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How Should We Evaluate Our Training?

Apr 21, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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I’m changing how I think about course evaluation… And how everything should be evaluated. Here’s a new set of questions. Try them out for yourself after the next training session you deliver. Or attend. Or after any new experience: What did that experience enable? What can I now do? What can I now show others? What will…
How do you feel about data-driven decision making in education?

Jan 28, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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Our education system is built around outcomes. This is a good thing. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: You work out what kind of outcome you want to see, hopefully check to see what your learners already know and can do, you might find or develop some resources, then you do some teaching, your…
How do I get started on Assessment 5 of the NCALNE (Voc) and demonstrating that I’m actually embedding literacy and numeracy into my training?

Nov 5, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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If you’re up to this stage, you’re actually about, or even over, half way. This section is a big chunk… but it’s also the teaching component of the qualification. Basically, after having mapped the literacy and numeracy demands, and diagnosed your learners literacy and numeracy needs, you actually need to get out there and do some…
But you might ask a painter to teach literacy & numeracy 2013 – Part 3 – Ritchie Howard

Sep 23, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Assessment 7 of the NCALNE (Voc) – Evaluating your embedded LN project: Talking through the assessment task with Graeme

Sep 22, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s a short blurb from me on the final assessment task. Congratulations if you’re up to here.
Guidelines for choosing reading texts at step 4 and above for embedded literacy projects at NCEA Level 1

Aug 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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These guidelines relate to my ideas on developing a generic template for embedded literacy project work to develop independent learning skills in more advanced literacy learners. My rough ideas are here and I revised the structure here. Outlined below are guidelines for tutors or others who might be involved in selecting texts for this kind…
I shall call him… Mini-MOOC – ALEC, Pathways Awarua and the great unbundling of education

Jul 25, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Please support the new Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education qualifications

Jun 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Well… they’re out for consultation. Here’s the breakdown from the NZQA website. This is just out and it’s now in the public domain for consultation. Key points first: Please support the need for three distinct ALNE qualifications. These are the 40 credit NZCALNE (Voc) which replaces the NCALNE (Voc). the 80 credit NZCALNE (Ed) which replaces…
NZDipALN Module 1 Content – Anxiety Caused by Learning including Maths Anxiety

Apr 14, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Anxiety caused by learning What is stress or anxiety caused by learning? For many of our learners, and perhaps for us as well, learning often causes stress and anxiety. This anxiety can get in the way of learning. The anxiety that many adult learners feel is rooted in fear. This could include: The fear of…
New Zealand Diploma of Adult Literacy & Numeracy (NZDipALN): First Big Project

Mar 17, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Ok… so we’ll have to change this graphic to reflect the change in name from National Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NDipALNE) to the New Zealand Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NZDALN) or something similar. In terms of course content, what I’m planning is a couple of big projects that bookend several…