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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.
What Is Literacy? 1st of 6 Dynamic Definitions You Need To Know

Feb 5, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What is literacy? What do we mean when we talk about literacy and numeracy? What is a definition for literacy?
How do I teach better?

Jan 12, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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That’s my question for this year. And hopefully for you as well. Stay tuned…
New Adult Literacy and Numeracy Standards Released for the New Qualifications

Oct 19, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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Well, it’s taken a while… but it’s finally official. Here’s what you need to know: We have a new suite of unit standards for adult literacy and numeracy education. These new standards are for the new qualifications including the New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace). The old standards are now expiring,…
How to map the numeracy demands of your course, context or a particular calculation

Aug 18, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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This is a guest post by our numeracy expert, Janet Hogan. Thanks Janet…! Making Sense of Number to Solve Problems strand There are six progressions in this strand. The first three are about how to do things (strategies) and the second three about what you need to know to do those things (knowledge). You only…
Where do I find the full versions of the Learning Progressions?

Jul 28, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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The TEC have decided that they will not print any more copies of the Learning Progressions resources. Nor do they have any plans to print them again. Rather these are available online only now, and you can just use them as electronic documents or you can print them out yourself. You can download the main books…
Why Don’t Half of Kids with NCEA Level 1 Meet Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks?

May 31, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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I’m not going to answer the question. But you might want to read below if you have your own ideas. I want to talk about a presentation that did the rounds today. If you click this link below, you’ll be able to download the slides. It’s on literacy and numeracy levels in relation to NCEA…
How do I find the NCALNE course in Pathways Awarua?

Apr 7, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s a question that we get from time to time… Where are the NCALNE modules in Pathways Awarua? You might already have an Educator login for Pathways Awarua. Or you might have just set one up (see here for instructions on how to create your login if you haven’t). But, if you’re new to Pathways…
Did School Make You Dumber At Maths…?

Mar 22, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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What if I told you… that school not only did a rubbish job of teaching you maths… but actually made you dumber. Here’s another gem from Damon’s Math Blog and Youtube channel. Key take away for me: Numeracy needs to be embedded into tasks. Not sure what that means? Watch the video and head along…
How do I gain access to the TEC Assessment Tool?

Mar 7, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve written a lot about how to use the TEC’s Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool. Just type “assessment tool” in the search box on this blog and you’ll find a bunch of things including how to access your learners’ actual responses on the tool. But how do you gain access to the tool…