Tag: Standards

How do you become the best kaiako (teacher) you can be?

Aug 23, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, Indigenous education, International education, Job Profiles, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Profession, professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework, Tapatoru, Tutor Profile

In my work in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand, I spend a lot of time thinking about this question and what the possible answers are. One of my jobs is to help develop professional standards for kaiako (teachers and tutors) and others, including support staff, working with foundation level learners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tapatoru – The Foundation Learning Professional Standards Framework

Nov 30, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Adult Learning, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Framework, Frameworks, Improve learning, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, Learning, Learning Outcomes, learning plans, Learning Strategies, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, Professional Standards Framework, Tapatoru

Tapatoru framework for Foundation Learning This has been a long time coming… However, I’m very pleased to share the new Tapatoru framework with you. I’ve been working on this for the Tertiary Education Commission and Ako Aotearoa since August 2018. This framework is for you if you work with learners, workers or clients who need…
AFTER: Guidance for Supervisor or Verifier Comments

Jul 14, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, Uncategorized

Read this if You are acting as supervisor or verifier for someone who is completing their NZCALNE (Voc) qualification. You need to sign off on the final piece of work that one of your tutors is about to hand it before completing the NZCALNE (Voc). Download the guidance for supervisors or verifiers This is all…
How do I enrol in TEACH BETTER NOW…? How do I enrol in the NZCALNE (Voc)…?

Jul 11, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), professional, Professional Development, Professional standards, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now

If you are teaching foundation education at any level, you need to be qualified and on a continuing professional development journey. You need to start this journey through the Teach Better Now programme available on Pathways Awarua. At the heart of this is the new New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace)…
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…
Why Don’t Half of Kids with NCEA Level 1 Meet Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks?

May 31, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, NCEA, Numeracy, Uncategorized, Unit Standards

I’m not going to answer the question. But you might want to read below if you have your own ideas. I want to talk about a presentation that did the rounds today. If you click this link below, you’ll be able to download the slides. It’s on literacy and numeracy levels in relation to NCEA…
How Do I Give My Feedback On The New Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education Unit Standards?

Apr 19, 2016

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Graeme Smith

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If you are involved in foundation focused tertiary education in New Zealand, we need you to give us your feedback on the new Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (ALNE) unit standards. These new unit standards replace US21204 and many other unit standards used for the NCALNE (Voc) and related qualifications. From my side, I’m biased……
What Do The New Standards For Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education Look Like?

Apr 18, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Adult Learning, ALNE, Complete NCALNE, DipALNE, Embed literacy and numeracy, Finish NCALNE, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low literacy levels, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NDipALNE, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), NZDALNE, NZQA, Pacific Literacy Initiatives, TRoQ, Uncategorized

I’m glad you asked… There are 11 new unit standards in draft stage at the moment. I’m particularly interested in four of these (and you should be too if you’re involved in foundation education). The four below will form the basis for assessment against the revised NZCALNE (Voc) qualification. Unit 1: Describe adult literacy and numeracy education…
Consultation on draft Adult Education and Training (including ALNE) unit standards

Apr 14, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in NZQA, TRoQ, Uncategorized, Unit Standards

For those that are interested, the NZQA is now inviting people to give feedback on the new suite of unit standards leading to these newly revised certificates: New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 4) [Ref: 2746] New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5) [Ref: 2993] New Zealand Certificate in…