Category: Map the numeracy demands
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New TEC Publication: Adult Literacy & Numeracy: An Overview of the Evidence
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in 21204, ALEC, Assessment, Book review, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, DipALNE, Diploma, Edtech, Education, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, Numeracy, Numeracy Indicators, Professional Development, Qualifications, Reading, Reading comprehension, TECThe Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) have released a new summary of the available evidence on adult literacy and numeracy. It’s kind of a meta-review – a summary of a lot of other literature reviews, but it’s quite brief and worth a look if you’re interested in this kind of thing. They’re not going to print…
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Free online Literacy and Numeracy Professional Development Training via Pathways Awarua NCALNE Lite
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in 21204, ALEC, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, DipALNE, Edtech, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Free, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, Numeracy, Numeracy Indicators, Online assessment, Online learning, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal development, Professional Development, QualificationsIf you teach trades or do vocational training of some kind you need to check out our free NCALNE Lite modules on Pathways Awarua. We’re just finalising the last two modules, which means the whole programme will be online. This is the lite version of the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/workplace) –…
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But I don’t have any numeracy in my course… Why do I still have to teach and assess it…?
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in 21204, ALEC, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, DipALNE, Education, ELN Tutor, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, Low numeracy levels, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the numeracy demands, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Numeracy, Numeracy Indicators, Professional Development, ResourcesThis question seems to come up a bit. The answer isn’t entirely straightforward. However, the received wisdom is that it’s all about literacy AND numeracy these days. The idea that you can just focus on literacy alone is something left over a few years back. Numeracy is possibly more important for people’s lives than literacy.…
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1st Dan Black Belt Literacy and Numeracy Kung Fu
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in 21204, ALEC, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, DipALNE, Diploma, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Learning Progressions, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Professional Development, QualificationsIn 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…
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ALEC now has a LinkedIn Company Page
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in 21204, ALEC, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, Pathways Awarua, Professional Development, QualificationsHey 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.
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NCALNE Lite: Now Available Free on PathwaysAwarua.com
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in 21204, ALEC, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, Learning Outcomes, Learning Progressions, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maori Literacy, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, Pathways Awarua, Personal development, Professional Development, QualificationsThe new NCALNE Lite programme by ALEC is now available free on www.PathwaysAwarua.com. This interactive online professional development pathway is for tutors and trainers delivering trades or vocational training at levels 1 – 3 on the NZQA framework. For tutors: this is the way that you will significantly shift your professional practice towards a practical approach…
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Embedding literacy and numeracy: What’s on your radar?
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in 21204, ALEC, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal development, Professional Development, QualificationsWhat’s on your radar? If you are a trades tutor or involved with vocational training, you need to have literacy and numeracy on your radar. Good tutors and trainers have always embedded the literacy and numeracy that their learners need. However, this usually happens in what I call stealth mode. It’s hard to identify the…
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Embedding literacy and numeracy: The funnel of context
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in 21204, ALEC, Design, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Personal development, Professional Development, QualificationsSometimes, it’s too easy to just jump straight into the fun stuff. When you’re enthusiastic about using a new resource or teaching activity or you’re just coming to grips with this whole embedding literacy and numeracy thing you might be tempted to just jump into the deep water without thinking things through. This approach does…
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Embedding literacy and numeracy: What’s your plan?
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in 21204, ALEC, Assessment, Cartoon, Design, Diagnostic, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Evaluation, Improve teaching practice, Lean, Lean education, Lean literacy, lean methodology, Lean startup, Lean thinking, Learning Outcomes, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, MVP, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, New Zealand Context, Personal development, Professional Development, QualificationsHere’a another one from the Literacy Numeracy Pro infinite content generation engine… It’s important to have a plan. If you are a trades trainer or vocational tutor you need to have a plan on how you’re going to deal with the literacy and numeracy needs of your learners. Why? Well… because the same stuff that…
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Sure I’ve embedded literacy and numeracy…
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in 21204, ALEC, Education, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Professional Development, QualificationsI drew this diagram the other day to highlight to myself and others the fact that embedded literacy and numeracy learning outcomes, activities, strategies, and resources all exist on a continuum. It’s pretty easy to say: “Yeah… I’ve embedded that…!” When it comes to certain literacy and numeracy skills that you (hopefully) know that your…