[Year 12 IPM] ICT Progression Points

[brn at brentwood.vic.edu.au]

Thanks for the answer Paula. But it raises another question:  who determines if the student has demonstrated 'the ICT standards in other areas of learning' and at which levels?  At our school, there is only one English teacher who could do this effectively.
Alda.

"Christophersen, Paula P" <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> on Wed, 8 Nov 2006 09:49:19 +1100 wrote:
> Hi Litsa
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> Good questions you ask - here is a short response. If you wish to
> discuss things further, please do not hesitate to give me a ring.
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> Let's start at the beginning. Firstly, government schools do not have to
> report on ICT until next year (only English and Maths are required this
> year). I'm not certain what stance the CEO has taken on this matter
> regarding the phasing in of the VELS.
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> Secondly, it is intended, that regardless of where students acquire
> their ICT skills, they use their ICT knowledge and skills within their
> other areas of learning. So, even if you don't have 'dedicated IT
> classes', students would still be expected to demonstrate the ICT
> standards in other areas of learning. This means that individual
> teachers take responsibility to providing learning programs that cover
> not only their discipline domain but also ICT.  As you suggested, this
> means integrating these ICT knowledge and skills into the other learning
> and assessment programs.
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> The progression points assist teachers in making judgments about how
> their students are progressing against the standards. There are only a
> few examples of evidence that you would typically see at each of the
> progression points, so they are illustrative only - your school would
> need to develop their own sets of evidence to match the aspects of the
> standards that are being addressed in your learning program. Of course,
> some of the published progression points may suit your course - if there
> aren't any, they provide a good basis upon which you can develop your
> own.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Regards
> 
> Paula
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> Paula Christophersen
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> ICT Curriculum Manager
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> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment
> 
> Authority
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> 41 St Andrews Place
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> EAST MELBOURNE 3002
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> Phone: 03 9651 4378
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> Fax: 03 9651 4324
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Litsa Tzelepis
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> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] ICT Progression Points
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> Good morning Paula,
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> If possible, can you please help me with a query?
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> If we do not teach IT at Years 7 & 8, how do we report back on the ICT
> Progression Points?
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> Do we integrate them into the other Domains that cover certain points?
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> Sorry if this has been answered somewhere before.
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> Thank-you for your tiem, Litsa Tzelepis.
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Alda Brangsch
Year 8 Level Coordinator
Brentwood Secondary College
Ph. 8545 0364