[Year 12 IPM] Where do I go...

Thu Nov 16 14:17:32 EST 2006

Sorry, I was being sarcastic. I was wondering if VCAA....."does anyone
have the ability to set up a wiki that could be used for
us all to contribute an explanation/definition of each standard."
My bad
Cameron

Hmmm  maybe not sarcastic at all. They probably should implement one!

Brendyn Hancock wrote:
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA
>
> >>> bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au 16/11/2006 1:15 pm >>>
> VCAA?
>
> Brendyn Hancock wrote:
> > Great idea Andrew. It just triggered another thought. If its good
> > enough for the vels then surely we should be doing it as well.
> > 
> > Does anyone have the ability to set up a wiki that could be used for
> > us all to contribute an explanation/definition of each standard.
> > 
> > Brendyn
> > 
> > Brendyn Hancock
> > IT Manager
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> > >>> grimshaw.andrew.j at edumail.vic.gov.au 16/11/2006 11:49 am >>>
> > HI
> > 
> > i agree that the standards are written in pretty heavy jargon - maybe
> > we should post up the text of the standards and start discussing how
> > we interpret them? I'll start the first one below
> > 
> &! gt; in my school i am coming to create projects (next year), in
> > ; collaboration with  teachers from  other KLAs, to ensure we meet all
> > the standards
> > 
> > I will of course share these projects with the list.
> > 
> >
> >
> >       Level 5: ICT for visualising thinking
> >
> > "Students select and apply ICT tools and editing functions that
> > support the filtering, classifying, representing and organising of
> > ideas, concepts and issues. "
> > 
> > As a maths/science teacher my first thought reading this one was using
> > excel to analyse data, create averages, etc and produce charts. We
> > also use some physics data-logging software in yr9-10 that works in
> > will with this. The art staff use digital portfolios
> > (powerpoint/producer)- the students collect images of their own work
> > and intersperse it with images and text from art history/theory to
> > show how what they have learnt and how! it has influenced their work. I
> > think Powerpoint in general is a good application for this standard in
> > the humanities as long as the kids are actually being selective with
> > the info and are presenting it in some kind of logical order. Webpage
> > creation is also a good application for this standard (here this is
> > currently only! done by about 30% of 9-10s and no 7-8s)
> > 
> > Anyway these are my ramblings. What does everyone else think?
> > 
> > andrew grimshaw
> > colac college
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     *From:* Brendyn Hancock <mailto:hancobr at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au>
> >     *To:* ipm at edulists.com.au <mailto:ipm at edulists.com.au>
> >     *Sent:* Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:35 AM
> >     *Subject:* [Year 12 IPM] Where do I go...
> >
> >&n! bsp;    All
> >     
> & gt;     I have been posting around IPM, VELS, 7-10IT, lists for the last
> >     little while but with little results. I'm not sure as to the
> >     reason but have very little response to what I thought would be a
> >     really relatable thread. Help with VELS.
> >     
> >     I accept that I'm a little slow and it has taken me a while to
> >     begin to understand VELS and its structure but I find it difficult
> >     to imagine that I'm the only one struggling with the
> >     interpretation and implementation of it.
> >     
> >     When I read the Standards for the ICT domain there are lots of
> >     gaps in my understanding. I appreciated greatly the Standards
> > !     Audit sheets that Andrew contributed last week but I struggle to
> >     understand what they are asking. I gave these sheets to 3
> >     faculties to fill out and all of them came back to me saying "what
> >     the...."
> >     
> >     Thanks to all those that participated in the 'progression points'
> >     thread of a week bk. This is real help. I don't want to go to
> >     another vels in service day where someone just stands up the front
> >     and reads out the standards again.
> >     
> >     Has VITTA published anything on interpreting the standards...
> >     Has VCAA anything to offer here...
> >     
> >     I'm af! ter VELs for dummies but as yet have not found the publisher
> >&n bsp;    to buy it from.
> >     
> >     Thanks
> >     
> >     Regards
> >     
> >     Brendyn
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