[English] VELS PD

[Stephen Loosley]

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From: <stephen at skyoptic.com.au>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 12:27
Subject: [English] VELS PD

> ... the 2 subsidized Vic Ed Dpt 'subject associations' whom appear
> the most appropriate to offer us VELS teacher-pd, that's the ICTEV
> and VITTA, are busy drinking coffee.

Using technology to locate expert VELS pd for teachers employing
technology, one finds two 'official' Vic teacher-groups specializing
in info-tech, then looks for the current Vic teacher VELS pd details.

Fair enough? So take a peek at the calendars for upcoming pd events:
www.ictev.vic.edu.au/event/index.asp & www.vitta.org.au/calendar/

The result? For Victoria .. one group, for one day, somewhere yet to
be announced.  VELS is curriculum-core, and rather more important
than passing mentions at the Excell (or whatever) workshops listed. 

So imho, it's a shame the main person visible in the local 'electronic'
ed community regarding VELS pd, Paula Christophersen, might not
appear to be getting the ed support that she, and VELS, well deserve.

Maybe people are drinking coffee and thinking really hard about vital,
& affordable VELS pd, however technology doesn't demonstrate that.

At the very least, the student-tech-abilities that VELS requires are not
being demonstrated by the edu system requiring them. A bit sad really.

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: <thisweek at curriculum.edu.au>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:41 PM
>>> Subject: [ThisWeek] CONFERENCE FOR VIC SCHOOLS
>>>
>>> ICT and VELS conference
>>>
>>> Crystallising your knowledge: A fresh look in ICT learning
>>>
>>> Curriculum Corporation and the School Library Association of Victoria
>>> bring together leaders in education ICT to offer achievable means for
>>> harnessing students' digital capabilities, thus allowing them to 
>>> develop
>>> new thinking, learning and communication skills that address the
>>> Victorian Essential Learning Standards.
>>>
>>> Attendees will gain a fresh perspective on their own ICT skills
>>> reinforced with many practical ideas, useful resources and samples for
>>> immediate use in the classroom.
>>>
>>> Wednesday 14 June 2006
>>> Sidney Myer Asia Centre
>>> Cnr Swanston St & Monash Rd,
>>> Carlton, Melbourne.
>>>
>>> For registration information, presenter profiles and conference program
>>> visit the conference website: http://www.curriculum.edu.au/pd/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers all,
>>> Stephen Loosley
>>> Victoria, Australia