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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#333399" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#333399'>Dear Design and
Technology teachers</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Assessment information for the Design
and Technology School-assessed Task is published in the February 2006 VCAA
Bulletin, Supplement 2. You can access it from the following link:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a
href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/bulletins/2006/bulletin2006.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/bulletins/2006/bulletin2006.html</a>
(scroll down to Supplements). </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The Design and Technology Assessment sheet
for 2006 is on page 42 of the supplement. This supplement also contains the
assessment criteria (unchanged from 2005), the Additional Teacher Comment sheet
and advice for using the Additional Teacher Comment sheet.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Regards,</span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=4 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
lang=FR style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Lorraine
Tran</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Technology Curriculum
Manager</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>VCAA.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Telephone:
(03)9651 4407</span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Fax:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(03) 9651 4324</span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span lang=FR
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Mobile:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
041 933 1630</span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Email:
tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><i><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue;font-style:italic'>&nbsp;</span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=1 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The VCAA provides curriculum and assessment
for prep to Year 12. The VCAA is a statutory body directly responsible to the
Minister for Education and Training and serves government and non-government
schools.</span></font></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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