[Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- CallforPapers -NOWOPEN

Tue May 2 01:06:30 EST 2006

If I can lend anything to this debate, arm yourselves with the new standards
for ICT by reading them in their detail, not just the summary bits. I got
caught out with the Maths and Geography level 6 domains when designing a
VELS assessment tool and spotted a similar error by others with parts of the
ICT domain.

Some of my well intentioned secondary school colleagues still have no idea
how low they are aiming when they are trying to work in an ICT strand into
their ideas for an integrated course of study, limiting their vision to just
PowerPoint, e-mail and Google. There is no excuse for them to shrug when I
suggest learning a new computer tool as the CMAP visual organiser, wiki's,
programming with GameMaker can fit very nicely into ICT for creating and ICT
for communication is much, much more than just tossing an e-mail message
back to the teacher.

Read the standards and insisting on this much from any colleagues that walk
across any ICT domain path. Whlist they strive to include an IT activities
to make an couse of study more interesting, if you view it as trivial or
flippant, the best advice to give may be to leave out the ICT domain
assessment but keep in the fun.

Regards Roland

On 01/05/06, Christophersen, Paula P <
christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
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>  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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> -----Original Message-----
> *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
> *To:* 'Year 12 Information Technology Processing and
> ManagementTeachers'Mailing List'
> *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 ---
> CallforPapers -NOWOPEN
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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
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> *Sent:* Sunday, 30 April 2006 11:37 AM
> *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 ---
> CallforPapers -NOW OPEN
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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 <alexakos.zach.z at edumail.vic.gov.au>
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> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List <ipm at edulists.com.au>
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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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> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Kevork Krozian
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> Sent: Sat 29/04/2006 5:51 PM
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> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
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> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call for Papers
> -NOW OPEN
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> Hi Folks,
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>  Apologies for duplcates of this message.
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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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>  �Young 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
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> ability to produce creative solutions to complex problems. Creative
> teaching
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> practices can help develop and release students� creativity, increasing
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> their ability to solve problems, think independently and work flexibly.�
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> (DfES, UK, 2005)
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> Creativity is moving up the school agenda. As it does so, the emphasis is
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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
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> explore the unknown, to be innovative, to *risk-take�  and to collaborate
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> between classes and schools.
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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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> students� learning?
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> ? Can the school environment and your classroom be changed to promote
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> creativity and imagination?
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> ? Can the organisation of the school day be altered to promote creativity
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> and thinking?
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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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> teaching and learning. There are many opportunities for presenters to
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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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> account to submit. If you do not already hold a VITTA web account, you
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> To submit your abstract for this years conference, please go to
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> http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p < http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p>
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> Submissions close May 30th
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> Enquiries: VITTA ph 9495 6836, conference at vitta.org.au
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Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
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