Tag: Learning plans

How to use ZOOM for larger groups so that it doesn’t suck: 3 Strategies for success

May 20, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, Coronavirus, COVID, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, Indigenous education, International education, Knowing the learner, Lean education, learner, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Zoom

So you’ve made the switch to Zoom for online learning and meetings. But how can you use Zoom for LARGER groups so that it doesn’t suck? Find out here.
Teach Better Now – Where’s the new content for Assessment 5 of the NZCALNE on literacy and numeracy diagnostic?

May 16, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in BEFORE, Diagnosing, Diagnostic, Uncategorized

Kia ora ano and welcome to the next exciting instalment If you’re reading this it’s likely that you’re up to Assessment 5 in the new and improved NZCALNE (Voc). Well done you…! Like the other content, it will be live on Pathways Awarua as soon as possible. But as always, you can find it on…
What does a literacy and numeracy-focused learning plan look like?

May 11, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in BEFORE, Diagnosing, Diagnostic, Uncategorized

What does a good learning plan look like? You’ll need to complete two learning plans for your NZCALNE (Voc). One for each of the two learners that you’re tracking through this project work. Happily, we have an easy-to-use format for learning plans. And we’ve built this into the template for Assessment 5. If you’re ready to…
BEFORE: How do you write learning plans with a focus on literacy and numeracy?

May 11, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in BEFORE, Diagnosing, Diagnostic, Uncategorized

Good work… One final short module and we will have covered everything that you need for Collection 5. The last thing here is how to write learning plans that focus on literacy and numeracy. Specifically, we want you to use the data that you’re getting from your diagnostic assessments and use it in a constructive…
How do you really start using data from the TEC assessment tool to inform your teaching? Part 1

Mar 12, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Assessment, Assessment Tool, data, data driven, decision making, driven, Education, Learning, learning plans, NCALNE, teaching, TEC

This is going to be a big deal… We are at the start of a more data-driven approach to education. The TEC are several years down this track with their Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool. The tool generates massive amounts of data about learners’ literacy and numeracy achievement levels. The TEC already uses this data…
Revisiting Literacy and Numeracy Focused Individual learning Plans (ILPs): Part 2 – New Format You can Download

Aug 12, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications, Uncategorized

I’ve been revising the learning plan template that we use with tutors in our NCALNE (Voc) training… Due to the process involved in getting our course online via Pathways Awarua, I’ve made changes to the process and the information that we want tutors to collect. My first attempt at revising this is here along with…
Revisiting Literacy and Numeracy Focused Individual Learning Plans (ILPs): Part 1 – Tweaking the Format

Aug 11, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Learning, Learning Outcomes, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications

I’ve been revising my ideas for individual learning plans (ILPs) based on several things: The work I’ve done recently on the online version of our NCALNE (Voc) in Pathways Awarua which updates older templates that I had created; and The need to more closely align learning plans with the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy; plus Some…
What Makes A Good Learning Plan? 6 Essential Features You Need To Know

Mar 1, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Learning Outcomes, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Qualifications, Uncategorized

What Makes A Good Learning Plan? 6 Essential Features You Need To Know