Tag: embed
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Teach Better… the NZCALNE (Voc) Qualification
So even as the name of this qualification gets longer, my goal is to make it feel like the whole package just got more straightforward. With that in mind, I’m looking at a couple of things. Here’s the first. I can’t change the long-winded qualification name, but I can rename and rebrand the course work. I might…
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From the NZQA: Review of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education unit standards
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, Lean literacy, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Jokes, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low literacy levels, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, NZQA, Pacific Literacy Initiatives, Prison literacy, UncategorizedNZQA have now officially listed the new standards for the NCALNE (Voc). I’ve pasted in their blurb below. But I’ll do a shorter summary of my own later today. Cheers, Graeme Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (ALNE) unit standards In September 2016, following the review of ALNE unit standards, a new suite of ALNE standards…
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Why Don’t Half of Kids with NCEA Level 1 Meet Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks?
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, NCEA, Numeracy, Uncategorized, Unit StandardsI’m not going to answer the question. But you might want to read below if you have your own ideas. I want to talk about a presentation that did the rounds today. If you click this link below, you’ll be able to download the slides. It’s on literacy and numeracy levels in relation to NCEA…
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50 Things You Can Do To Embed Vocabulary Into Training
There are lots of ways to teach and learn new and unfamiliar words. Here’s a list of 50. None of these are new or any kind of rocket science. All 50 are ways of explicitly teaching vocabulary. It’s also possible to learn vocabulary through exposure to new vocabulary incidentally. But that’s another thing altogether. For…
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Did School Make You Dumber At Maths…?
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in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Math, Maths, Maths Anxiety, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, Numeracy Indicators, UncategorizedWhat if I told you… that school not only did a rubbish job of teaching you maths… but actually made you dumber. Here’s another gem from Damon’s Math Blog and Youtube channel. Key take away for me: Numeracy needs to be embedded into tasks. Not sure what that means? Watch the video and head along…
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NCALNE (Voc) – TESOL option: Questions & Answers
The other day I mentioned that we’re investigating an NCALNE (Voc) option for trained and experienced TESOL teachers. We’re now ready to trial this. Here are a few Q & A that I’ve tried to anticipate: I’m already TESOL trained. Why do I have to have the NCALNE (Voc) qualification? It depends on the funding…
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TESOL Option for NCALNE (Voc): Anyone Interested?
Here’s another experiment… an NCALNE (Voc) qualification option for experienced and trained teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). This might apply to you (or someone you know) if you are in this kind of situation: You teach an ESOL course that is funded by the TEC. Examples might include SAC1 and 2 funded…
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How to embed literacy and numeracy in 8 steps
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in ALEC, Embed, embedding, how, Learning Outcomes, Learning Progressions, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, VocThis is the latest version of what I think of as the Embedding Literacy and Numeracy Pipeline. This is how you get those literacy and numeracy skills embedded into other content areas. Use a broad brush tool like the TEC literacy and numeracy assessment tool to assess your learners’ overall literacy and numeracy achievement levels. Make sure you…
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Place Value Chart and 100s Grids: Mini Whiteboards for Improving Numeracy
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How to improve place value and numeracy Here’s something we just finished with our rock star graphic designer and literally fresh off the presses recently: A4 double gloss laminated 350 gsm mini whiteboards for place value practice These charts are blank on one side and feature either the hundreds grids or place value chart on the…
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It’s Not Rocket Science: Embed Specialised Vocabulary With These Simple Matching Activities
Working with specialised language and technical vocabulary represents some of the biggest bang for buck if you’re in education and need to make sure your learners understand what you’re saying to them. Pro-tip Most trainers, trades people, academic staff, and other subject area experts are so close to their own content that they constantly assume…