Tag: Aotearoa

A Way In: AI Tertiary Education Aotearoa

Mar 31, 2026

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Graeme Smith

in AI, Education, Te Aho Lab

AI has already entered tertiary education. The tools are accessible, but the entry point isn’t obvious. This post introduces a set of learning collections developed through AI for Good (Ako AI Tertiary) as a grounded way in — shaped by values, not added to them.
Annette Tofaeono Highlights Inclusive Literacy Practice and More at ACAL 2025

Oct 7, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in Inclusive education, adult literacy, Professional Development

Annette Tofaeono shares inclusive literacy strategies at ACAL 2025, highlighting Tapatoru and DFQM frameworks from Aotearoa.
Educational Thought Leadership: How to Drive Innovation and Shape the Future of Learning

Oct 10, 2024

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Equity and Inclusion, Future of Learning, Innovative Teaching Methods, Leadership in Education, Technology in education

Discover how educational thought leadership drives innovation, reshapes learning environments, and prepares educators to meet future challenges. Learn actionable strategies to develop your own thought leadership and influence positive change in education
Ako Aotearoa Professional Learning & Development Workshops

Feb 5, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in ako, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, Executive Education, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Profession, professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework

Here’s something new below for this year from the team at Ako Aotearoa. I’m involved with Ako Aotearoa as a contractor in relation to the Tapatoru framework. Have a look and see if there is something there for you.
Did you know that the World Indigenous Business Forum was in Rotorua NZ recently?

Nov 17, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Aotearoa, business, Education, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, NZ

That was the WORLD Indigenous Business Forum… As in the whole world. And it just happened to be in Rotorua, New Zealand last month. I heard about it by accident. By word of mouth. And I got to hang out there for an afternoon and meet a delegation from the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP)…
Indigenous Taiwanese and Māori in Aotearoa NZ – You might be happily surprised at the relationship

Nov 16, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Aotearoa, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, Maori, NZ, Taiwan

What is the relationship of Māori in Aotearoa NZ to indigenous Taiwanese?
Talking about NZ’s embedded literacy and numeracy approach with Indonesian vocational teachers at AUT

Nov 2, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, Indonesia, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Maori, Maori Literacy, Uncategorized

Recently, I had the tremendous privilege and pleasure of spending a day at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) talking about literacy and numeracy with a group of vocational teachers and tutors from Indonesia. The group was large. The image above shows half of the team and I need to paste in a second photo below…
Teach Better Now – Assessment 7 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 30, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Assess, Assessment, Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, Uncategorized, You can teach better
Teach Better Now – Assessment 6 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 29, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, Uncategorized, You can teach better
Teach Better Now – Assessment 5 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 29, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, Uncategorized, You can teach better