Tag: New Zealand
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Tuakana-teina: What is it? 4 Different Ways You Can Use It Positively In Education in New Zealand
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in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Aotearoa, Approaches, Collaboration, Concepts, Cultural Competency, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, edupreneur, Embed literacy and numeracy, embedded, embedding, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Framework, Frameworks, Good ideas, How do I, How do I get started, How do I improve, How do you, How to, Improve, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Instructional, Instructional Strategies, Intensive, International education, kaiako, Knowing the demands, Knowing the learner, Knowing what to do, learner, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Strategies, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, Professional Standards Framework, Should we teach, Success, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, This Is Graeme, THISISGRAEME, Tikanga, tuakana-teina, Tutor, Tutor Profile, Tutors, Uncategorized, Wananga, Whare Tapawha, You can teach betterTuakana-teina refers to the relationship between an older person (tuakana) and a younger person (teina). It is specific to teaching and learning in the context of Māori. In a more traditional Māori setting, the meaning is literally “older sibling-younger sibling”.
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Colonisation: Problems, Impact and 4 Key Questions To Help You Teach Better
Brief discussion of the impact of colonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand
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10 Reasons You Should Move to New Zealand, Not Canada
Dear Smart People of America… We’re much smaller than Canada, but we’re also far away from America. Some things to think about: We have the internet here too. This means that you can run your tech startup from the other side of the world. We would welcome your entrepreneurial thinking, your technology, and investments in our small,…
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Red Peak: How To Compare The Different Flag Choices
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So my bro Simon allegedly started the Red Peak social media campaign. I already linked to his first post about this here. And after flying Red Peak at half mast for a few days (after we thought all was lost), it was great to see that those in power changed their minds. Now it looks…
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It’s a Flag For Ants…! A Visual Designer’s Perspective on Selecting NZ’s Next Flag
Assume for a moment that you can get over your objections to changing the NZ flag. Put aside the issue of the 26 million dollar referendum. Choke down the emotionalism and emotionalizing if you can. Forget about the conspiracy theories (don’t worry… the bad guys aren’t that smart). Now imagine, without making any judgment, that…
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Facing the challenge: Foundation Learning for Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand
If you’re starting out with your literacy and numeracy professional development you need to read a good overview of the background to this field. The publication Facing the Challenge: Foundation Learning for Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the only New Zealand-focused books on foundation-level adult literacy and numeracy education. The book’s scope covers different…