Category: Numeracy

Have your say on Māori adult literacy & numeracy strategy development with the NZCER

Feb 1, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Development, Literacy, Maori, Numeracy, NZCER, Strategy

Kupu Whakamārama Kua tae mai te tono a Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua (TEC) ki Te Wāhanga, i raro i Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa (NZCER) kia hangaia he mahere rautaki mō te 5 tau hei whakapakari i ngā pūkenga pānui pukapuka, pūkenga pāngarau hoki o ngāi pakeke Māori. Your voice is needed on a Māori adult…
TEC Literacy and Numeracy Update

Jan 30, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Literacy, Numeracy, TEC, Update

Just in from the TEC the other day from their TECNow email: ——————————————- 29 January 2015 Literacy and numeracy update This TECNow provides updates on the following: Consultation on the TEC’s Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy Information on the qualification requirement for foundation-level tutors The list of qualifications that meet the qualification requirement for foundation-level tutors…
More Maths and Numeracy Jigsaw Puzzles – Multiplication and Division

Jan 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Activities, Development, embedded, Graeme Smith, Jigsaw, Learning, Materials, Maths, Numeracy, puzzles, Resources, teaching

I’ve posted our ALEC subtraction jigsaw puzzles here if you want to download and print, or if you want to tinker with them yourself you can also download the original word doc files as well. Here’s the rest of them below… they’re all based around the standard 10 x 10 multiplication and division tables. You…
Try These Maths and Numeracy Jigsaw Puzzles – Subtraction

Jan 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Development, Good ideas, Graeme Smith, Jigsaw, Learning, Materials, NCALNE, Numeracy, Practice, Progressions, Resources, Subtraction

For those of you who have attended our literacy and numeracy professional development workshops, you might have seen these cool maths jigsaw puzzles. If not, we’ve done the hard work… all you need to do is print them, cut them out, and use. Learners can complete individually or in pairs. Let me know how you get…
TEC Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy Refresh Consultation

Jan 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Adults, ALEC, Consultation, embedded, Graeme Smith, Implementation, Literacy, National Centre, Numeracy, Refresh, Strategy, TEC

Greetings all…! The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) are doing a refresh on their Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy. This has implications for you if you work with foundation level learners in tertiary education in New Zealand. I’d like to encourage you to read the consultation document and respond with your ideas and feedback. Specifically, the TEC…
PIAAC Versus ALLS And Other Incomprehensible Acronymns Used By Literacy And Numeracy People

Jan 13, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, ALL, ALLS, Literacy, Numeracy, PIAAC, Survey

If you are up-skilling in the area of adult literacy and numeracy professional development you should have a basic awareness of the key adult LN initiatives that relate to your work as a whole and to learners in your programme. Initiatives can refer to projects, programmes, and schemes that are designed to increase the LN levels…
Facing the challenge: Foundation Learning for Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand

Jan 13, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Benseman, Education, Literacy, Maori, New Zealand, Numeracy

If you’re starting out with your literacy and numeracy professional development you need to read a good overview of the background to this field. The publication Facing the Challenge: Foundation Learning for Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the only New Zealand-focused books on foundation-level adult literacy and numeracy education. The book’s scope covers different…
12 Things You Can Do Right Now To Read Better, Improve Learning, and Understand More

Nov 18, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in 2.0, Adult, ALEC, comprehension, Education, Graeme Smith, Hacking, Hacks, Improve, Improve learning, Learning, Literacy, Numeracy, Read, Read better, Reading, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Right now, Strategies, Understand, Understand more

You might think that becoming a better reader is a big secret, but it’s totally not. Here are 12 things you can do right now to read better and improve what you remember and understand: 1. Look for connections: Ask yourself what you already know about the topic that you have to read. Draw a…
How do you improve maths and numeracy learning? Ask these four questions

Nov 17, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Ask, Education, How do you, Improve, Improve learning, Learning, Maths, Numeracy, Questions

Ace maths and numeracy blogger Damon Whitten has written a couple of great posts here and here recently on how things you can do to improve maths learning for kids. I think his suggestions apply to adults as well. It’s super simple and boils down to this – ask the following four questions: “What did…
How to win $15 million dollars for developing a literacy and numeracy training solution: Global Learning XPRIZE

Nov 17, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Autonomous learning, Children, Developing countries, Education, Future, Global, How to win, Literacy, Market Failure, Maths, Numeracy, Read, Solution, Sschools, Tablet based, Teachers, Write, XPRIZE

If you could develop a scalable, tablet based, individualised learning solution for teaching basic literacy and numeracy to kids in developing countries, you could win $15 million dollars. It’s a competition and it’s happening right now. You can read about it here on the xPrize website, and I’ve pasted in the details below as well.…