[Year 12 IPM] combined classes

Thu Feb 23 08:35:42 EST 2006

I am back in the primary for a term.  You want mixed grades - how does this sound p/1/2 or 2/3/4 or 4/5/6 - with only 55 students in the school this was the only way we could make equal sized classes otherwise one teacher would have ended up with 50% of the school.

BTW I left behind an 11/12 IT and IPM class (admittedly tiny with just 4 students) but I will also have a vet IT/year 11 mixed class when I go back to Balmoral next term

Fiona Bain
(who seems to like wandering around the western district)
"Kathy Lewis" <lewis.katherine.k at edumail.vic.gov.au> on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:26:45 +1100 wrote:
> I agree with you Kevork, with organisation and clever prep anything is
> possible.
> Half a teacher?.....hope not!.....I like to think .....flexible.....
> 
> I wish to congratulate all teachers that have/had combined classes in any
> subject/level.
> Kathy
> 
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> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Kevork Krozian
> Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2006 9:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Re:IT/IP&Mcombined class
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
>  I have had a combined VET IT Cert III Units 1 and 3 classes teaching all 3
> certificates ( Network, Software, and General ), with students from Year 10,
> 11 and 12 totalling about 22 students, all in the one room since I can
> remember -- about 5 years ago .
>  Yes it can be done with some clever preparation, use of technology to
> organise resources and to make the course as self paced as possible. 
> Actually, you could teach 3 or 4 classes in the one room if you really
> tried. But , is it fair or educationally sound ?
> 
> In truth, there is less time for interaction, and less time to dig deeper to
> see where students need more help. It is a conveyor belt and you are
> churning out kids by rushing them through. By running faster, jumping higher
> one can get these classes through but I can't help but wonder how much more
> I could do if I could give ALL my time to the one group of students in the
> room.
> If you are teaching 2 subjects in the one room, the students get half a
> teacher for their time.
> 
> Kevork Krozian
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Richardson" <keithcr at fastmail.fm>
> To: "Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List" <ipm at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Re:IT/IP&Mcombined class
> 
> 
> >I trust that you are finding Potts as fantastic as I am. I have created  
> >a homework roster for the whole year based on Potts.
> > The kids are not eligible to do a sac if their work requirements are 
> >not  up to date (i.e. their potts summaries) and they are allowed to 
> >take  into the tests and sacs their potts summaries.
> > I give an end-of-chapter test based on my selection of a number of the  
> >potts questions, and he even provides the answers via the website.
> > I am mentioning this because these approaches streamilne the teachers  
> >work considerably.
> > Ciao, Keith.
> > PS Units 3 & 4 Homework have been already put onto this list. K
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:28:35 +1100, "Sharma, Yogeeta Y"
> > <sharma.yogeeta.y at edumail.vic.gov.au> said:
> >>
> >> Hi Guys,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks for replying.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The major problem I am facing  is the class size, like Andrew said. I 
> >> have 18 Year 11's and 6 Year 12's.
> >>
> >> I am also new to the system, i.e. just a year of IP&M experience and 
> >> we have switched from on-line-text to Potts this year.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Yogeeta Sharma
> >>
> >> Hampton Park Secondary College
> >> Fordholm Road, Hampton Park, Vic. 3976 Ph : (03) 87959419.
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