Issue No 6 – Hōngongoi (July) 2016

Ngā mihi mahana kia koutou katoa, Greetings to you all…

In this issue we summarise the Literacy Aotearoa Te Hui ā Tau (AGM), National Planning Hui (NPH) and Student Writing Event (SWE) which took place at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre from 18-20 Hōngongoi (July).

The hui was attended by representatives from Ngā Poupou* including students, managers, governance members, tutors and admin staff. The theme for the Hui was Strategic Goal Two:

Te Rito: Focusing on what matters

Improving how resources are best deployed to ensure all Literacy Aotearoa learners achieve success and that the organisation meets its business priorities to ensure sustainability.

Day One began with mihi whakatau – a ceremony of welcome led by Ngāti Paoa, Mana Whenua of the area where the hui took place. Students and tutors then began the Student Writing Event programme – with the goal of producing at least one piece of writing each for publication. The remaining hui delegates attended Te Hui ā Tau (AGM). The day ended with a ukelele tutoring session followed by dinner.

Day Two began with keynote addresses from Rangimarie Hunia, Chief Executive Officer, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia; and David Earle, Chief Research Analyst Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis team, Ministry of Education. Two sessions of workshops were followed by an evening meal and a live band (thank you Pale Sauni) which filled the dance floor for a few hours.

Day Three provided more inspirational stories from guest speakers Nettles Lamont, Managing Director, Conquest Training Limited; and Arden David-Perrot, Lecturer Weltec. Gus Gilmore of the Tertiary Education Commission was then invited to the stage to present students from the Student Writing Event with the published collection of their writing, a certificate, a pūrerehua (a rhythmic instrument); and an iPad. The hui was closed by a Ngāti Paoa representative with poroporoaki (a farewell ceremony).

*Poupou = member provider(s) of Literacy Aotearoa

Whānau from Ngāti Paoa

Rangimarie Hunia – Ngāti Whātua

David Earle, Ministry of Education

Nettles Lamont, Conquest Training

& Nicky Murray, Skills Highway

Arden David-Perrot, WelTec.

David Earle - Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.

David presented data and discussed comparisons from the surveys of IALS 1996, ALLS 2006 and PIAAC 2014. Three reports based on the Survey of Adult Skills were released in late June on the Education Counts website

• Skills and Education: • Skills at Work: Skills in New Zealand and around the world•

David also gave a follow-up workshop enabling participants to explore the findings in further detail.

Nettles Lamont - Conquest Training Ltd.

Based in Christchurch, Conquest Training delivery literacy and numeracy programmes together with the Dublin Street Charitable Trust to support vulnerable families in crisis. These whānau are assisted to practise strategies and make choices that strengthen them and their families toward improved wellbeing, self-sufficiency and sustained positive change. Nettles shared videos of some of those who had been part of the programme who spoke of the impact of the support and learning they had gained, leading to escaping addiction, enrolling in further education and communicating better with their families.

Arden David-Perrot* - WelTec Degree Leader, Bachelor of Youth Development programme.

Arden shared his experiences of growing up disengaged from schooling and learning, encountering low expectations from teachers and losing belief in his own ability. At age 18, he moved to Singapore to be with his father and began a job coaching children in rugby. While there, Arden experienced a pivotal conversation with a 9 year old boy that inspired him to think about what he wanted to achieve. His first goal was to become a New Zealand representative rugby player. While achieving this he also realised he could learn to learn, and enrolled at Victoria University, achieving a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) and a Master’s degree in Education. He is now focused on teaching educators ways to ensure success for youth (Pacific and Māori in particular) in their learning.

* "David [pronounced Darvid] is German and Perrot [silent ‘t’] is French. My mum's French-Samoan and my dad's German-Samoan and they made sure that I put both names in there," more…

Rather than focusing on equality (i.e. giving the same); they identified a need to create equity, (i.e. giving what is needed). In order to achieve this, there is a need to ‘change the game’, remove the systemic barriers and bring down the fence. The hapū have identified goals to strive for cultural excellence, providing a legacy for those to come.

“With innovation comes transformation. Hope is the driver. Creating first generation home owners will see the community taking control of their own destiny. The hope is for our young people to see a world with no limits. We must be reflective to make smart, sharp decisions. We are setting families up for success and choice, enhancing circumstances while preparing for a generation we will never see,” says Rangimarie.

Te Rito: Focusing on What Matters

Rangimarie Hunia – Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia; the tribal development arm of the hapū.

Rangimarie spoke of the inspiration that Ngāti Whātua gains from Te Kāhu Pōkere (the black hawk represented on the central pou of their wharenui) to fly and soar to the highest heavens. Following the Treaty settlements of 1991 and 2012, the hapū realised that equity for their members was the way to move forward.

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Mission: Literacy Aotearoa is established to develop, promote and deliver accessible, quality literacy services designed to ensure the peoples of Aotearoa are critically literate and able to realise their full social, cultural and economic potential.

NOTE: All hyperlinks can be accessed here: http://literacy.org.nz/what-we-do/tui-tuia

National Planning Hui Workshops

Workshops provided participants with opportunities to listen, learn and discuss use of resources that ensure Literacy Aotearoa learners achieve success and that meet business priorities to ensure sustainability.

Topics included: the findings of the PIAAC survey; TEC LNAAT and Starting Points; the Literacy Aotearoa website and intranet; the TEC Learning Progressions; Literacy Aotearoa kaupapa and ‘Big UPS’; Investing and Investment for Poupou; Key Impacts on Accounting Reporting (XERO); Ako Aotearoa: Digital Waka and Vaka – resources to improve engagement with Māori and Pasifika adults; Strengthening Whānau LLN programmes; Group delivery; the NZQA model of Self-assessment and evaluation; and Skills Highway workplace literacy and numeracy programmes.

Workshop presentations will be available to members on the Literacy Aotearoa Intranet.

Student Writing Event

12 students from around Aotearoa participated in the three-day Student Writing Event.

Students together with tutors discussed the theme: ‘Focusing on what matters’, before they began writing their stories. Once they felt their writing was complete they worked with a tutor to proofread and make any changes before getting it prepared for publication.

Students were then introduced to the mobile app ‘Bitmoji’ and created an ‘avatar’ or image that represented them.

Each story was then recorded on smartphone to create an audio file.

All of this content: written text, audio files, and avatar images; was then used to create a digital book which will be made available on our website.

On Day Three of the hui, Gus Gilmore (TEC) presented each student with a certificate, a hard copy of the student writing booklet, an iPad and a purerehua.

The purerehua, or rangorango (named after its

buzzing sound like that of the rango or blowfly) is a bullroarer. The purerehua belongs to the wind instruments family.

THEY LIKE TO SEE ME HAPPY WITH MY MUSIC AND THEY ALL JOIN IN

I love dancing!

I trained every Tuesday at the Whakatane RSA and won a dancing championship. We did rock ‘n’ roll.

My granddaughter Isabel who is three years old loves to dance. My daughter Alesha taught me how to sway when I do dishes.

We moved from Whakatane to Dunedin. In Dunedin, when I want to be by myself, I go out for a walk with my earphones on and I listen to my music. I sing and dance, I don’t care what people think.

I like reggae, Bob Marley, jazz, blues, Elvis Presley and rock ‘n’ roll.

When I finish learning to read, I would like to learn how to decorate cakes.

NOTE: All hyperlinks in this issue can be accessed here:

http://literacy.org.nz/what-we-do/tui-tuia

Literacy Aotearoa Incorporated Delivering Quality Literacy for Over 30 Years

Compass House, Level One, 162 Grafton Road, Grafton, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 1010 Postal Address: Private Bag 78800, Grey Lynn, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 1245

Phone: (09) 302 0817 Email: admin@literacy.org.nz www.literacy.org.nz

What’s Online? Numeracy websites for students and tutors

MathsFirst (NZ) Massey University http://mathsfirst.massey.ac.nz/

MathsFirst contains a range of self-directed resources in several maths topics. These include: Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus. You will find general information as well as interactive online exercises, video tutorials and quizzes.

Maths Centre (NZ) The NZ Centre of Mathematics http://www.mathscentre.co.nz/

You will find videos, booklets, games, online calculators and more. Pick a topic and get started. Each topic can be found in the New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum and the work complements the New Zealand numeracy programme. All of the mathematics on the site is free of charge to download or watch.

Khan Academy 'You only have to know one thing: You can learn anything' https://www.khanacademy.org/

Follow the steps and select the subject you want to learn more about.

Free Rice (United Nations World Food Programme) http://freerice.com/category

Select a category and have a go at answering the multi-choice questions.

These sites (and many more) are listed in the Tutor Resources section of the Literacy Aotearoa website.

International Literacy Day 8 Mahuru (September)

Adult Learners' Week He Tangata Mātauranga

5-11 Mahuru (September)

Adult Learning Support (Nelson) will be hosting the

launch of ALW-HTM more…

Coming up in Mahuru (September)

Registrations are open for the 2016 Pacific Tertiary Education Forum 6-7 Mahuru (September) 2016

This fono is designed to engage the entire sector in a practically-oriented discussion about the strategic, organisational, and practitioner changes required to improve outcomes for Pacific learners. https://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/pacific-tertiary-education-forum-2016

Extending our reach

Focusing on what matters

Growing the demand

Literacy Aotearoa Strategic Goals