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How do you survive as a teacher or tutor in a rapidly changing education landscape?

Apr 1, 2015

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in 2.0, change, Edtech, Education, Learning, Literacy, Numeracy, Survive, teach, teacher, tech, Technology, Tutor

So… what to do about it? If you’re like me you probably think a lot about what you need to do to survive and hopefully thrive in a rapidly changing educational landscape. Or if you don’t think about it you should… You can hide for a while from the massive changes ahead for work, education, and…

How do you improve your elevator pitch if you work in an obscure education niche…?

Mar 31, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Help, Literacy, niche, Numeracy

In my field, one of the things that we’re crap at is explaining to people in plain English what it is that we actually do. Not only is that ironic, but we tend to undermine our actual work with longwinded explanations that turn us into hypocrites. Here’s my solution. If you work in foundation education, or…

Are you battling low literacy and numeracy on the front lines of foundation education?

Mar 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Adult, battle, Education, Foundation, front lines, Learners, Learning, Literacy, Low, NCALNE, Numeracy, Training, troops

This metaphor always makes me slightly nervous. I don’t like to paint education as a war, with teachers as soldiers. However, this is what it seems like for many tutors and trainers… an uphill battle against enemies seen and unseen. Let’s get things clear though. While some days you might feel that your learners are the enemy.…

Engaging Maori Learners: 6 Short Video Clips

Mar 24, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Adult, embedding, Engaging, Learners, Literacy, Maori, NCALNE, Numeracy, Video

These videos came out a few years ago on a DVD. We regularly use the short section on Te Whare Tapawha in the live delivery of our training. But I thought you might also be interested in the rest of the videos, particularly if you never owned a copy of the DVD. If you click…

In-depth Literacy and Numeracy Demands of Jobs: Workbase Resources

Mar 23, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in embedded, Job, Job Profiles, Knowing the demands, Learning Progressions, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, Trades

This work was done before the Learning Progressions became the underpinning framework for assessing and teaching literacy and numeracy in New Zealand, but there are pages and pages of analysis on literacy and numeracy skills and tasks relating to different jobs. I’ve pasted in screenshots from the resource that looks at the job of a truck driver.…

Using the TEC Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tool for Adults: Video Content

Mar 23, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Assessment, Assessment Tool, embedding, Literacy, LN, Numeracy, TEC, Video, Youtube

Using the TEC Assessment Tool The video below should cycle through the four videos discussing the TEC assessment tool. These are: Administering the initial assessment Administering the progress assessment Discussing the assessment tool results with learners Learners’ messages about good practice and the assessment tool. In our live workshops we usually only get time to…

How to embed literacy and numeracy in 8 steps

Mar 11, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Embed, embedding, how, Learning Outcomes, Learning Progressions, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, Voc

This is the latest version of what I think of as the Embedding Literacy and Numeracy Pipeline. This is how you get those literacy and numeracy skills embedded into other content areas. Use a broad brush tool like the TEC literacy and numeracy assessment tool to assess your learners’ overall literacy and numeracy achievement levels. Make sure you…

Planning teaching activities for embedded literacy and numeracy learning outcomes

Mar 10, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in embedded, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, outcomes, planning, teaching

So you have to teach embedded literacy and numeracy content for your trade or vocational training course… What do you do? Carry out broad brush diagnostics: Do some kind of broad-brush needs analysis and literacy and numeracy diagnostic. We recommend the TEC literacy and numeracy tool at least. Sure it’s not contextualised, but it does give…

How do you describe literacy abilities in really low level adult learners?

Feb 26, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Ability, Adult, English, ESL, ESOL, Framework, ILN, Learners, Limited, Literacy, Low, NZ, Starting Points, TEC

I haven’t really looked at any of this before, but I came across it the other day. Below is the TEC outcomes framework for describing ability levels for low level ESOL learners. This is based on the Starting Points framework and applies to learners whose literacy level falls below step 1 in the Learning Progressions.…

My Feedback on the TEC Refresh of the Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy

Feb 19, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Implementation, Literacy, Numeracy, Refresh, Strategy, TEC

Ignore this if it’s not interesting to you. I’ve pasted in below my responses to the TEC’s request for feedback on their proposed refresh to the Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy. I better also make the following disclaimer: We receive funding from the TEC via our training organisation ALEC to subsidise delivery of professional development to…

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