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Based Kererū… He’s A Badass and He’s Talking 2 You!

Sep 17, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Amazon Book, banned books, Book review, Books, eBook, Fiction, gumroad, Kereru, Kererū, self-publishing, Speculative Fiction

Based Kererū… He’s A Badass and He’s Talking 2 You! Based Kererū also says you can have Book 1 for FREE when you buy Book 2 of Te Kererū by SG Smith
New Fiction: Te Kererū, Book 2 – Shaking the Nest is out…!

Jul 2, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in New Zealand Context, Amazon Book, Fiction, gumroad, how, How do I, How do I get started, How do you, How to, How to improve, New Zealand, NZ, NZ Context, NZ made, Read, Read better, Reading, Science Fiction, self-publishing, SG SMITH, Speculative Fiction, Susan Smith, What shall I read, Write, Writing

Are you looking for some new fiction to read? Wanna read some new New Zealand Literature? Check out Te Kererū by SG Smith After much editing, Book 2 in SG Smith’s Te Kererū series is finally out…! This is the second instalment and it’s about another 100 pages with more of Kate’s adventures. If you…
Where are the new models of education?

Sep 9, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Autonomous learning, Business model generation, change, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, I want a new job, innovation, MOOC, MOOC 2.0, New, Problems, Solution, tech, Technology

If there’s anything in need of inspiration and innovation it’s our education system. How well does our existing system respond to new technology, rising tuition costs and internationalisation? What about the changing demands of learners and employers?
Nearly 80,000 words later…! All collections for the NZCALNE (Voc) are now live on Pathways Awarua.

Sep 29, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Graeme Smith, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways Awarua, Uncategorized

If you follow my blog, you’ll know that over the last eight months I have only posted content relating to the new NZCALNE (Voc). Well… we’re done. I finished the writing a few months back, but I’m very happy to report that all seven collections including all the new and revised content are now live…
CONTEXT – New Content for the new NZCALNE Assessment 1 with ALEC

Mar 1, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Context, Contextualised, Definitions, factors, Framework, Frameworks, New, New Zealand Context, NZ Context, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Uncategorized

Teach Better Now with ALEC in 2017 We’re in the middle of a transition from the existing NCALNE (Voc) to the newer version of this qualification – the NZCALNE (Voc). Most qualifications are now in the process of shifting from the old “National” qualifications to the current “New Zealand” quals. It’s a bit of a…
Wanna help Graeme design the new NZCALNE qualification…?

Jul 1, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand, New Zealand Context, NZ, NZ Context, NZ Dip ALNE, NZATD, NZCALN, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), NZCER, NZDALN, NZDALNE, NZDipALNE, NZQA, Professional Development, Qualifications

The existing NCALNE (Voc) qualification is fit for purpose for a while yet. However, the new version is on the framework. We’ve finished working on the new assessment standards. but they won’t be available until later this year. In the meantime, it’s time to start thinking about what the redesign of our course will look…
Which frameworks from Te Ao Maori work best for adult literacy and numeracy?

Jun 29, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Qualifications

Please Vote The new NZCALNE qualification allows for a more explicit focus on the different frameworks that should underpin our teaching. This includes frameworks from a Maori worldview perspective. One of the easiest Maori frameworks to communicate is Mason Durie’s Te Whare Tapawha framework. This got removed from the previous update to US21204, but we…
Which definitions should we use for literacy and numeracy in the new NZCALNE Course?

Jun 29, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Qualifications, Uncategorized

Please Vote Here’s another thing. Currently, we use the existing definitions published by the TEC for literacy and numeracy. We could change this and make use of other definitions. For example, the OECD have their own definitions. Let me know what you think? Chime in, in the comments, if you have more to say.
What’s going to replace the NCALNE? And do you want to help me design the new NZCALNE?

Jun 29, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Qualifications

Please Vote We have some flexibility around how we structure the new version of the NCALNE (Voc) qualification. The new qualification, which will replace the old NCALNE over the next few years, is called the New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational) – or NZCALNE (Voc) for short. The new unit standards…
50 Things You Can Do To Embed Vocabulary Into Training

Apr 27, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, embedded, embedding, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, teach, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized, Vocab, Vocabulary

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…