Tag: Development

Have your say on Māori adult literacy & numeracy strategy development with the NZCER

Feb 1, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Development, Literacy, Maori, Numeracy, NZCER, Strategy

Kupu Whakamārama Kua tae mai te tono a Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua (TEC) ki Te Wāhanga, i raro i Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa (NZCER) kia hangaia he mahere rautaki mō te 5 tau hei whakapakari i ngā pūkenga pānui pukapuka, pūkenga pāngarau hoki o ngāi pakeke Māori. Your voice is needed on a Māori adult…
More Maths and Numeracy Jigsaw Puzzles – Multiplication and Division

Jan 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Activities, Development, embedded, Graeme Smith, Jigsaw, Learning, Materials, Maths, Numeracy, puzzles, Resources, teaching

I’ve posted our ALEC subtraction jigsaw puzzles here if you want to download and print, or if you want to tinker with them yourself you can also download the original word doc files as well. Here’s the rest of them below… they’re all based around the standard 10 x 10 multiplication and division tables. You…
Try These Maths and Numeracy Jigsaw Puzzles – Subtraction

Jan 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Development, Good ideas, Graeme Smith, Jigsaw, Learning, Materials, NCALNE, Numeracy, Practice, Progressions, Resources, Subtraction

For those of you who have attended our literacy and numeracy professional development workshops, you might have seen these cool maths jigsaw puzzles. If not, we’ve done the hard work… all you need to do is print them, cut them out, and use. Learners can complete individually or in pairs. Let me know how you get…
How to get started on Assessment 2 of the NCALNE (Voc) on Maori Literacy and Numeracy

Nov 3, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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If you’re feeling like you’re having a tough time getting started on Assessment 2 of your NCALNE (Voc) on Maori Literacy and Numeracy there are quite a few resources here on my blog. Some are feeling a little dated now and are likely to get a refresh over 2015 and moving forward, but for now…
Learner Observation Checklist for Listening & Speaking Skills

Nov 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Diagnostic, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, Learning Progressions, Listening, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Low literacy levels, make better, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Qualifications

The other day I posted my versions of the some tools to use with learners for numeracy diagnostic assessment. I’ve also written before about creating your own contextualised vocabulary diagnostics including developing a word bank. This post continues along the same line, but with a learner observation checklist for listening and speaking skills. This is…
History of Maori Literacy and Numeracy: Important events and initiatives from 1800 to 2005

Sep 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Professional Development, ALEC, Indigenous education, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives

History of Maori Literacy and Numeracy: Important events and initiatives from 1800 to 2005
Development of Reading Assessments for Māori learners: Online Survey

May 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications

Information for Kaiako (Teachers/Tutors) Tënä koe, This document has information about how you (and tauira that you work with) can take part in an online survey that will help NZCER design reading assessments that are engaging, relevant and appropriate for Māori. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has asked the New Zealand Council for Educational Research…
NZDipALN: Module 1 Part 1 Draft Content

Apr 11, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, DipALNE, Diploma, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, NZCALN, NZDALN, NZQA, Online assessment, Online learning, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, Qualifications, Technology, Tutor

Ok… it’s a bit rough and first draft but here’s the start of the content for Module 1 of the NZDipALN. This content will become an online module. Let me know if you want to start working on this now. Any and all feedback welcome. Module 1: Personal Approach to Strengthening Adult LN Summary In…