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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Kahootz Arial"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'>“Another $50 million has been
committed over the next five years to build 30 new technical wings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Kahootz Arial"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'>in secondary schools and modernise
equipment in all others.” – John Lenders<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Kahootz Arial"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'>It is a start but after 30 years of neglect
they have a lot off catching up to do.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Kahootz Arial"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'>Does any one know the details on when and
how the money will be available?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Kahootz Arial"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Kahootz Arial"'>Richard Bazeley</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Peter Niass<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 7 May 2007 10:29 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Design
and Technology Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Design and
Technology] Keeping you up to date</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:place></st1:State>,
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This latest release of the Federal Governments thoughts on
the Future of Schooling in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
is almost devoid of references to the role of technology in Education. It says
that we are doing pretty well in Maths & Science (about equal 5th on <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">PISA</st1:place></st1:City> standardised tests)
but this is for 15 year olds ability. It does not focus on the 19th place we
get for student satisfaction and engagement in Maths & Science. Our 15 year
olds are capable enough, but they are so turned off Maths, Science &
Engineering that they do not persue it as a career in university. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This report should look at the declining numbers of
qualified Maths, Science & Engineering graduates we are producing to focus
on the real problem. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The report clearly shows that <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Finland</st1:place></st1:country-region> has streaked ahead of the
rest of the world, but the report attributes this to </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"In
their reforms in the 1990s which resulted in them moving to the forefront of</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>student
achievement, they abandoned uniformity in curriculum content and moved to
basing their teaching</span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>and
learning on <u>rigorous curriculum standards while allowing schools flexibility
in the content of the curriculum</u></span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>in
achieving these standards.14 Strong school leadership and an outstanding
quality of teaching is what then</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>delivered
the world’s best student results."</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>They
may well have adopted rigorous curriculum standards and and a flexible content,
but the report fails to mention that they also invested massively in technology
for schools. </span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cheers, </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Peter</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Tran</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:State></st1:place>
I<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, 4 May 2007 4:56 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Design
and Technology Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName>; Systems and Technology
Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Design and Technology]
Keeping you up to date</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Colleagues </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You may be interested in looking at the following documents
released recently:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Future of Schooling in Australia</span></font></i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> report</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>is</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>available at <a
href="http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/newsalerts/adelaidedeclaration.htm">www.education.vic.gov.au/about/news/newsalerts/adelaidedeclaration.htm</a>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Note Cross
disciplinary learning area list includes technology (ICT and design) as part of
a broad and comprehensive curriculum (page 28).</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The </span></font><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>STATE GOVERNMENT</span></font></b><b><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>launched its </span></font><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>2007-08 BUDGET</span></font></b><b><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>this week. The brochure over viewing components relevant to
education highlights an ‘engaging vision for Victorian education’
and ‘a new generation of schools’. See <a
href="http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/publications/budget/budget2007.htm">www.education.vic.gov.au/about/publications/budget/budget2007.htm</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#ff6600" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#FF6600'>Note $50m to redevelop
30 technical wings at Secondary schools and to renew equipment at all secondary
schools. (I presume government schools.)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lorraine</st1:place></st1:State>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lorraine</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Tran</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Manager, P - 12 Design and Technology</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>41 St Andrews
Place</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>East Melbourne</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 3002</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Email: <a href="mailto:tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au">tran.lorraine.i@edumail.vic.gov.au</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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responsible to the Minister for Education and Training and serves government
and non-government schools. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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