[CS4HS] [Year 12 IT Apps] New Digital Technologies curriculum: survey focusing on teacher support

[Roland Gesthuizen]

This is great Paula. I would encourage everybody to = provide groups like DLTV and VCAA with the feedback and ideas that they need to make this work.

I was looking over a draft school ICT vision statement and it was surprising to see how much it has changed from a version from 2009. Back then we were just plugging gear in and getting users up to speed with just using office tools, whilst now we are striving to 

	 " ... provide a high-quality computing education equips students to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world."

Secondary schools are ready to start to "level up" how they challenge their students with digital technologies, lets make it work.

—
Roland GESTHUIZEN
http://about.me/rgesthuizen

> On 5 Nov 2014, at 9:02 am, Christophersen, Paula P <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
> 
> Dear colleagues
>  
> It is planned that the new Digital Technologies curriculum will be fully implemented in Victorian government and Catholic schools in 2017. While the national review of the Australian Curriculum has slightly delayed the publishing of the Digital Technologies curriculum on the AusVELS website (now scheduled for early 2015), schools can begin to plan for their implementation of, or can introduce the curriculum from 2015, using the curriculum at:  http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/digital-technologies/curriculum/f-10?layout=1 <http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/technologies/digital-technologies/curriculum/f-10?layout=1> For many schools and teachers, this will require careful planning and the acquisition of new skills and knowledge, as students should be given the opportunity to demonstrate the standards up to level 10. This does not necessarily mean that you must timetable standalone offerings of Digital Technologies, but you need to consider how best to teach this curriculum in your school.
>  
> I have been working with a team of people, including Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria representation, involved in realising the Victorian ICT Workforce Development Plan, and part of this charter is to provide support for ICT/IT educators. As such, we would like to know what support you need to implement this new Digital Technologies curriculum. We need your input to make the best decisions and you can do this by completing the survey located at:http://fs2.formsite.com/diirdwebteam3/digitalcareers/index.html <http://fs2.formsite.com/diirdwebteam3/digitalcareers/index.html>
>  
> The closing date for the survey is Friday 14 November.
>  
> Regards
> Paula
>  
> Paula Christophersen
> Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
> 2 Lonsdale Street
> MELBOURNE 3000
> (03) 9032 1724
> 0407 043 110
>  
> 
> Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.edulists.com.au <http://www.edulists.com.au/> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe
> IT Applications Mailing List kindly supported by
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html <http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority <br>
> http://www.vitta.org.au <http://www.vitta.org.au/>  - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers Association Inc <br>
> http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/schools <http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/schools> - Swinburne University

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/cs4hs/attachments/20141105/cd65c49d/attachment-0001.html