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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Unfortunately, the consultation meeting outlined in the email below has been cancelled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Another consultation meeting for teachers to provide feedback on the Draft Shape paper is being arranged. The date of the meeting is Tuesday 8 May from 4:30 – 7:00pm. Further details will be posted on this list.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Apologies for any inconvenience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lorraine Tran
</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">I </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Curriculum Manager, Technologies
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Product Design and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> I </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority provides high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting
that promotes individual life long learning.</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Tran,
Lorraine I <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 13 April 2012 1:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Agriculture and Horticulture Teachers' Mailing List (aghort@edulists.com.au)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Request for your involvement: Draft Shape Paper of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">As you are no doubt aware, ACARA has released the
<i>Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies</i>. Years 7 – 12 agriculture/horticulture teachers are strongly encouraged to have their say about the content of this paper as it will determine the future direction of agricultural and horticultural
curriculum in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">The VCAA, in conjunction with the VAAHE will hold a consultation meeting as follows and invite you to attend:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">Date: Wednesday 18 April <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">Place: Elisabeth Murdoch College, 80 Warrandyte Road, Langwarrin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">There is no cost for this meeting. Afternoon tea will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">For preliminary reading, the paper and questionnaire are available on the ACARA website
<a href="http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/technologies.html"><span style="color:#17375E">http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/technologies.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">All attendees will need to have read the paper in order to provide input into the discussion, which will be led by Lorraine Tran, Curriculum Manager, Technologies at the VCAA and Andrew Cosby, the President of
the VAAHE. Note that you do not have to be a member of the VAAHE to attend this consultation meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">Please RSVP to me as soon as possible if you are able to attend.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#17375E">Kind regards, Lorraine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Lorraine Tran
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">I </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Curriculum Manager, Technologies
</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">VELS</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#548DD4;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Design, Creativity and Technology</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
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<span style="color:#548DD4">Agricultural and Horticultural Studies</span> I <span style="color:#17365D">
VCE</span> <span style="color:#548DD4">Food and Technology</span><span style="color:navy"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#548DD4">Product Design and Technology</span> I <span style="color:#17365D">VCE</span>
<span style="color:#548DD4">Systems Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#6C6C6C;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">(</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#6C6C6C;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> (03) 9651 4407 0400833521<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority provides high quality curriculum, assessment and reporting that promotes
individual life long learning.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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