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Te Kererū Book 1 – The Nest by Susan Smith

Mar 3, 2020

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Graeme Smith

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Check out Te Kererū Book 1, The Nest by Susan Smith
How do you write an essay?

Jan 22, 2020

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Graeme Smith

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Writing essays is nearly always a painful process. And that’s aside from the fact that programmes of study that require essay writing don’t seem to deliver the same return on investment that they used to. The flip side is that learning to write is really a great way to learn how to think. This is…
How Can I Learn To Write Better?

Jun 6, 2019

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Graeme Smith

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How do you teach yourself to write better? The rules aren’t hard but you don’t get better without actually writing. Here’s my take: Rule #1: Good writing is a kind of fitness… so try and think of it as such This means that you need to build your writing muscles in the same way that…
How to teach academic writing in 160 pages or less…

Mar 9, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s another thing that I’ve been reluctant to throw out until now… Twenty years ago I took over coordinating an academic writing course for speakers of English as a second language at the university where I had just been employed. The academic writing course they had was OK, but it was kind of hard to…
How do you write an essay? AKA The Pragmatist’s Guide to Essay Writing

Mar 8, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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How do you write an essay? Find out how to write better essays at university and college. Get better grades by writing better essays.
How to use macrons for words in Te Reo Māori in gmail on my Mac? 6 Easy Steps

Dec 5, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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How to use macrons for words in Te Reo Māori in gmail on my Mac. 6 easy steps you can follow. If you’re curious, a macron is a line above a vowel. This shows that it should be spoken as a long vowel sound. For example, as in Taupō.
TEACH: Cheat sheet for writing activities from the Learning Progressions

Jun 13, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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You may already have downloaded this resource. If you haven’t and you want to click the link below: Teaching adults to write to communicate These resources are filled with activities and ideas that you can use or adapt. But navigating them can be tricky. So we designed a cheat sheet. Cheat Sheet for Write to…
TEACH: I have my own ideas for literacy and numeracy activities… What should I do?

Jun 12, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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If you’ve got your own ideas, you should experiment…! Go for it. Consider this your express permission to try new things. Here’s the catch though: Sometimes things don’t work out as planned. Even with the best plans. But that’s ok. It’s just feedback. It’s not a failure if you try something and it doesn’t work.…
TEACH: Can I see an example of some planning for a literacy activity?

Jun 9, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Embedding reading comprehension strategies into a foundation hair and beauty class Here’s a scenario and example of some planning for an activity that embeds a reading comprehension strategy into a foundation learning course in a hair and beauty context. First, read through the scenario, learning outcome, and resources. Then have a look at the activity…
TEACH: How should I plan my teaching sessions and activities?

Jun 9, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Every teacher, trainer or tutor involved in foundation education needs to plan ways they can meet their learners’ literacy and numeracy needs within the constraints of the limited amounts of time they have together. Planning happens in lots of different ways. Let’s have a look at a few different ways that tutors actually manage their…