Paula - will non-state schools also receive the CD?<BR><BR><BR><BR>> Dear colleagues<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Schools should be receiving from VCAA on 11 December a CD ROM titled<BR>> 'Implementing VCE IT', which is designed to support teachers implement<BR>> the reaccredited study in 2007 (and beyond). Use this in conjunction<BR>> with all of the valuable advice you receive from your colleagues on this<BR>> list. But, also remember, that at the end of the day, it is the study<BR>> design that sets the parameters of the curriculum and assessment. I'm<BR>> particularly mindful of this in light of the recent press articles<BR>> regarding a question on the Health and Human Development examination<BR>> paper.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> When developing learning programs and designing assessment tasks, the<BR>> study design is your key reference (also include any articles published<BR>> in the VCAA Bulletin and the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook). The<BR>> assessment handbook and any other resources provided by VCAA, such as<BR>> the CD ROM, and other individuals and agencies, can assist you in<BR>> developing learning and assessment programs, but they do not carry the<BR>> status of 'mandatory'. The same goes for textbooks and commercially<BR>> published assessment tasks. You cannot use as a defence the lack of<BR>> coverage or inaccuracy of a publication. So please, when preparing any<BR>> material, use the study design as your pivotal reference point and<BR>> critically assess the quality of all other support material.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I'll now step down from my soap box!<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Regards<BR>> <BR>> Paula<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Paula Christophersen<BR>> <BR>> ICT Curriculum Manager<BR>> <BR>> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment<BR>> <BR>> Authority<BR>> <BR>> 41 St Andrews Place<BR>> <BR>> EAST MELBOURNE 3002<BR>> <BR>> Phone: 03 9651 4378
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