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Day One Parallel Workshops

“Unpacking the TEC’s online assessment tools”

“Te Ata Hāpara – Creating contexts for culturally responsive assessment and learning”
Waitiahoaho Emery
Kākahi Consulting Ltd
Waitiahoaho is an education and cultural consultant who has many years of experience
in the education sector as a teacher/tutor/lecturer, programme and resource developer,
professional development provider, and advisor. She knows that engaging learners from
the outset through integrating their cultural richness into the learning is one of the keys to
academic success and achievement.
Supported by Ben Gardiner, Manager Professional Services & LNAAT specialist, NZCER

“ALNAT Numeracy”
Damon Whitten
(PhD candidate), M.Ed. – Manager: National Centre of Literacy and
Numeracy for Adults
Damon has a passion to see tutors and learners develop to their full potential through
effective professional development. He is engaged in doctoral study with a focus on
understanding how adults with historical mathematical difficulties might better engage and
succeed with mathematics in embedded literacy and numeracy environments.
Supported by Tanya McKenzie, LNAAT application specialist, NZCER

“How TEC’s progression and assessment tools can help Māori and Pasifika learners”
Cathy Watson
Adult Education Advisor
Cathy has 20 years’ experience in Adult Foundation and Literacy education across a wide
range of education organisations in both the Pacific Islands and Aotearoa. Her area of
interest is the design, delivery and assessment of education programmes to meet the needs
of non-mainstream learners of all ages.

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