Professional Development from New Zealand

Professional Development from New Zealand

Screenshot from the Ako Aotearoa website.

The Ako Aotearoa team offer a range of online workshops which can be accessed by adult LLN teachers here in Australia. Upcoming sessions include numeracy, dyslexia, workplace LLN, bullying, spelling, and cultural capability. For the full schedule, visit https://ako.ac.nz/professional-learning/#upcoming

They also facilitate a free Community of Practice on Neurodiversity for anyone with an interest in this area. Members share resources, research, news, experiences etc. They have a closed Facebook group and meet online every quarter. https://www.facebook.com/groups/neurodiversitycop/

As part of their work in Learner Agency they have produced this clip, in which Dr Damon Whitten explains how integrating learner agency with LLN teaching can help prepare learners for lifelong learning.