Tag: literacy and numeracy
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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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And another ALEC All-star graduate embedding literacy and numeracy into building and painting in the prison system
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Andy Wood ALEC All-star Graduate Embedding Literacy and Numeracy into Carpentry Training in Prison
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21 Things I learned when I got really sick and spent 5 days in hospital (includes bonus limerick)
So last year I got really sick and had to go to hospital. It wasn’t a near death experience or anything, but it was pretty horrible. Here’s the story. I had some training to finish off in the South Island so I flew down to Christchurch, hired a car and drove out to where I…
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NZQA Review of Educator Qualifications – Governance Group
Well.. I have to say that I am both disappointed and relieved to not be in the governance group for the review of NZ educator qualifications that is about to kick off at the end of January. Here’s the list of people in the governance group: Bronwyn Yates, Literacy Aotearoa Ltd Deborah Wansborough, Teachers Council…
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Literacy Numeracy Pro: Naked Tape in Action – XXX Rated
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Yikes…! Mandatory Review of Educator Qualifications including NCALNE (Voc) and Dip ALNE
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in 21204, ALEC, Assessment, Business improvement, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, Compliance, DipALNE, Diploma, Disruption, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Export Education, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, International education, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, Mandatory review, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand Context, NZQA, Online learning, Professional Development, QualificationsThis review has kind of taken me by surprise. I actually disregarded the email from NZQA as it was titled “teacher education review” or something similar. However, NZQA rang me (luckily) to make sure that I attended due to the fact that we deliver the NCALNE (Voc) and we’re looking at delivering the DipALNE next…
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ALEC Showcase 2 min pitch: selling our literacy and numeracy infrastructure to the world
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in ALEC, Business improvement, Business model generation, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Export Education, Improve teaching practice, International education, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Jokes, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Productivity, Professional Development, Qualifications, Tutor, workI’m going to a business development thing tonight. I’ve got a 2 min slot to promote my work moving forward. Here’s my draft. Comments welcome…! —————————————————————————————- Kia ora Tatau Graeme Smith here from ALEC. I work in the least funny profession in the world. This is the field of literacy and numeracy professional development. It’s…
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But I don’t have any numeracy in my course… Why do I still have to teach and assess it…?
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in 21204, ALEC, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, DipALNE, Education, ELN Tutor, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, Low numeracy levels, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the numeracy demands, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Numeracy, Numeracy Indicators, Professional Development, ResourcesThis question seems to come up a bit. The answer isn’t entirely straightforward. However, the received wisdom is that it’s all about literacy AND numeracy these days. The idea that you can just focus on literacy alone is something left over a few years back. Numeracy is possibly more important for people’s lives than literacy.…