Category: Teach better

TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Writing

Jun 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Reading

Jun 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Vocabulary

Jun 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
TEACH – How do I know whether I need to change my learning outcomes?

Jun 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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How do I know when to change my embedded LN learning outcomes? It’s better for all of us if you can just stick with the learning outcomes that you designed in Assessment 4 and then used to create your contextualised diagnostics in Assessment 5. However, there are some scenarios when you might want to make…
TEACH – How do I plan my embedded literacy and numeracy teaching?

Jun 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s an overview of what we’re going to work through next. You’ll need to take each of these into account as you plan your embedded literacy and numeracy teaching. As a good teacher or trainer, you might already do a lot of this in your head. But for our purposes, we’re going to make it…
TEACH – Kia ora & welcome to Collection 6 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Jun 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Kia ora and welcome…! Let’s pause again for another quick review. As we said at the start of Collection 5, you should be hands on with your learners now in order to complete the coursework and assessments. Here’s an outline of your journey so far Collection 1 – CONTEXT: We learned about definitions, frameworks and…
APPROACHES – New Content for the new NZCALNE Assessment 2 with ALEC

Mar 14, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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As we’ve said elsewhere, this is a transition year from the old NCALNE (Voc) to the new NZCALNE (Voc). We’re in the middle of writing new material which will be available in a new format on Pathways Awarua shortly. The first draft of this is available here on my blog. If you’re up to the second…
What is learner agency? 2 short videos with agency expert Dr Damon Whitten

Mar 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What is Learner Agency? Agency is when learning involves the activity and the initiative of the learner, more than whatever is passed on from the teacher, curriculum or resources. Listen to Dr Damon Whitten and I discussing learner agency Learner Agency Part 1 Learner Agency Part 2 What else? Learner agency is when learners have…
Motivation: What is it? 2 Cool Things You Need To Know

Mar 8, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What is motivation? Intrinsic… extrinsic… Find out more with Dr Damon Whitten
Approaches: What is prior knowledge?

Mar 7, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Using prior knowledge What is it? In a nutshell, it’s the knowledge, experiences, beliefs, and attitudes you bring to any new learning or teaching. Can we dig a little deeper? Prior knowledge, also sometimes called prior learning, is the knowledge that someone has before they meet new information. Every one of your adult learners comes…