Category: ALEC

This Is Not Literacy. This Is Shia LaBeouf

Aug 18, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Graeme, Just do it, LaBeouf, Literacy, Motivation, Not Literacy, Numeracy, Shia, Shia LaBouf

Ever wanted to do something…? Then you should listen to Shia LaBeouf. Really. You. Should. Right. Now. And if you liked that you should really check out Rob Cantor’s Cannibal Shia LaBeouf. To the end. It’s not literacy either. Or numeracy.
Damon Says: Do We Need A Literacy of Learning? A Kind of Meta-Literacy?

Aug 17, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Adult, ALEC, Beliefs, Contextualised, Damon, embedded, embedding, Learning, Literacy, Numeracy, Whitten

I think i’m going to start a new series of posts that all start with “Damon Says”. My family frequently hear this refrain around the house when the conversation turns to learning (which it does a lot since we work in education and we homeschool as well). My friend and colleague Damon Whiten really has his…
7 Things You Need To Do To Totally Dominate Literacy and Numeracy

Aug 13, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications, Ronda Rousey

The other day I listed a bunch of reasons why you need to punch literacy and numeracy in the face. Today I want to tell you how to be the Ronda Rousey of adult literacy and numeracy education. Some of this you can do on your own. Mostly, though you need to do this as an…
5 Reasons Why You Need to Punch Literacy and Numeracy in the Face

Aug 12, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, Adult, ALEC, black belt, crushing it, Education, embedded, face, Graeme Smith, how to dominate, in the face, KO, Literacy, Numeracy, Punch, Role model, Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey is my new hero and celebrity crush. In case you don’t know, she’s a mixed martial artist, actress, and Olympic judoka who is currently undefeated in her field and the current consensus is that she’s the world’s most dominant athlete. She’s strong, beautiful, and doesn’t take $!@# from anyone. She’s also a great role…
And don’t make assumptions about your students either…!

Aug 7, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, ALEC, embedded, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, Voc, Youtube

This great clip courtesy of one our completing NCALNE students today as part of his wrap up… The point is that we shouldn’t make assumptions about our learners (even though we usually do…). There’s lots of benefits that come from completing the literacy and numeracy professional development that we offer through ALEC and Pathways Awarua. Realising that you…
Literacy & Numeracy Jobs Wanted: Setting Up LN Job Board

Jul 22, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, consulting, Contract, Development, Education, educator, embedded, Employment, focused, Foundation, Graeme, I want to work in, ILN, Intensive, Job, Job Board, Jobs, Literacy, LN, NCALNE, Numeracy, offered, professional, Register, Smith, trade, Trades, Trainer, Tutor, vocational, wanted, workplace, WPL

Are you looking for staff with literacy and numeracy expertise and credentials? If you have a literacy and numeracy related job to advertise, I will post it here for free. The same thing applies if you are looking for a contractor or consulting expertise relating to adult literacy and numeracy. At the moment, I am only…
Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (ALNE) Job Board: Anyone interested…?

Jul 20, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Contract, Education, educator, Embed, embedded, Employment, Job Board, Literacy, National register, NCALNE, Numeracy, Trainer, Tutor, work

I’m thinking of adding a Job Board to my blog. Or alternatively, I might set up another site just to deal with this if it got a lot of traffic. There aren’t that many jobs relating to literacy and numeracy and foundation learning, but then again the pool of talent is quite small as well. Job…
Pathways Awarua is for educators: Share this video with someone today…!

Jul 15, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, awarua, educator, Graeme, learner, Literacy, Numeracy, Pathways, Smith, TEC, Video

Pathways Awarua is a great free resource for learners and educators. Do you know someone that could benefit from improving their reading and maths? There’s a short video here explaining how they can use this free resource. Are you an educator or do you know someone who is? If your answer is yes, you need to watch…
Sign up to Pathways Awarua now…!

Jul 10, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Assessment, Graeme Smith, How do I improve, Literacy, Maths, Numeracy, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Reading

One of the best kept secrets in tertiary training in New Zealand is Pathways Awarua. It’s not really a secret, but up until recently, this has only been available to tutors and trainers. From now, however, this great suite of teaching and learning tools is available to everyone. Well, to Kiwis anyway. Check out the cool…
What do entrepreneurs do that you could do if you work in education? Part 3: Tools

Jul 2, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 2.0, Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, ALEC, Ed, Edtech, Education, edupreneur, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, entrepreneur, Gear, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications

Tools for your (mostly) digital toolbox The other day I outlined some of the ideas, approaches, and tools that I’ve started using in my work in education that have made my life easier and more manageable. Mostly, I’ve borrowed these concepts and tools from the world of start ups, entrepreneurship, and design. Then I suggested a short…