[Year 12 IPM] Your suggestions please

[fiona at balmoralhs.vic.edu.au]

I endorse this.  I think it would be a great idea. I would suggest taking it further - that if it is at all possible  sessions were run regionally giving all of us easier access.

Fiona Bain 
Balmoral High School

"Lawson, Margaret" <mlawson at stmichaels.vic.edu.au> on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:53:51 +1000 wrote:
> Years ago at Trinity Grammar VITTA held a very useful PD activity
> (Little, Potts and Poutney creation) where teachers wrote sample CAT's
> (yes it was THAT long ago). People were split up into "software types"
> and they were given the start of scenario - the group then had to invent
> "possible problems" and "possible information solutions". It was a good
> thinking task for the teachers teaching the course and the result was a
> few good CAT's that circulated for many years to come.
> 
> Some hands on time developing timelines or possible activities for the
> classroom would be good (rather than just presentations).
> 
> I think that it is going to be easier with this study design as it seems
> that we have trimmed a bit of fat off the course and refined the study
> design by linking Areas of Study with Outcomes.
> 
> I know that events are generally held during the week, but if there is
> an opportunity of a repeat performance, a Saturday session might be good
> for some of us who find it very difficult to get release.
> 
> Margaret
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Keith Richardson
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Your suggestions please
> 
> A set of sample scenarios with discussion of why they are suitable, to
> assist teachers in writing their own would be very useful.
> These might be independent between SAC's or alternatively retain a
> degree of consistency by remaining similar across various sac's.
> Ciao, Keith
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:24:59 +1100, "Christophersen, Paula P"
> <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> said:
> > Dear colleagues
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > VCAA is preparing its project to assist teachers implement the
> > reaccredited study design 2007-2010. What specific information would
> you
> > like to help implement this study? In addition to an electronic
> version
> > of the study design and the Assessment Handbook, what further
> > information would you like to receive?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Paula Christophersen
> > 
> > ICT Curriculum Manager
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> > VCAA
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