Educator Pathways

This Educator Pathway supports educators to develop a strong understanding of some of the key elements of language, literacy and numeracy. It introduces the foundational skills that underpin these areas and outlines effective, evidence-informed approaches for teaching LLN strategies.

The LLN Educator Pathway features ten Collections:

1. Introduction to Language, Literacy and Numeracy
2. Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy
3. Numeracy | Developing number skills
4. Numeracy | Fractions, decimals and percentages
5. Numeracy | Measurement
6. Numeracy | Statistical skills
7. Language and Literacy | Phonological awareness
8. Language and Literacy | Decoding and spelling
9. Language and Literacy | Reading comprehension
10. Language and Literacy | Writing skills

This Educator Pathway brings together everything educators need to use the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT) to its best advantage.

Topics include:

• Know the demands, know the learner, know what to do
• An overview of the LNAAT assessment options
• Preparing learners for assessments
• Interpreting assessment reports
• Using assessment results to inform and strengthen your teaching

ALEC is a customised version of ChatGPT, designed to help educators embed literacy and numeracy into their teaching practice. This Educator Pathway introduces ALEC, its key features, and how to use the tool effectively to enhance teaching and learning.

Topics include:

• ALEC's areas of knowledge and expertise
• How ALEC can support your teaching practice
• Practical tips, examples and resources for engaging with ALEC

'Wairuatanga' (spirituality) is a traditional Māori value and practice that has evolved to include Christian beliefs and practices. This Educator Pathway explores Wairuatanga and how integrating this value can help foster a safe, inclusive and supportive teaching and learning environment.

Topics include:

• The concept of 'wairua' from a Māori worldview
• Wairuatanga in the Māori world
• Wairuatanga in education
• Wairuatanga in the workplace

The key objective of this Educator Pathway is to support educators in developing learners' digital literacy, and to promote digital inclusion and digital equity. It covers critical and creative thinking skills, as well as the digital skills learners need to navigate online environments and use digital tools.

The Digital Literacy Educator Pathway features four Collections:

1. An introduction to digital literacy
2. Resources for educators
3. WordFit: 250 digital literacy words
4. Cyber Security

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a research-based framework that helps educators create flexible and inclusive teaching and learning environments that meet the diverse needs of all learners. UDL is about anticipating and removing barriers to learning at the planning stage, rather than waiting for obstacles to arise. The UDL Educator Pathway supports educators to put UDL principles into practice in their everyday teaching

The UDL Educator Pathway features three Collections:

1. UDL: What is it, why do we need it and where do we start?
2. The three principles of UDL
3. Putting UDL into practice

Learner agency is the art of purposefully navigating one's own learning journey. By integrating principles of learner agency into our teaching practice, we can empower learners to take greater control of their learning, making it more enjoyable, engaging, and effective. This Educator Pathway equips educators with the essential skills, strategies, and knowledge needed to foster learner agency in their learners.

The Developing Learner Agency Educator Pathway features five Collections:

1. Understanding learner agency
2. A framework for learner agency
3. Strategies to develop learner agency
4. Becoming a master learner
5. Supporting learners to solve problems

Talanoa is the Pacific art of storytelling and discussion that leads to consensus and decision-making. Storytelling and discussion are powerful tools for educators and learners make sense of numeracy and apply it in meaningful ways. The Talanoa Numeracy Educator Pathway is designed to help educators infuse Pacific flair, wisdom, and energy into the teaching and learning of numeracy.

Topics include:

• How 'talanoa' can make numeracy education more meaningful and engaging
• Reflecting on your numeracy teaching practice
• A three-step Talanoa Numeracy model
• Practical examples of Talanoa Numeracy lessons

Tapatoru is a holistic, learner-centred framework that underpins a values-based approach to tertiary education. The Tapatoru Educator Pathway supports educators to develop the skills, strategies, and knowledge needed to weave Tapatoru values into their teaching and support roles. These values include Whanaungatanga (building relationships), Manaakitanga (showing respect and care), Wairuatanga (nurturing the spirit), and Aroha (empathy).

The Tapatoru Educator Pathway features nine Collections:

1. What is the Tapatoru?
2. Planning your PLD
3. Unpacking your values
4. Embedding language, literacy and numeracy
5. Māori cultural capability
6. Pacific Cultural Centredness
7. Learning differences
8. Technology in education
9. ESOL teaching

This Educator Pathway supports educators to build their understanding of neurodiversity and neurodivergence. It explores cultural perspectives of neurodiversity and provides practical, evidence-informed strategies for supporting neurodivergent learners.

The Neurodiversity Educator Pathway features six Collections:

• 1. Introduction to neurodiversity
• 2. Autism
• 3. ADHD
• 4. Dyspraxia
• 5. Dyscalculia
• 6. Dyslexia