Category: Numeracy
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Mapping with the Learning Progressions – NCALNE (Voc) Section 3
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in 21204, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, Learning Progressions, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Mapping, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), Numeracy, Professional Development, QualificationsHere’s the revised playlist for Section 3 of the NCALNE (Voc) on the using the Learning Progressions to map the literacy and numeracy training demands of your course including details on the assessment tasks required. See your ALEC NCALNE (Voc) Assessment Guide and Study Guide for further details on templates and examples.
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The Rules for Embedding Literacy and Numeracy
Increasing specialisation in adult education and the field of adult literacy and numeracy education means that we can be quite specific about what works. Here’s a brief summary of the overarching rules for embedding literacy and numeracy into trades and vocational training with some questions to get you thinking: Understand your context: What are your…
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Examples of how to embed literacy and numeracy
Are you looking for examples of how to embed literacy and numeracy? Want to find out more about embedding literacy and numeracy into your training? Curious about the NCALNE (Voc) professional development? You need to LIKE the Embedding Literacy and Numeracy Facebook Page by ALEC You’ll find all sorts of things on our Facebook Page including: Photographs…
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Easy ways to embed literacy and numeracy – Part 1
There are lots of easy ways to embed literacy and numeracy into your training or education programme. All of these approaches require some basic assumptions first though. In a nutshell these are: Knowing the demands: This means that you’ve done your due diligence when it comes to your training context. And this includes knowing what…
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Why we need an international strand built into NZ’s literacy & numeracy professional development qualifications including the NCALNE (Voc)
My organisation, ALEC, delivers training that leads to the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) – otherwise known as the NCALNE (Voc). This qualification and the related unit standards will come up for review in 2013 or at some stage in the next 18 months. I would like to be part of…
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Designing the National Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NDipALNE) for Actual Delivery
Below are some further thoughts on my design for how to deliver and assess the National Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NDipALNE): Components Context: Influences. Good teaching: Personal Approach Good teaching: Case Study Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Project 1: Programme Focus Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Project 2: Numeracy Focus Next I’ll break each…
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ELN tutor profile: What should a tutor profile look like for someone working on an embedded LN programme at levels 1-3?
Assumptions Given the large number of new Youth Guarantee (YG) programmes submitted to NZQA for approval we are going to see an influx of new tutors involved with teaching in this space. This means that these tutors will be teaching courses that by definition need to be embedded literacy and numeracy (ELN) courses. These tutors…
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National Diploma in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education: Ideas on How to Package It – Part 1
Designing the NDipALNE I’ve been thinking about this for a while obviously, but I need to settle on the structure and key content and then nut out my submission for NZQA. Here’s what I’m currently thinking in terms of design for the NDipALNE. Key considerations The Diploma needs to function as a flexibile, online distance…
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Comply or Die: Investment Plan Submission Time Again – Part 3
Labour Market Forecasts in Relation to Future Literacy & Numeracy Professional Development Our analysis of recently released data relating to New Zealand and regional labour market and economic profiles indicates moderate growth in a number of specialised trades-related jobs. This is good news for vocational training in general and we expect that this will translate…
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Comply or Die: Investment Plan Submission Time Again – Part 2
Response to Government priorities in the Tertiary Education Strategy ALEC is a niche provider of adult literacy and numeracy education set up in 2007 to meet the ongoing literacy and numeracy-focused goals and priorities of the government’s Tertiary Education Strategy (TES). Key areas from the TES Key areas from the current (2010-2015) TES that ALEC…