Featured Library Resources
Featured Library Search- Book Series - Pre-apprenticeship maths & literacy This fantastic series helps to prepare students seeking to gain a variety of apprenticeships and traineeships. The workbooks combine practical, real-world scenarios and terminology specifically relevant to their chosen industry, and provide students with the mathematical and literacy skills they need to confidently pursue a career within that trade.
Featured Streaming Video
- Grammar for Writing Series Streaming Video Series- ClickView. Series made up of 10 episodes, each approximately 3 minutes long. Looks at the purpose of and differences between questions, statements, commands, simple and compound sentences.
- Maths in the Kitchen Do You Measure Up Streaming video - Is baking basic chemistry? Are ingredients basic biology? And is cooking basic maths? If you can't tell a tsp from a tbsp, you're likely to get a pancake when you wanted a souffl�. Basic maths skills are needed to help you properly prepare a recipe your guests will enjoy, to convert your favourite recipe's serving size, or to determine the best value when comparison shopping at the grocery store. Join Matt the Mathematical Cook, a fun and lively host who will multiply, divide, measure and whip up a few recipes in the process in Maths in the Kitchen: Do You Measure Up? Divided into 4 chapters for easy viewing with options to view standard or metric measurements, the programme includes: � Overview � how to read a recipe � Measuring and Equivalents � shows how to measure and common equivalents � Conversions � allows students to practice increasing and decreasing recipes � Cost Comparisons � students use price and size to determine what is the best buy
- Maths Essentials Series - Clickview 19 x 8-minute videos from Clickview (2019). A valuable resource for explaining some of the essential maths concepts such as fractions, averages, and a variety of measurement types.
- Numeracy in Construction Series- ClickView 6 x 5-minute videos from Clickview (2020). A valuable resource for vocational learners interested in joining the construction industry but needing to practice their numeracy skills.
- Numeracy in Hospitality Series- ClickView 6 x 5-minute videos from Clickview (2020). A valuable resource for vocational learners interested in joining the hospitality industry but needing to practice their numeracy skills.
- Numeracy in Retail Series- ClickView 6 x 5-minute videos from Clickview (2020). A valuable resource for vocational learners interested in joining the retail industry but needing to practice their numeracy skills.
- Teaching Literacy Streaming video - Learning to read and write can be fun! But to achieve this it helps to have a strong and effective framework to work within. In this practical and enlightening programme, we see exactly how it can be done. By identifying individual needs and implementing effective teaching methods, students can be motivated to learn through creative programmes and word games that they actually enjoy. This programme demonstrates shared reading, guided reading, and uses Learning Centres to make the learning focus clear through rephrasing, reinforcement and summarising, and it encourages students to predict, reflect, discuss and support each other.
Other Helpful Study Guides
Websites
- 26TEN 26TEN is a network of organisations and individuals working together to improve adult literacy and numeracy in Tasmania. Better literacy and numeracy means a better Tasmania for all.
- Adult Learning Australia "We are the national voice for adult learning and community education. Our vision is for equitable access to lifelong learning for all Australians." ALA website
- Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation "The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation (ALNF) is a national charity assisting people in our most marginalised communities to gain vital language, literacy and communication skills. ALNF’s specialised and innovative programs address the needs of a diverse range of individuals and communities – specifically targeting First Nations, refugee and other vulnerable Australians." ALNF website
- Communicate Clearly: a guide to plain English - 26TEN This guide to plain English is for anyone who needs to communicate information to others and wants to do that as clearly as possible. It has been produced by 26TEN, a network of people and organisations working together to improve adult literacy and numeracy rates in Tasmania.
- Khan Academy "Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom." website
- Skillswise A collection of free videos and downloadable worksheets to help adult learners improve reading, writing and numeracy skills.
Associations & Teacher/Tutor Resources
- Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) publications and resources ACER develops, publishes and distributes evidence-based resources and information services for learners, practitioners, organisations and researchers in education and related fields. ACER’s publications and professional resources focus on understanding and addressing the needs of individuals, promoting quality teaching and leadership, and supporting organisational improvement.
- Australian Core Skills Framework. (ACSF) Australian Government, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Download links to various formats of the ACSF
- Multifangled - Free Resources Multifangled specialises in adult and youth education with a focus on literacy and numeracy and applied learning.
- VOCEDplus VOCEDplus is a free international research database for tertiary education, especially as it relates to workforce needs, skills development, and social inclusion.
- VALBEC- Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council VALBEC is a not for profit, volunteer managed, professional organisation that has represented the adult literacy, numeracy and basic education fields in Victoria for more than 40 years.