Category: NZ

Go Red Peak…!

Sep 23, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in #Redpeak, change, Debate, Flag, New Zealand, NZ, Red Peak, Union Jack
Sorry, But All Four NZ Fleg Choices Are Rubbish

Sep 1, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Design, Flag, Fleg, NZ

Even if you had some principles for selecting a decent flag, it seems it’s too late. Today we got to see the four fleg, I mean flag, finalists. It seems that someone has stacked the deck in favour of the rugbyist silverfernfleg lobby. Here they are: There are actually only two choices: Hypnofleg or Silverfernfleg in…
It’s a Flag For Ants…! A Visual Designer’s Perspective on Selecting NZ’s Next Flag

Sep 1, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in change, Design, Don’t, Flag, New Zealand, NZ

Assume for a moment that you can get over your objections to changing the NZ flag. Put aside the issue of the 26 million dollar referendum. Choke down the emotionalism and emotionalizing if you can. Forget about the conspiracy theories (don’t worry… the bad guys aren’t that smart). Now imagine, without making any judgment, that…
Four Things I Learned About Education Working With The Army

Apr 21, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, Army, Defence, Education, embedded, Graeme, Literacy, Metaphor, NCALNE, Numeracy, NZ, Smith, Voc

A few years ago I had the privilege of working with members of the NZ Army and NZ Defence Forces education team. It was lots of fun being on base and I learned a bunch of things that have really stuck with me over time. I’m generalising here, so you’ll have to allow me a bit…
How do you describe literacy abilities in really low level adult learners?

Feb 26, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Ability, Adult, English, ESL, ESOL, Framework, ILN, Learners, Limited, Literacy, Low, NZ, Starting Points, TEC

I haven’t really looked at any of this before, but I came across it the other day. Below is the TEC outcomes framework for describing ability levels for low level ESOL learners. This is based on the Starting Points framework and applies to learners whose literacy level falls below step 1 in the Learning Progressions.…
From the TEC: Update for foundation-level providers (Assessment Tool and Qualification Requirements)

Nov 11, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Adult, Assessment Tool, Foundation, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, NZ, Providers, Qualification, TEC, Update

I’ve pasted in below in full the update from the TEC website today regarding Assessment Tool usage and Qualification Requirements for foundation-level providers. 10 November 2014 Updates on the Methodology for Assessment Tool Usage; requirements for assessing literacy and numeracy; and transitioning to the 2015 tutor qualification requirements. Methodology for Assessment Tool usage published The…
How do I get started on Assessment 5 of the NCALNE (Voc) and demonstrating that I’m actually embedding literacy and numeracy into my training?

Nov 5, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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If you’re up to this stage, you’re actually about, or even over, half way. This section is a big chunk… but it’s also the teaching component of the qualification. Basically, after having mapped the literacy and numeracy demands, and diagnosed your learners literacy and numeracy needs, you actually need to get out there and do some…
Latest Research from John Benseman on the Value of a National Adult Literacy & Numeracy Qualification (the NCALNE) just published

Nov 3, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, ALNE, Context, John Benseman, National Qualifications, NZ, Perspectives, Practitioners, Research

I know we’ve been waiting a while for this to come out… perhaps nearly a year, but here it is finally and it’s all online and available for free. John Benseman surveyed as many graduates as he could get to respond from across a range of providers in New Zealand. There were some negatives, but…
Printable learner attitude questions for reading and maths for adult literacy and numeracy learners

Oct 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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There are some great resources in the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. Unfortunately, many of them are simply buried. Here’s my variations on a couple of things that I think are really useful: Learner attitude survey questions for Maths and Reading. Just click the links below to open them as printable PDFs. The images below…
Adult Literacy and Numeracy Initiatives Update from the TEC

Oct 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Adult, Assessment 1, Education, Funding, Initiatives, Literacy, NCALNE (Voc), New Zealand, New Zealand Context, Numeracy, NZ, TEC

The TEC have updated their website with a handy list of the adult literacy and numeracy initiatives including funds that they have developed and support currently. I’ve pasted the whole thing in below including hyperlinks. The original page is here. For those of you working on your NCALNE (Voc) professional development, this information is relevant for…