G'day Robert<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 February 2010 17:02, Robert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robert@yinnar.com">robert@yinnar.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi Roland, I was not trying to "have a go" at VITTA about the
cost of PD.</font></div>
</div></blockquote><div><br>Apologies if my reply might have sounded like that Robert. Subject associations are 'tough enough' to take any criticism on the chin so don't hesitate to ask the hard questions. I don't speak for VITTA, see my disclaimer below, these views are my own.<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I had two main points:</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">1. The way PD is offered and how this affects
"country folk".</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Agreed, part of why many subject associations have regional chapters. I helped VITTA out with running some PD in the country for the new study design a couple of years ago .. twas with Maggie Iaquinto, one of the most engaging educators I have ever worked with.<br>
I see no reason why this will not happen again. Perhaps in Vic it is too easy for us to assume that everybody will just drive over, similarly about the regional balance of members on any state board or council.<br><br></div>
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<div> <font face="Arial" size="2">2. The basic cost of PD. Anything out of school is
so expensive. Even as a full time teacher I could not afford to be a member of
all three of MAV, VITTA and STAV. (snip)<br></font></div></div></blockquote><div><br>School based membership gets you a discount. Also the CPTAV have an agreement that if you are member of one group, you can ask for reciprocal benefits and discounts from another. By illustration, I understand that the ICTEV have offered member discounts for their conferences to any VITTA member (including <a href="http://www.acec2010.info">http://www.acec2010.info</a>) . STAV recognise my VITTA membership when I go to STAVCON (<a href="http://www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html">http://www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html</a>). <br>
<br>It is just a matter of asking and could save you many dollars. :-)<br><br>Regards Roland <br></div></div><br>Disclaimer: I am a member of the VITTA COM (currently on LOA) on the ACEC2010 technical team, STAV member and enjoy the odd, imported beer on a Sunday arvo.<br>
<br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead<br>