Category: Literacy Numeracy Professionals

Why haven’t I self-published a book on how to embed literacy and numeracy into vocational training yet?

Aug 20, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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No good reason really… But today I spent about 12 hours learning how to use Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing suite of tools and resources. It was most interesting. I especially like that you can generate these previews above that show you what the final publication will look like. The actual editor tool is a bit…
Talking about NZ’s embedded literacy and numeracy approach with Indonesian vocational teachers at AUT

Nov 2, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Recently, I had the tremendous privilege and pleasure of spending a day at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) talking about literacy and numeracy with a group of vocational teachers and tutors from Indonesia. The group was large. The image above shows half of the team and I need to paste in a second photo below…
Teach Better Now – Assessment 3 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 3, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Teach Better Now – Assessment 2 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 1, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Online Configurator for Embedded Learning Outcomes

May 25, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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This is an experiment and it’s far from perfect… But tell me what you think in the comments. I’ve designed an online configurator to help you write embedded learning outcomes. There are two versions of it below. The first deals with the reading strand of the Learning Progressions. The second is much more specific and deals…
What’s the big picture for embedding literacy and numeracy via the new NZCALNE (Voc)?

Apr 13, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What’s the big picture? Here’s the big picture for embedding literacy and numeracy and an update on our work at ALEC. This is the big picture for our revised embedding process and pipeline. And it’s the big picture for the new NZCALNE (Voc) training and qualification that we’re feverishly working on. New content for Collections…
Literacy and Numeracy Definitions: 8 Essential Areas You’d Better Think About Now

Feb 15, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Literacy and numeracy definitions. What’s the difference?
Thinking more deeply about what we mean by literacy and numeracy

Feb 15, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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It’s one thing to read about definitions for literacy and numeracy. It’s another thing to figure out for yourself what you think about them. With that in mind, we think it’s a good idea for you to have a go at making some notes on the six definitions we’ve talked about so far. There are…
Embedded literacy and numeracy: 4 Things You Need to Know Now to Empower Your Vocational Teaching

Feb 6, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What is embedded literacy and numeracy?
What is numeracy? Number 2 of 6 Dynamic Definitions You Need To Know

Feb 5, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What is numeracy? Number 2 of 6 Dynamic Definitions You Need To Know. By Graeme Smith.