Tag: tutors

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.
Jobs for Literacy & Numeracy Tutors in the Waikato Region

Jan 31, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, I want a new job, I want to work in, Job, Job Board, Job Profiles, Jobs

Land-Based Training is seeking expressions of interest from passionate and suitably qualified Literacy and Numeracy specialists in the Waikato region. Land-Based Training is an award-winning Private Training Establishment (PTE) offering courses throughout the North Island. They provide tertiary education which prepares people for employment. The position requires you to have the following: NCALNE Level 5 Excellent computer…
How I accidentally became a published writer in 1998 by authoring a book filled with blank pages

Mar 9, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in ESOL, Improving learner writing, TESOL, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing frame

Four score and seven years ago in 1998, I became a published author. It was an accident and I didn’t mean to. The published book was filled with (mostly) blank pages. That’s the cover up above. I found a copy yesterday because I have this banana box in my office that I’ve been trying to…
Talking about NZ’s embedded literacy and numeracy approach with Indonesian vocational teachers at AUT

Nov 2, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, Indonesia, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Maori, Maori Literacy, Uncategorized

Recently, I had the tremendous privilege and pleasure of spending a day at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) talking about literacy and numeracy with a group of vocational teachers and tutors from Indonesia. The group was large. The image above shows half of the team and I need to paste in a second photo below…
Numeracy Strategies: 3 More Useful Examples

Mar 27, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Uncategorized, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Instructional Strategies, Learning Strategies, Numeracy, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Strategies, Strategy

Numeracy strategies for vocational tutors Here are some more examples of numeracy strategies developed by tutors for embedding numeracy into their programmes. These are the kind of concise summaries that you’ll also need to write for your assessment if you’re doing the NZCALNE (Voc). Don’t forget, for assessment purposes for this course, you only need…
TEC Literacy and Numeracy Qualification Requirements for Tutors Teaching SAC Funded Levels 1 and 2

Sep 2, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve fielded a few enquires in the past few days about this so I’m re-posting the relevant information from the TEC website. It’s up to date as of 1 Sept 2015. Instructions are here to sign up to do the NCALNE qualification with Pathways Awarua and ALEC online. You can get started for free. Email apply@alec.ac.nz…
Group Observation Checklist for Listening & Speaking

Nov 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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This post carries on my collection of a few different diagnostic assessment tools for use with learners with literacy and numeracy issues. So far I’ve looked at: A basic, but fairly broad numeracy diagnostic assessment. Creating your own contextualised vocabulary diagnostics including developing a word bank to help you do this. A learner observation checklist for…
Learner Observation Checklist for Listening & Speaking Skills

Nov 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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The other day I posted my versions of the some tools to use with learners for numeracy diagnostic assessment. I’ve also written before about creating your own contextualised vocabulary diagnostics including developing a word bank. This post continues along the same line, but with a learner observation checklist for listening and speaking skills. This is…
How do I make writing learning outcomes accessible to vocational and trades tutors? FRAME => TARGET => CONTEXTUALISE

Aug 12, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, ALEC, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Process, Professional Development, Qualifications

This question has been plaguing me for several years. The heart of the NCALNE (Voc) relates to the teaching practice that trades and vocational tutors have to do. For this assessment, the tutors need to have a go at creating and delivering some embedded literacy and numeracy training. This assessment has diagnostic and formative assessment…
Will literacy and numeracy professional development qualifications (NCALNE or NZCALNE) be compulsory for level 1 and 2 tutors from 2015?

May 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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This could be the writing on the wall with regards to levels 1 and 2 tutors: From 2015, it is a likely requirement of SAC and Youth Guarantee funding that tutors at levels 1 and 2 have gained the National Certificate in Adult Literacy Educator (Vocational or Educator). If this requirement is confirmed we will expect…