not limited, instead unbounded in our ability to communicate with other loaders and experts to support our workflow. As part of team Tāhūrangi, we existed and worked sufficiently through our ability to communicate promptly and punctually, allowing us to resolve issues and make collaborative decisions swiftly.

Job Description:

As a content loader, the role included various tasks, skills, and responsibilities. Included tasks:

• Onboarding files, assets, downloads, manuscripts, and images for loading content.
• Loading content using these manuscripts and files to fit appropriate styles that allowed for easy navigation and usage for audiences.
• Organize and load content and files provided by the Ministry using various applications.
• Collaboratively cross check, and format loads to actively certify quality assurance of our work.
• Check the functionality of pages loaded and make necessary revisions and fixes to ensure usability of our content loaded is at optimal standard.

Involved in content loading was the use of multiple applications to process, load and publish content onto Tāhūrangi, including:

• Jira – A project management software used to organise workflow. Jira allowed us to use a ticket system to track and expedite our loads onto Tāhūrangi.
• Confluence – Project management software used to collaborate and share documents. As content loaders, we used confluence to document and create style and loading guides, allowing loaders to share information within the team, and stay up to date with changes. Using confluence, we were able to share these manuals and guides with the Ministry of Education for their further use and improvement of Tāhūrangi.
• Microsoft Suite – A selection of Microsoft applications used to organise, collaborate on and load content onto Tāhūrangi
• Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• Paint
• Outlook
• Teams
• Sharepoint | Content Loader Provider
• Dynamics 365 – Software used for building content and loading so that as loaders we were able to create a user-friendly interface that supports accessibility for audiences with diverse needs, as well as ensuring SEO optimisation.

• Provided excellent customer service by responding promptly to inquiries and resolving any complaints or issues quickly.
• Cleaned tables in the dining area before and after customer seating.
• Greeted customers upon arrival and provided assistance with menu selections.
• Managed cash register operations efficiently and accurately.
• Completed assigned tasks within designated time frames while adhering to quality standards set by management team.
• Performed opening, closing duties such as setting up, breaking down stations prior to, after shift hours.
• Assisted in maintaining a clean working environment by sweeping floors, removing trash from bins, washing dishes.
• Stocked service areas with napkins, utensils, condiments, and other supplies.
• Prepared food orders, such as sandwiches, salads, and beverages.
• Received payment from customers, processed credit card transactions, and issued change or receipts.

• Implemented appropriate strategies to manage challenging behaviors.
• Organized indoor and outdoor playtime activities to promote physical and mental development of children.
• Encouraged creativity through art, music, dramatic play and other creative activities.
• Provided a safe and stimulating learning environment for young children.
• Maintained a clean classroom environment ensuring toys are sanitized regularly.
• Assisted students with special needs by providing additional support when required.
• Promoted good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods.
• Established indoor and outdoor safe play environments for toddler-age children.
• Fostered positive relationships with children, encouraging trust and emotional security.
• Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
• Utilized a variety of teaching methods including play, storytelling, and creative arts to stimulate children's cognitive and social development.
• Implemented strategies to support children with special needs, ensuring inclusive education practices.

• Inspected trees for signs of pests or disease, reporting any issues to management immediately.
• Implemented pest control measures such as spraying insecticides when necessary.
• Applied pruning techniques to ensure healthy growth of trees within the orchard.
• Performed regular maintenance on tools and equipment used in harvesting activities.
• Planted and maintained various types of fruit trees in the orchard.
• Provided care to plants surrounding fruit picking areas.
• Used hand tools, ladders and other equipment to complete assigned tasks efficiently.