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Free Writing: 2 Ways You Can Use It to Supercharge Your Writing

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on August 22, 2020August 21, 2020

Free Writing: 2 Ways You Can Use It to Supercharge Your Writing. Learn how to use free writing to improve your writing skills.

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  • Improve teaching practice

How do I get started writing better long-form content?

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on June 17, 2020July 13, 2020

Tweets are fine, but really what people want is long-form content. By that I mean, well-written and interesting articles, essays and blog posts that really dig down into issues and content. But how are YOU going to get started writing great long-form content?

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  • Writing

To write long-form content, there are 3 thrilling things you need to think through

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on March 17, 2020August 28, 2020

Long-form. There are just three things you need to know if you want to write long-from content. And this is true for writing blogs and articles on online or in an academic context.

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  • Blog

Long-form writing is a craft and you need a mini-apprenticeship

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on March 14, 2020March 13, 2020

Long-form writing is a craft… and you need a mini-apprenticeship. You also need a system. I can show you how to create your own DIY mini-apprenticeship using my system

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  • Blog

Writing makes me anxious… What should I do?

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on March 13, 2020March 12, 2020

Writing makes me anxious… What should I do? If writing essays or long-form content terrifies you then you need to know that this is normal and that there is a way to address and even harness this fear

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  • Education

How can vocational teachers from Vietnam improve their teaching practice?

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on August 14, 2018August 21, 2018

One of the ways is to come to New Zealand…! Yesterday I was very lucky…

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  • Education

Tuakana-teina: What is it? 4 Different Ways You Can Use It Positively In Education in New Zealand

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on March 6, 2017September 7, 2020

Tuakana-teina refers to the relationship between an older person (tuakana) and a younger person (teina). It is specific to teaching and learning in the context of Māori. In a more traditional Māori setting, the meaning is literally “older sibling-younger sibling”.

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  • Education

Developing a Writing Frame For Report Writing

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on September 9, 2015

A while back I redeveloped the writing frame we use to teach people how to…

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  • 2.0

12 Things You Can Do Right Now To Read Better, Improve Learning, and Understand More

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on November 18, 2014

You might think that becoming a better reader is a big secret, but it’s totally…

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How do you improve maths and numeracy learning? Ask these four questions

  • by Graeme Smith
  • Posted on November 17, 2014

Ace maths and numeracy blogger Damon Whitten has written a couple of great posts here…

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