Tag: literacy and numeracy
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ALEC Processes: Section 1 – Leadership
I’ve been using this software called LucidChart to update and map all of the processes that we have at ALEC. Here’s the first couple of flowcharts from the ALEC Processes section of our QMS. They’re in draft form as I work my way through everything. Comments welcome… Cheers
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Sections 2 – 6: ALEC Organisational Self Assessment & Internal Review
Below is the rest of our ALEC summary document for the upcoming NZQA review. You can read our revised ALEC Policies here and the intro to this document here and Section 1 here. Hopefully, I’ll finish the revisions to the new system I’m using for our ALEC internal processes and post those shortly as well. 2.…
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ALEC Policies: An Update and Review
I’ve got my head stuck in our QMS at the moment… Right now I’m trolling through all of ALEC’s Policies at the moment as part of our preparation for the upcoming NZQA mandated External Evaluation and Review (EER) which is happening to us later in the year. I’m much clearer this time around on the difference…
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Intro to ALEC’s Organisational Self Assessment and Internal Review
This is the introduction to the document that I’ve been grinding away at all day. Had to post something… Introduction Adult Literacy Education & Consulting (ALEC) Limited is a small private training establishment (PTE) with a focus on delivering high quality adult literacy and numeracy education (ALNE) professional development. This happens via the National Certificate…
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Mandatory Review of Teacher Education Qualifications – Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education Working Group
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NZDipALN: Content – Teaching Adult Literacy Versus Numeracy
Your approach to teaching literacy versus numeracy In Part One of the assessment task for this unit, you need to outline your personal approach to strengthening literacy and numeracy. As part of this you should explore how your personal approach to teaching adult literacy differs from how you approach teaching adult numeracy (26611 1.4). Here…
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NZDipALN: Module 1 Content – Learner Centredness
Learner centredness What is a learner centred approach? Learner centred learning is an approach to education which focuses on the interests of the learners. It means that, in your role as facilitator, you put the learners’ interests, knowledge, experience, and learning styles first. Teacher-centred Teacher talks Feels more like an information dump or a lecture…
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What about an ALEC Podcast radio station for literacy and numeracy?
I’ve had a stretch of travelling recently for my work (which is literacy and numeracy professional development. And I’ve been listening to a few podcasts… In particular, this great podcast radio show by one of my Internet Heroes – James Altucher. Anyway, what I was wondering is how cool would it be to create my…
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Literacy and numeracy for non-experts (Or how do you recognise low levels of literacy and numeracy?)
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Embedding literacy and numeracy into basic trades training in prisons
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