Tag: ALEC
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Demands: What are my resources for mapping? Where are the strand charts?
Your organisation may already have printed copies of the Learning Progressions support materials or strand charts. But there are a couple of other ways that you can access the reference material. The Strand Charts You can download the strand charts here. We’ll provide these download links again later. But if you want them now, you…
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Demands: What are strands, progressions and steps?
As we learned in the first part of this course, the strands are the big content areas. These are the big grids that we’ll use for mapping. Literacy has four strands and numeracy has three. These are as follows: Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy Listen to understand Speak to communicate Read with understanding Write to…
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Demands: Things you need to know about the Learning Progressions
The most important thing here is to know how to use the progressions. We’ll get that shortly. But some background information is also useful. Feel free to skip ahead if you already know it. What do I need to know? The Learning Progressions: Cover both literacy and numeracy. Are a national resource. Can help you…
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Demands: Introducing mapping
If you remember back to the first assessment for the NZCALNE, you’ll recall that we introduced a framework for literacy and numeracy called the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. In these next modules, we look at how you can use the Learning Progressions to analyse your teaching material. What are literacy and numeracy…
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Looking at the big picture: Identifying key literacy and numeracy demands
Getting started the right way So far, what we’ve covered is the basics of what you need to know about your context and approaches. There’s still plenty more to learn and know, but from here the focus is more on things you need to do. We like to start this part of the training with…
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APPROACHES – New Content for the new NZCALNE Assessment 2 with ALEC
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…
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Applying the Concept of Rangatiratanga in Vocational Education: Empower Your Learners Now
What is Tino Rangatiratanga How does it impact learner success Learner centred teaching
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What Is Mana Reo? Discover 2 Great Ways To Describe Learner Centred Teaching
Get my eBook on Learner-Centred Teaching What is mana reo? In education, mana reo often refers to communication skills and, as such, lends itself directly to discussion of literacy and numeracy skills development. Both of these help describe a learner-centred teaching environment. Communication Mana reo means developing communication skills. Mana reo is literally the mana…
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Mana Tangata: Learner Contribution, Identity And Self-Esteem
Mana tangata helps educators value learner contribution, identity, self-esteem, collaboration, and participation in learner-centred teaching.
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Mana Ao Tūroa: Exploring The World Through Learning
Mana ao tūroa means exploring the world around you. In education, it points to learning through curiosity, observation, problem-solving, trial and error, and engagement with the natural, social, physical, and material environment. For adult educators, mana ao tūroa is a reminder that learning is not confined to content delivery. It grows through active exploration of…