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Should We Teach Maths In School? Miss USA 2011

Sep 1, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Math, Maths, Numeracy, Should we teach

7 More Designs For the Underground Advertising Campaign On Learning

Aug 26, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Advertising, ALEC, Campaign, Design, Education, Graeme Smith, Images, Learning, Literacy, Meme, Memes, NCALNE, Numeracy, Underground, Viral

I just posted 6 designs for your underground advertising campaign on learning. Here are 7 more that I think are even better. Please share, print, and distribute. Any favourites? Let me know in the comments 1. NOW WITH BACON 2. THIS IS NOT LIKE SCHOOL 3. AND NUMERACY 4. EVEN WHEN YOU USE WORDS 5.…

6 Designs For The Underground Advertising Campaign on Learning

Aug 26, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Advertising, ALEC, Campaign, Design, Education, Graeme Smith, Images, Learning, Literacy, Meme, NCALNE, Numeracy, Underground, Viral

Here’s your mission: Start an underground viral advertising campaign for learning. In particular, adult learning. And by adult learning I mean something that includes foundational skills such as literacy and numeracy. Share these images. Print them out and give them to people. Particularly those doing the education part. Any favourites? Let me know in the comments.…

How To Develop Great Teaching Materials In 5 Steps

Aug 25, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Content, Develop, Development, Education, Graeme, How to, Learning, Literacy, Materials, Numeracy, Smith

It’s no secret that I love the process of developing new resources. That’s something that hasn’t changed over quite a few years of teaching and training. My process for materials development has changed quite a lot of the last few years though. I have 5 rules for myself for this process. Well, they’re more like guidelines.…

Literacy & Numeracy: Now With Bacon…!

Aug 25, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, ALEC, Bacon, Business improvement, Graeme, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, NZCALNE, Smith

I had an epiphany recently. I realized that there is something missing from our main product offering. Now I know what that missing something is. It’s bacon.

7 More Trends In Education That Will Disrupt Our Work as Teachers

Aug 19, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Disrupt, Disruption, Education, Graeme Smith, Literacy, Numeracy, Teachers, Trend, Trends

A while ago I wrote about 7 trends in education that will disrupt our work as teachers. Here are 7 more. There is some crossover between them. But 18 months is a long time in internet years and the situation in education is changing. 1. Consolidation In New Zealand, there is a good trade in private training establishments…

This Is Not Literacy. This Is Shia LaBeouf

Aug 18, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Graeme, Just do it, LaBeouf, Literacy, Motivation, Not Literacy, Numeracy, Shia, Shia LaBouf

Ever wanted to do something…? Then you should listen to Shia LaBeouf. Really. You. Should. Right. Now. And if you liked that you should really check out Rob Cantor’s Cannibal Shia LaBeouf. To the end. It’s not literacy either. Or numeracy.

Damon Says: Do We Need A Literacy of Learning? A Kind of Meta-Literacy?

Aug 17, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Adult, ALEC, Beliefs, Contextualised, Damon, embedded, embedding, Learning, Literacy, Numeracy, Whitten

I think i’m going to start a new series of posts that all start with “Damon Says”. My family frequently hear this refrain around the house when the conversation turns to learning (which it does a lot since we work in education and we homeschool as well). My friend and colleague Damon Whiten really has his…

5 Reasons Why You Need to Punch Literacy and Numeracy in the Face

Aug 12, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, Adult, ALEC, black belt, crushing it, Education, embedded, face, Graeme Smith, how to dominate, in the face, KO, Literacy, Numeracy, Punch, Role model, Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey is my new hero and celebrity crush. In case you don’t know, she’s a mixed martial artist, actress, and Olympic judoka who is currently undefeated in her field and the current consensus is that she’s the world’s most dominant athlete. She’s strong, beautiful, and doesn’t take $!@# from anyone. She’s also a great role…

Understanding Pie Charts (with Georgie Pie)

Aug 7, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, humor, humour, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, Pie charts

And this one on how to really understand Pie Charts shared today as well… Thanks people. Keep up the good work.

Category: Numeracy