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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleague<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">VCAA is conducting a series of consultation forums on the <b>
<i>Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A notice about the forum was sent to schools on Tuesday 24 April:
<a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/notices/2012/39.html">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/correspondence/notices/2012/39.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Consultation on Australian Curriculum: Technologies Draft Shape Paper – Design Creativity and Technology (Foundation – Year 12)
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Design and technology educators (including food and technology, systems engineering, agricultural and horticultural studies teachers) are invited to contribute to the development of Victoria’s response to the draft Shape Paper for primary
and secondary Australian Technologies curriculum by participating in a consultation program.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Three consultation sessions will be conducted.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A <b>face-to-face forum</b> for primary and secondary teachers and other interested stakeholders will be held at the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority on
<b>Tuesday 8 May</b> from <b>4.30pm–7:00pm</b>. Registrations for this forum close on Friday 4 May. To register, please visit:
<b><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/natcurric/registrations.html">www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/natcurric/registrations.html</a></b> or<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/natcurric/registrations.html#H2N1006F">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/natcurric/registrations.html#H2N1006F</a> (Please register using the Design, Creativity and Technology form.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The following forums will be conducted in conjunction with subject associations:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">■</span><b>Home Economics Victoria e-seminar</b> on
<b>Tuesday 15 May from 5:00pm </b><b>– 6:30pm</b>; participants register by emailing
<a href="mailto:office@hev.com.au">office@hev.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">■</span><b>Design and Technology Teachers Association of Victorian</b> (DATTA Vic) 2012 Annual Conference on
<b>Friday 18 May from 9:00 – 10:30am</b> at Northland College of the Arts and Technology, register at
<a href="http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/conference/index.html">http://www.datta.vic.edu.au/conference/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">■</span><b>Agricultural and Horticultural</b> teachers wishing to contribute to a
<b>VAAHE</b> response should contact Seleena Nichols at Padua College on 5976 0100
<b>prior to May 4</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Participants in any of the above forums are urged to read the
<i>Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies</i> prior to attending a consultation program. The paper is available from the ACARA website:
<a href="http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/technologies.html">http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/technologies.html</a></span> Please note that at this link, you will also see that ACARA is calling for expressions of interest for writers and members of the
advisory group for the Australian Curriculum: Technologies. <span style="color:red">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For enquiries or further details, please contact the VCAA: <a href="mailto:vcaa.australian.curriculum@edumail.vic.gov.au">
vcaa.australian.curriculum@edumail.vic.gov.au</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">or Lorraine Tran: <a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">
tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All feedback from teachers and other stakeholders from the forums will be used to develop Victoria’s response to ACARA on the
<i>Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Technologies</i>. Therefore I urge you to participate in this important process of shaping the future technology education curriculum in Australia.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, Lorraine. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#17365D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">VCE</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
<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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<span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/"><span style="color:blue">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#707070;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">8</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#707070;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">
</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"><span style="color:blue">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</span></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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