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#1 New release in Study & Teaching and now Literacy

Aug 23, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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my short new eBook is currently the #1 new release in Literacy. Yesterday it was #1 new release in Study and Teaching.
How can vocational teachers from Vietnam improve their teaching practice?

Aug 14, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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One of the ways is to come to New Zealand…! Yesterday I was very lucky to spend some time with a group of vocational teachers from Hanoi in Vietnam. They are in New Zealand for a three-month study tour with Massey University in Auckland learning how to improve their teaching practice. We spent the afternoon…
What is cultural competency? What does cultural competency mean in education?

Apr 27, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in cultural, Cultural Competency, Uncategorized

Here’s one definition adapted from what others have said: Culturally competent means possessing the knowledge, skills, and values required to achieve a better understanding of, and enhance relationships with learners of different cultures. I wanted to share this for a couple of reasons. One is that it’s more topical than ever. Another is that it’s potentially…
Teach better now – Where’s the new content for Assessment 7 of the NZCALNE (Voc)?

Jul 11, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Kia ora and welcome to Collection 7 If you’re reading this then you are up to Assessment 7 in the new and improved NZCALNE (Voc). That means you are up to the final assessment task in the programme…! This next part is about assessing learner progress, reviewing your teaching and working out the next steps.…
AFTER: What are the reflection and review questions?

Jul 10, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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You’ll find the reflection and review questions to finish off this part of the programme below. Your answers are your own evaluation of what you’ve done and how effective it was. You can download the questions here in a form that you can print out and write on if you want to take notes. Otherwise,…
AFTER: How do I review my teaching and reflect on the next steps?

Jul 10, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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It’s time for some R&R. For us, that means to review and reflection. This is the last thing. You have to think about what you’ve done in this programme and reflect on different parts of it. You don’t need to be doing advanced academic qualifications or read a lot of research to be a reflective teacher.…
AFTER: Can you remind me what evaluation evidence I need to supply for the NZCALNE (Voc)?

Jul 10, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Let’s pause for a moment and take stock of what you should be collecting as evaluation evidence for Assessment 7 of the NZCALNE (Voc). You still have to do your own final review, but by now you should have collected two kinds of evaluation evidence. One lot of evidence is from your learner and takes…
AFTER: Why do I have to involve my boss in the evaluation?

Jul 4, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Collaborating with your boss or supervisor to review your teaching delivery is one of the requirements of the NZCALNE (Voc). It’s also good teaching practice. We can’t sign off on the whole qualification unless we have some evidence of this. For our purposes, a supervisor may include any of the following: Your direct manager or…
AFTER: What does a learner evaluation survey look like?

Jul 4, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Below you’ll find a generic evaluation survey that you may be able to adapt for your own purposes. Download the learner evaluation template There are two pages. One has questions based around a 5-point rating scale. It looks like this: The other has open questions like we discussed earlier and looks like this: You can…
AFTER: Should I get help to administer the evaluation to my learners?

Jul 4, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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There are lots of things to think about before you go ahead and do the evaluation with your learners. Here are a few questions that you need to ponder: Is their level of literacy going to impact on their ability to do the evaluation? Do they need a translator? Does anyone need a reader-writer? Would…