How can we achieve sustained change in the context of embedding literacy and numeracy?

1. What works?

1.1. keeping students engaged and motivated

1.2. practicing skills early in learning

1.3. using their language

1.4. practical reinforcement

1.5. simple language (rewrite material)

1.6. modelling examples for students

1.7. Embedding L+N gets lecturers to think about what and how they are teaching

1.8. clusters of level 3 tutors

1.9. experts working with programme leaders and tutors

1.10. literacy/numeracy experts working alongside tutors to suport with tools/strategies/resources

1.11. time + access to students

1.12. practical + contextual - can see benefit of completing LLN task

1.13. building trust and respectful relationsships

1.14. KISS, exemplars

1.15. sharing, collaborative approach

1.16. pracitcal exemplars + workshops

1.17. reflection - evaluation - refinement

1.18. go back to basics

1.19. don't lecture too long, different activities

1.20. 1:1

1.21. getting students to look things up instead of telling them

1.22. supportive senior management

1.23. contextualised, relevant, integrated learning

1.24. relevant to learning being studied

2. Innovative ideas

2.1. reflective learning journals

2.2. peer feedback

2.3. images with words, glossary of terms

2.4. digital stories

2.5. exit points

2.6. use sms text

2.7. assessments to match life experience

2.8. cool tools + PCs

2.9. make connections with Ako to get tools out to others

2.10. open source templates and resources

2.11. get more student feedback on how they learn instead of relying on "how I learnt"

2.12. get students to ask questions

3. Prerequisites

3.1. don't make assumptions, pick people up where they are at

3.2. visible support through management + commitment

3.3. small classes

3.4. personal responsibility

3.5. entry-level assessment

3.6. be aware of learning difficulties and know what to do

3.7. knowledge + expertise available within organisations

3.8. management commitment

3.9. champions + mentors who inspire

3.10. whole organisational buy-in

3.11. work done at school level

4. Barriers

4.1. availability of teachers for PD

4.1.1. buy release time

4.1.2. ?

4.2. teacher knowledge + experience of LLN

4.3. "not my job" attitude

4.4. quality of PD provided

4.5. students not asking questions

4.6. lack of resources, graphic designers f design, equipment and time

4.7. continued resourcing beyond 2010?

4.8. NCALE is not easy to work with

4.9. buy-in of management, teachers and students is needed