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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">This information outlining a teacher professional development program is sent on behalf of Georgine Bridgeman (Akorn Educational
Services) and sponsors of this program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">AKORN is pleased to announce that through a special collaboration with<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA, NORMAN DISNEY & YOUNG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">AND VICTORIA UNIVERSITY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">it is able to offer an opportunity to a staff member from your school to<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">participate in the 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Engineering Teachers @ Work Professional Development Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Dates: Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 – June 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Venues: Thursday – Norman Disney & Young – 115 Batman St, West Melbourne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Friday – Victoria University – School of Engineering & Science (Electrical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Engineering) - Footscray Park Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Time: 9:30 am – 4:00 pm daily<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Who: Science/Engineering teachers who are interested in:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Promoting student learning and development in Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Providing a balance of theory and practice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Joint planning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Addressing the current shortage of Engineers in Australia<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Cost: $145 per person<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Research confirms that
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">teachers
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">need both in-house and external
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">professional development
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">enhance their capabilities. This curriculum-focused professional learning will explore some of the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">disciplines of Engineering and provide participants with knowledge, tools and suggested class<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">activities to enable them to take Engineering into their classrooms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:black">Registration numbers will be strictly limited<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:red">Please express an interest
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:red">ASAP
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:red">but no later than
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial-BoldMT","sans-serif";color:red">May 1
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:red">to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Akorn Educational Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">Georgene Bridgeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:georgene.b@AKORN.com.au">georgene.b@AKORN.com.au</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"ArialMT","sans-serif";color:black">0412 339 553</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lorraine Tran
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">I</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Curriculum Manager, Technologies
</span><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">VELS</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#548DD4;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Design, Creativity
and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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<span style="color:#548DD4">Agricultural and Horticultural Studies</span> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">I</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
<span style="color:#17365D">VCE</span> <span style="color:#548DD4">Food and Technology</span><span style="color:navy"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#548DD4">Systems Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
<a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au"><span style="color:blue">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au"><span style="color:blue">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and reporting that promotes individual life long learning.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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