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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As a small school (16 year 12’s this year) with a really strong focus on VCE breadth there were a few options I looked at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In the past we have run alternating Units 1/2 then SD with accelerating students. We have never taught ITA or IPM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In 2010 we ran units 1/2 with 5 students, 3 chose not to continue with 3 and 4. We make a commitment that we will offer subjects in a 1,2,3,4 sequence even
if all but one drop the subject half way through. However, a class of 2 is not the best financially, so I needed some more numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I could have run units 1,2,3,4 at once in the same class for this year. This is done in a couple of other subject areas, usually with 1,2 being a dumbed down
version of 3,4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I decided to run only SD (because of my familiarity with it) and accelerate those that wanted to do Units1,2. Got a class with one year 12, two year 11’s and
two year 10’s and next year we will run only ITA with a similar cohort. I’m trying to put significant amounts of units 1 and 2 into our 9/10 IT electives.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I told the accelerating students to treat doing 3/4 as a bonus, that will add a bit to their ATAR. They also have the chance to complete both Year 12 IT subjects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">So ITA for the first time ever next year. Mark, you are not inspiring me to start work on it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We will see how it goes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Heath Matheson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Claudia Graham<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 20 October 2011 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We have a growing group of SD and a reducing ITA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Claudia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:maroon">Claudia Graham</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><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"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark KELLY<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 20 October 2011 9:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all. <br>
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As I feared, ITA didn't get enough enrolments to run in 2012 - for the first time in about 15 years.
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Strangely enough, Software Development *is* running - and before this year it hasn't run for 3 years.
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Actually, I'm kind of relieved since SD is more interesting anyway, and ITA seems old, dry and tired. Perhaps it's just because I've been teaching it since forever, or it may be that the new study design is partly to blame - and yes! normal forms, I AM looking
at you. And I'd also put some blame on the freakishly large and long U4O1 - my kids were exhausted at the end of that.<br>
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After a hiatus this year, Units 1&2 return to McKinnon in 2012, and since I have barely looked at them it will be another fun year compiling resources for those units.
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If the ITA embargo continues and SD continues to run, I may craft units 1&2 to be heavy on programming to better funnel kids into SD in the following year.<br>
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Do you guys know what units will run at your places next year?<br clear="all">
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-- <br>
Mark Kelly<br>
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area<br>
McKinnon Secondary College<br>
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br>
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253<br>
<a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>
VCE IT Lecture Notes: <a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a><br>
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