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Dear VET IDM’ers,<u></u><u></u></p>
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Welcome back, I hope the year has started well for everyone?<u></u><u></u></p>
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PixelEd will be running our annual “Gear Up Day” for teachers new to Year 1 or 2 of VET IDM.<u></u><u></u></p>
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As well as the introduction to each year, we are offering a workshop we are calling “Creativity Boot Camp”<u></u><u></u></p>
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This will be a chance to look at some activities for the compulsory Year 1 Unit on Critical and Creative Thinking.<u></u><u></u></p>
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Details as follows (see attachment for map)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Gear-up day for new teachers to IDM<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<b><u>Date</u></b><u>:</u> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_756929999" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday
March 21st</span></span><br>
<b><u>Location</u></b>: The Channel, Hamer Hall (see map attached)<u></u><u></u></p>
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<b><u>Program<u></u><u></u></u></b></p>
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9.45-10.00 – Registration<u></u><u></u></p>
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10-11.30 - Introduction and approaches to teaching Units 1-2<u></u><u></u></p>
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11.30-12.00 - Morning Tea included<u></u><u></u></p>
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12.00-1.30 - Introduction and approaches to teaching Units 3-4 – New sample SACs sneak preview<u></u><u></u></p>
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1.30-2.15 - Lunch food court at own expense<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;">2.15-3.30 – Creative Thinking Boot Camp – practical approaches to developing creative thinking skills, directly applicable to compulsory Year 1 Unit BSBCRT301A Develop and
extend critical and creative thinking skills. Also useful for Year 2 Units</span>.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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Price: $155 (members $115) for full day<u></u><u></u></p>
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Special price combined membership and full day $200<u></u><u></u></p>
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To register, please go to <a href="http://www.pixeled.org.au/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.pixeled.org.au</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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Regards<u></u><u></u></p>
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Claire Bloom<u></u><u></u></p>
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PixelEd President</p>
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<p><font face="Calibri"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; COLOR: rgb(31,73,125); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><font size="3">Ana Tuckerman</font></span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">
</font></font><small style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri"><span style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)"><font face="Calibri"><strong>Art |
<span style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)">ELTHAM College</span></strong><br style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)">
<span style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span>PO Box 40, Eltham, Victoria 3095 Australia</span><br style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)">
<span style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(192,0,0)">t:</span> +61 3 9433 9984 (direct) |
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f:</span> +61 3 9437 1003</span><br style="COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)">
</font></span></small><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: rgb(127,127,127)"><small><font face="Calibri"><span style="COLOR: rgb(192,0,0)">e:</span> atuckerman@elthamcollege.vic.edu.au |
<span style="COLOR: rgb(192,0,0)">w:</span> </font><a href="http://elthamcollege.vic.edu.au"><font face="Calibri">elthamcollege.vic.edu.au</font></a><font face="Calibri"> | CRICOS 00138D</font></small></span><br style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
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