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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The following are webinars that are being run by us at the VCAA for Digital Technologies next week (Week 8 of Term 1) for teachers and leaders in schools. I have included all details and the links below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our Specialist Teachers are running these webinars and I am also in the background for the majority of them.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phil.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Monday 19 March Steve Allen (VCAA Specialist Teacher) 4.00pm-5.00pm<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Title: The Digital Systems Strand in the Digital Technologies Curriculum (F-6)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Time: 1 hour<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">This online session will be for teachers of the Digital Technologies curriculum from F-6 in the Digital Systems strand. They will become familiar with the
content descriptions, key terms, the continuum throughout the levels and approaches to teaching. This session will be suitable for all F-6 teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Outline:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Introduction to the Digital Systems strand<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Content descriptions<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Key terms<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Continuum<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Approaches to teaching<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b>Link: </b><a href="https://reg.eventgate.com.au/Event/10862/The-Digital-Systems-Strand-in-the-Digital-Technologies-Curriculum-F-6">https://reg.eventgate.com.au/Event/10862/The-Digital-Systems-Strand-in-the-Digital-Technologies-Curriculum-F-6</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Wednesday 21 March Megan van der Velden (VCAA Specialist Teacher) 4.00pm-5.00pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Title: Assessment in the Digital Technologies Curriculum (7-10)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Time: 1 hour<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">This online session will introduce participants to assessment in the Digital Technologies curriculum from 7-10. They will become familiar with scope and sequence,
content descriptions and how they link to the achievement standards, indicative progress and the development of rubrics. This session will be suitable for all teachers of Digital Technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Outline:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Brief overview of the curriculum<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Scope and sequence<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Content descriptions<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Achievement standards<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Rubrics<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Indicative progress<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b>Link: </b><a href="https://reg.eventgate.com.au/Event/10872/Assessment-in-the-Digital-Technologies-Curriculum-7-10">https://reg.eventgate.com.au/Event/10872/Assessment-in-the-Digital-Technologies-Curriculum-7-10</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phil Feain | Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Level 32, Casselden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Melbourne VIC 3000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">T: 03 9032 1724 | 0428 329 759<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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