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Keynote speakers
Rosemary is a chief researcher at NZCER, with specific responsibility for research-practice links. She has a strong interest in educating for competencies, in school and beyond. Her current work includes ongoing research into curriculum implementation and associated assessment reforms such as the introduction of NCEA in the secondary school sector and professional competencies in the tertiary sector. She contributed to the development of the policy advice document, Directions for Assessment in New Zealand, and to the development of NZCER’s latest assessment tool, Science: Thinking with evidence.
After working as a secondary school English teacher, Juliette Mendelovits joined the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in 1991 and is currently Lead Principal Researcher, Humanities and Literacy, in the Assessment and Reporting research programme. She is the co-ordinator for reading literacy framework and test development for the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) project and is leading the development of new literacy material for the Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Juliette is project director for ACER on the consortium that developed New Zealand’s Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment tool.
Charles oversees NZCER’s assessment development programme. He has experience in all aspects of the assessment development cycle, including the application of the Rasch Measurement model to test and survey design, and the design and development of online test administration, and reporting and analysis tools. He is NZCER’s project director for the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment tool.
Te Arawa- Ngäti Hinekura, Ngäti Pikiao, Tühourangi, Taranaki – Ngäti Ruanui, Te Atiawa.
Cheryl is the director of the National Institute of Mäori Education, Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi. She has been involved in Mäori education and Mäori development for more than 30 years, including literacy and numeracy in schools and the tertiary sector. Her doctoral research focusses on the pedagogy of wänanga education and the impact of this on initial teacher education and classroom practice.
Te Whanau ä Apanui, Tühoe, Ngäti Pükeko
Tamati is an Academic Advisor at the School of Iwi Development at Te Whare Wänanga ö Awanuiärangi. He has a BA from the University of Auckland and is currently completing his Masters at the wänanga, where he also teaches a course on formal and conversational Maori. Tamati has facilitated learning in Community Education programmes primarily on the marae, from foundation to undergraduate level, and has encountered a range of students with diverse literacy and numeracy demands. The School of Iwi Development has been pro-active in weaving literacy and numeracy into courses at Levels 1-3.
Te Atiawa ki Te Upoko o Te Ika a Mäui – Waiwhetu, Tühoe – Ruapani ki Waikaremoana.
Aroha is the numeracy literacy project leader at the National Institute of Mäori Education, Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi.
She has led the work of Ako Tuapapa (embedding literacy and numeracy) at Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi for the past year. She has also worked as a developer in the literacy and numeracy professional development team to the sector for the Tertiary Education Commission and University of Waikato. A key driver in the focus of her work is to find out ‘what works’ for Mäori in this context.
Panellists
Bronwyn Yates
Bronwyn is the chief executive, tumuaki, of Literacy Aotearoa, overseeing management of all budgets and national activities. She implements the policy decisions and business activities of its governing body Te Köruru and provides it with advice on all strategic positioning and business matters. She is ultimately responsible for all quality and compliance matters, and all National Office employment agreements and funding contracts. Bronwyn represents the organisation on various government advisory groups and national trusts and provides policy advice and analysis to government on related educational, social and economic policies and implementation frameworks.
Charlie Hayward
Charlie begun his working life as a seaman officer in the Royal New Zealand. He also worked for the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, as the team leader for an international military riverbase team on the Mekong river. After stints managing a private training centre and teaching in Japan and in New Zealand, he is now the literacy and numeracy co-ordinator for the Boating Industry Training Organisation. He is completing a Masters of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education at AUT.
Dave Tout
Dave has worked within a range of literacy and numeracy programmes in Australian institutions, including schools, adult community education providers, university and a number of workplaces. He has had wide experience not only in teaching and training but also in working at a state, national and international level in research, curriculum, assessment and materials development. Dave has been involved in writing the numeracy components of a number of Australian State and Federal adult curriculum and assessment frameworks. He was a member of the Numeracy Expert Group for the International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills survey (ALLS). He joined ACER in 2008 and has worked on the numeracy component of the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment tool.
Lana Moriarity
Lana has a BA in Social Policy from Victoria University of Wellington and a Diploma in Health Psychology from Weltec. She is currently enrolled in the Victoria Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Adult Literacy and Numeracy). Lana has been working as a literacy tutor at Rimutaka Prison since January 2010. Her research interests are diverse and include adult learning, criminology, and disability rights.
Libby Reardon
Libby is an Education Officer with the NZ Army, where she has been conducting a trade literacy needs analysis. She assists with literacy workshops to meet a variety of military literacy needs, as well as offering individual ESL and numeracy tuition for apprentices. She has been using the TEC tool and this will soon be used with all new recruits. Libby is studying towards a Masters in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (through AUT). She has a Grad Dip in Primary Teaching, a Psychology degree and ESL qualifications.
Peter Coolbear
Peter is the foundation Director of Ako Aotearoa, the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. He took up this role in July 2007, having previously been Deputy Chief Executive at Manukau Institute of Technology since 2002.
Originally he was a teacher and researcher in plant physiology, first in the UK and then at Massey University. From the mid-90s he has held a series of management positions in the NZ polytechnic sector and in the Tertiary Resources Division of the Ministry of Education. He is a trustee of the City of Manukau Education Trust (COMET), a member of Te Röpü Whäiti Whakangungu Pakeke (the ACE Professional Development Steering Group) and is on the Boards of NZCER and ITPQ. Peter has special interests in access to success in tertiary education, quality assurance in tertiary education and the interface between research and teaching.
NZCER facilitators and commentators
Jennifer is an NZCER chief researcher and manager of organisational learning.
Jessica is the manager of Te Wähanga at NZCER and an experienced kaupapa Mäori researcher.
Robyn is the director of NZCER. With a background in secondary school science teaching, teacher education, and research, she has a depth of experience as well as a broad knowledge and strategic overview of the New Zealand education sector.
Jenny Whatman is a senior researcher at NZCER and project manager for the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool. She is co-leader of NZCER's Learning at Work strand and suggested this conference.
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