[Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- CallforPapers
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Laurie Savage
sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au
Mon May 1 16:26:05 EST 2006
The problem appears to lie in the correlation of state-wide standards.
Certainly at the very recent workshop I attended on VELS reporting and
Assessment, nobody from the department was able to address these issues
in any detail. We were effectively told to wait.
Laurie
Christophersen, Paula P wrote:
> Dear Damien and colleagues
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> It is quite possible for a student to achieve an A in a single semester
> because they are being measured against standards – not against the
> length of time they study a subject. If this course is constructed
> within the parameters of the VELS, then they have opportunities to
> achieve above a C. The progression points (currently only developed for
> English and Maths) will indicate the typical progress through a level,
> and it may be possible for your students to demonstrate the standards
> for a level within a concentrated program, like the one you offer. So,
> if your students perform above the standards you are able to award them
> a B or A.
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> Regards
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> Paula Christophersen
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> ICT Curriculum Manager
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> VCAA
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> *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> *On Behalf Of *Damien A-B
> *Sent:* Monday, 1 May 2006 2:00 PM
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> *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 ---
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> I'm still trying to work this grading system out for one subject in
> particular. We offer Flash as a single semester elective in year 9. It's
> not offered in later years, so how is it possible to give an A grade?
> Compare the work my students do to what another school might do in year
> 11 or to a university course?
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> Cheers
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> Damien Atkinson-Buck
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> IT Department
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> Keilor Downs College
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> *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> *On Behalf Of *Zach Alexakos
> *Sent:* Sunday, 30 April 2006 11:37 AM
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> Is the Education Union actually doing anything about this sort of stuff
> or are we just going to have another strike day to keep Kim Beazley in
> as Opposition leader? The whole VELs reporting system is a joke- if we
> don't understand how it works so much for making it simple for parents
> to understand.
>
> I still can't get my head around awarding C grades for students where we
> once awarded A grades and then awarding A grades for students that
> should be two year levels ahead of where they're at despite them not
> having any exposure to the curriculum at that year level. Unbelievable.
>
> Time for that Monty Python dvd.....
>
> Zach Alexakos
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> At 09:37 AM 30/04/2006, you wrote:
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> Never let it be said that Education got in the way of Politics - just
> have a look at the way VELS and the new student reports are being
> implemented!
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> Regards
> Robert T-A
> Brighton SC
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Zach Alexakos <mailto:alexakos.zach.z at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
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> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:49 PM
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> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call
> forPapers -NOW OPEN
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> Seven years ago I was able to lobby the support of the Manager of the
> Commonwealth Bank (and I am talking about THE Manager of the CBA here),
> to sponsor an educational share trading program for interested schools,
> (in the thousands of dollars). The Victorian Education Department
> didn't want to know about it. A few months later we were given a
> mouthful from a consultant, (paid a six figure sum by the department),
> telling us that we needed to be integrate education with industry
> ie:pathways to education. (Work that out!)
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> Just goes to highlight that the Education Department and associated
> bodies are about Politics rather than Education.
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> Zach Alexakos
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> At 06:39 PM 29/04/2006, you wrote:
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> How apporpriate.
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> A conference titled "Imagination, Creativity & Thinking" just as we
> enter a new study design where Databases and Spreadsheets are mandated.
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> Mark Scott
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> Luther College
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> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call for Papers
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> VITTA Annual Conference 2006
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> November 20-22, Flemington Racecourse
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> Call for Papers - NOW OPEN
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> ICT Educators from primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions,
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> sector authorities, business and industry are invited to participate in
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> building the program of Victorian Information Technology Teachers
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> Association's 2006 Annual Conference.
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> Conference Theme - ICT: Imagination, Creativity & Thinking
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> ³Young people need to develop the creative skills needed in the workplace
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> of the future. Fast-moving technology and global communications call for an
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> ability to produce creative solutions to complex problems. Creative teaching
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> practices can help develop and release students¹ creativity, increasing
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> their ability to solve problems, think independently and work flexibly.²
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> Creativity is moving up the school agenda. As it does so, the emphasis is on
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> creative thinking applicable across all curriculum areas. It promotes
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> originality, collaboration and creative spaces. For children to be creative
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> they need stimuli. These may include curriculum, technologies or buildings
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> that stimulate expressive responses, but may also include difficult,
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> real-life problems that require creative thinking to solve.
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> Creativity involves thinking or behaving imaginatively. Part of the
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> challenge of creativity for both teachers and students is the willingness to
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> explore the unknown, to be innovative, to *risk-take¹ and to collaborate
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> Consider the levels of creative opportunity in your school or classroom.
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> ? What can you do to encourage creativity in your own practice and in your
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> students¹ learning?
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> ? Can the organisation of the school day be altered to promote creativity
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> The innovative three-day conference program is designed to provide attendees
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> with a variety of lecture style presentations, demonstrations, hands-on
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> computer sessions and trade show demonstrations, incorporating best practice
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> effectively communicate their ideas and share innovative practices.
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> Abstract submissions are now being accepted - simply log in to your VITTA
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