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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Never let it be said that Education got in the
way of Politics - just have a look at the way VELS and the new student reports
are being implemented!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert T-A</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brighton SC</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=alexakos.zach.z@edumail.vic.gov.au
href="mailto:alexakos.zach.z@edumail.vic.gov.au">Zach Alexakos</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ipm@edulists.com.au
href="mailto:ipm@edulists.com.au">Year 12 Information Technology Processing
and Management Teachers'Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual
Conference 2006 --- Call forPapers -NOW OPEN</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Seven years ago I was able to lobby the support of the Manager
of the Commonwealth Bank (and I am talking about THE Manager of the CBA here),
to sponsor an educational share trading program for interested schools, (in
the thousands of dollars). The Victorian Education Department didn't
want to know about it. A few months later we were given a mouthful from
a consultant, (paid a six figure sum by the department), telling us that we
needed to be integrate education with industry ie:pathways to education.
(Work that out!)<BR><BR>Just goes to highlight that the Education Department
and associated bodies are about Politics rather than Education.
<BR><BR>Zach Alexakos<BR><BR><BR>At 06:39 PM 29/04/2006, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>How
apporpriate.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>A conference titled
"<B><I>Imagination, Creativity & Thinking</I></B>" just as we enter a
new study design where Databases and Spreadsheets are
mandated.<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>Mark Scott<BR>Luther
College<BR></FONT><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf
of Kevork Krozian<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sat 29/04/2006 5:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Year
12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call for Papers -NOW
OPEN<BR></FONT><BR><FONT size=2>Hi Folks,<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2> Apologies for duplcates of this
message.<BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT
size=2>VITTA Annual Conference 2006<BR>November 20-22, Flemington
Racecourse<BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><BR>Call for Papers - NOW
OPEN<BR> <BR>ICT Educators from primary and secondary schools, tertiary
institutions,<BR>sector authorities, business and industry are invited to
participate in<BR>building the program of Victorian Information Technology
Teachers<BR>Association's 2006 Annual Conference.<BR> <BR>Conference
Theme - ICT: Imagination, Creativity &
Thinking<BR> <BR> ³Young people need to develop the creative
skills needed in the workplace<BR>of the future. Fast-moving technology and
global communications call for an<BR>ability to produce creative solutions
to complex problems. Creative teaching<BR>practices can help develop and
release students¹ creativity, increasing<BR>their ability to solve problems,
think independently and work flexibly.²<BR>(DfES, UK,
2005)<BR> <BR>Creativity is moving up the school agenda. As it does so,
the emphasis is on<BR>creative thinking applicable across all curriculum
areas. It promotes<BR>originality, collaboration and creative spaces. For
children to be creative<BR>they need stimuli. These may include curriculum,
technologies or buildings<BR>that stimulate expressive responses, but may
also include difficult,<BR>real-life problems that require creative thinking
to solve.<BR> <BR>Creativity involves thinking or behaving
imaginatively. Part of the<BR>challenge of creativity for both teachers and
students is the willingness to<BR>explore the unknown, to be innovative, to
*risk-take¹ and to collaborate<BR>between classes and
schools.<BR> <BR>Consider the levels of creative opportunity in your
school or classroom.<BR> <BR>? What can you do to encourage creativity
in your own practice and in your<BR>students¹ learning?<BR> <BR>? Can
the school environment and your classroom be changed to
promote<BR>creativity and imagination?<BR> <BR>? Can the organisation
of the school day be altered to promote creativity<BR>and
thinking?<BR> <BR>The innovative three-day conference program is
designed to provide attendees<BR>with a variety of lecture style
presentations, demonstrations, hands-on<BR>computer sessions and trade show
demonstrations, incorporating best practice<BR>teaching and learning. There
are many opportunities for presenters to<BR>effectively communicate their
ideas and share innovative practices.<BR> <BR>Abstract submissions are
now being accepted - simply log in to your VITTA<BR>account to submit. If
you do not already hold a VITTA web account, you will<BR>firstly need to
activate an account.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>To submit your
abstract for this years conference, please go to<BR><A
href="http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p">http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p</A> <<A
href="http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p" eudora="autourl">
http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p</A>><BR>Submissions close May
30th<BR> <BR>Enquiries: VITTA ph 9495 6836, <A
href="mailto:conference@vitta.org.au">conference@vitta.org.au</A>
<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR></FONT> <BR><FONT size=2><BR>Kevork
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