Category: NCALNE

ALEC Good Tutor Guide Part 2

Nov 8, 2013

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This is still a work in progress, but it’s a visual update of my post a few weeks back about the Good Tutor Profile that we’re going to start promoting. We’re trying to address this question: How do you spot quality assured tutors who possess the baseline knowledge and skills required for embedding literacy and…
Embedding reading into trades and vocational training

Oct 9, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Working with my ComCol tutors today… we were looking at unit standard 26624: Read texts with understanding. And we came up with this as a draft template for trying standardise reading comprehension questions for trades-based or vocational training texts that they have to work with anyway. Reading Text Title Read through the text and then…
Creating Quality Assured Trades & Vocational Tutors who Know How to Embed Literacy and Numeracy

Oct 8, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This post updates other thoughts I’ve had on what the profile of a good tutor should be. Here I’m talking about vocational or trades tutors who have to embed literacy and numeracy into training at levels 1 – 3 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF). Question: How do you spot quality assured tutors who…
But I don’t have any numeracy in my course… Why do I still have to teach and assess it…?

Oct 3, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This 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.…
ALEC Allstars & Corrections Presentation at this year’s Literacy and Numeracy Symposium

Sep 12, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This might not work on your mobile devices as I think it’s using flash video player, the quality is not terrific, and you can’t see the slides for the presentations… but, here’s the link to our presentation from earlier in the year where our newly minted ALEC graduates stole the show with their awesome work…
NCALNE Lite on Pathways Awarua – Update

Sep 12, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Just a brief update… Module 4 of our NCALNE Lite online course that we’re writing for the Pathways Awarua suite of online literacy and numeracy resources is now live. I’ve also just finished the draft for module 5 which should be finalised and live within a couple of weeks. That leaves Modules 6 and 7…
Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections wins International Literacy Day Award

Sep 10, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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We are also extremely pleased to hear that Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections has won the 2013 International Literacy Day Award from the National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults based at the University of Waikato. ALEC has been fortunate to have been working with Rachel and her team since around 2010 to…
ALEC & Department of Corrections – Embedding Literacy and Numeracy into Prison Education

Sep 10, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Very happy to be involved with the professional development of the instructors doing this work. By the end of 2014 we should have trained around 100 NCALNE (Voc) qualified instructors and staff. Check out the media release below. Make sure you read the list of case studies at the end. These are our ALEC graduates:…
Exporting the NZ’s baseline knowledge and skills for embedding literacy and numeracy

Sep 6, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve been excited about this before… Usually, my elation is crushed by some annoying practical reality of funding or compliance. However, a new set of draft NZQA rules may make it possible for us to export NZ’s baseline knowledge and skills for embedding literacy and numeracy. I think there is a market for it, especially…
1st Dan Black Belt Literacy and Numeracy Kung Fu

Aug 19, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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In 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…