Category: Embed numeracy

ALEC Allstars & Corrections Presentation at this year’s Literacy and Numeracy Symposium

Sep 12, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This might not work on your mobile devices as I think it’s using flash video player, the quality is not terrific, and you can’t see the slides for the presentations… but, here’s the link to our presentation from earlier in the year where our newly minted ALEC graduates stole the show with their awesome work…
NCALNE Lite on Pathways Awarua – Update

Sep 12, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Just a brief update… Module 4 of our NCALNE Lite online course that we’re writing for the Pathways Awarua suite of online literacy and numeracy resources is now live. I’ve also just finished the draft for module 5 which should be finalised and live within a couple of weeks. That leaves Modules 6 and 7…
Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections wins International Literacy Day Award

Sep 10, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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We are also extremely pleased to hear that Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections has won the 2013 International Literacy Day Award from the National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults based at the University of Waikato. ALEC has been fortunate to have been working with Rachel and her team since around 2010 to…
ALEC & Department of Corrections – Embedding Literacy and Numeracy into Prison Education

Sep 10, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Very happy to be involved with the professional development of the instructors doing this work. By the end of 2014 we should have trained around 100 NCALNE (Voc) qualified instructors and staff. Check out the media release below. Make sure you read the list of case studies at the end. These are our ALEC graduates:…
Exporting the NZ’s baseline knowledge and skills for embedding literacy and numeracy

Sep 6, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve been excited about this before… Usually, my elation is crushed by some annoying practical reality of funding or compliance. However, a new set of draft NZQA rules may make it possible for us to export NZ’s baseline knowledge and skills for embedding literacy and numeracy. I think there is a market for it, especially…
1st Dan Black Belt Literacy and Numeracy Kung Fu

Aug 19, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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In many styles of martial arts such as Karate, for example, achieving a dan rank means that, while one is no longer considered a beginner, one is not yet necessarily an expert. Rather it means that one has learned the basics. It’s the same with literacy and numeracy professional development. Gaining your NCALNE (Voc) is…
I already have 21204… How do I finish my NCALNE (Voc)?

Aug 1, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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If you have already completed some of the requirements for the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education – the NCALNE (Voc), but you haven’t actually got the qualification… then we can probably help you. You might have already done Unit Standard 21204 with another provider or your employer. We can help you turn…
ALEC now has a LinkedIn Company Page

Jul 31, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Hey there… Something new for us. We now have a LinkedIn Company page for ALEC. If you’re on LinkedIn you should check it out and follow us… Here’s the link. And if you’re not on LinkedIn… then you’d better sign up and follow us.
The Department of Entrepreneurial Education 2.0

Jul 9, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This was the title slide from my recent talk at the NCLANA Symposium on Literacy and Numeracy. It represents a question in my mind: Why aren’t we teaching educators to be entrepreneurs? The idea is blatantly stolen from Jeff Jarvis’s Department of Entrepreneurial Journalism at New York City University. His idea is roughly as follows:…
How do I access NCALNE Lite on Pathways Awarua?

Jul 9, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Do you deliver trades or vocational training at levels 1 – 3? If you do, then literacy and numeracy are your core business. And you need to make sure that your team have a clear understanding of how to embed literacy and numeracy. Pathways Awarua and ALEC have teamed up to write write a series…