[Year 12 IPM] OT - Year 9-10 Structure

Wed Jun 1 22:22:35 EST 2005

OOps - we do not run any YEAR 10 IT as such - my typo

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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Meadows, Roslyn M
Sent: Wed 1/06/2005 10:10 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] OT - Year 9-10 Structure

At Bentleigh SC we have also lined up the Year 10's with a VCE block which contains 11 Unit 1/2 VCE/VET subjects. All Year 10's choose a VCE or VET subject from within this block. We have run this system for 3 years now, and Info Tech has really benefitted - we have 3 Yr 11 IT classes - 2 in this 10/11 block and one other with only Yr 11 students. We do not run any Year 11 IT as such.

This also means that the students can then complete one unit 3/4 subject while they are in year 11 (although they can choose not to and just do 6 Year 11 subjects). The other benefit is that we have 3 IPM classes at year 12. Definitely no falling IT rates here! The most noticeable trend is that the year 11 students usually fair as good as if not better than the year 12 students in IPM. This is also noticeable in other subjects in the block such as Psych and Legal Studies. 

It is amazing how quickly the Year 10 students become engaged, enthused and motivated with their Year 11 subject - for many this will be the best mark they get for the year. Personally I treat them all as year 11's and sometimes have to do a reality check when some of them remind me that they are actually Year 10's.

Of course the other benefit is that it gives them all a head start on their ENTER score.

I know that there are schools who insist on an A or B+ average before allowing Year 10's to choose a VCE Unit 1/2 subject, and then they limit the choices to maybe one or two subjects, but I can wholeheartedly recommend this system.

Ros Meadows
Bentleigh SC
9579 1044

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From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of kevin
Sent: Wed 1/06/2005 3:33 PM
To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'MailingList
Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] OT - Year 9-10 Structure

We have lined up yr 10 with VCE blocks, same number of periods per week.  yr
10 can then access VCE subjects

Yr 9 has been completely remodelled and forms are based on a theme approach
from  technology, outdoor ed health/pe,  arts, drama + music.  English and
maths are related to their theme of arts, music, technology etc. Also
students have a challenge day where they select an area of interest such as
drama/music or furniture restoration, robotics, cycling, outdoor ed,
journalism etc..This should be only half day in my opinion.
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From: "Graham Gales" <gales.graham.w at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'Mailing List" <ipm at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 2:16 PM
Subject: [Year 12 IPM] OT - Year 9-10 Structure

> G'day
>
> My school is investigating the possibility of re-structuring the
> Middle School (years 9 and 10).  We are currently running a semester
> based elective system with some core Units - 6 blocks of four periods
> and 2 of three periods.
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> Are there schools out there with different approaches that could give
> us some ideas?
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> We are looking at a trimester system as one possibility ....
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> Reasons for change include motivation of Year 9 students, of boys ,
> allowing for extension of Year 10 into Units 1 & 2 , etc....
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> Please reply off-list .... don't want to overburden the list  with
> this ....
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> Thanks
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>
> Graham Gales
> Bright P-12 College
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