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What Is Ako? It’s A Responsive Reciprocal Relationship With 2 Parts

Mar 7, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Ako means both teach and learn. It’s a reciprocal relationship where the educator is also learning from the student.
CONTEXT – New Content for the new NZCALNE Assessment 1 with ALEC

Mar 1, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Teach Better Now with ALEC in 2017 We’re in the middle of a transition from the existing NCALNE (Voc) to the newer version of this qualification – the NZCALNE (Voc). Most qualifications are now in the process of shifting from the old “National” qualifications to the current “New Zealand” quals. It’s a bit of a…
What’s under the hood? Frameworks for teaching better

Feb 15, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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As well as knowing what we mean when we use words like embedding and literacy or numeracy, we also need to know what kind of thinking sits behind these concepts. Getting to this is like popping the bonnet or hood of your car and having a look at what’s underneath. You can drive a car…
Literacy and Numeracy Definitions: 8 Essential Areas You’d Better Think About Now

Feb 15, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Literacy and numeracy definitions. What’s the difference?
Thinking more deeply about what we mean by literacy and numeracy

Feb 15, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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It’s one thing to read about definitions for literacy and numeracy. It’s another thing to figure out for yourself what you think about them. With that in mind, we think it’s a good idea for you to have a go at making some notes on the six definitions we’ve talked about so far. There are…
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?
Teach Better – Understand Your Context

Jan 31, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Last time I said that we had simplified the structure of the new qualification and assessment tasks. It now looks like this: Context Approaches Demands Strategies Before Teaching After Here’s how the first part breaks down. These are also stripped back from the previous version of the course: 1. Understanding Your Context 1.1 What do…
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…
NZCALNE (Voc) Course Approval Granted By NZQA

Oct 27, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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Good news…! It’s taken longer than we expected, but following the release of the new standards for Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education the other day, NZQA has now granted our course approval. This means that we can now start on the course development work for the latest update to the most popular qualification for literacy…
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,…