[Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- CallforPapers
-NOW OPEN
Laurie Savage
sav at pvgc.vic.edu.au
Mon May 1 15:12:57 EST 2006
It's a system designed by morons.
Laurie
Damien A-B wrote:
> I'm still trying to work this grading system out for one subject in
> particular. We offer Flash as a single semester elective in year 9. It's
> not offered in later years, so how is it possible to give an A grade?
> Compare the work my students do to what another school might do in year
> 11 or to a university course?
>
> Cheers
>
> Damien Atkinson-Buck
>
> IT Department
>
> Keilor Downs College
>
>
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> *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> *On Behalf Of *Zach Alexakos
> *Sent:* Sunday, 30 April 2006 11:37 AM
> *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 ---
> CallforPapers -NOW OPEN
>
> Is the Education Union actually doing anything about this sort of stuff
> or are we just going to have another strike day to keep Kim Beazley in
> as Opposition leader? The whole VELs reporting system is a joke- if we
> don't understand how it works so much for making it simple for parents
> to understand.
>
> I still can't get my head around awarding C grades for students where we
> once awarded A grades and then awarding A grades for students that
> should be two year levels ahead of where they're at despite them not
> having any exposure to the curriculum at that year level. Unbelievable.
>
> Time for that Monty Python dvd.....
>
> Zach Alexakos
>
>
> At 09:37 AM 30/04/2006, you wrote:
>> Never let it be said that Education got in the way of Politics - just
>> have a look at the way VELS and the new student reports are being
>> implemented!
>>
>> Regards
>> Robert T-A
>> Brighton SC
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Zach Alexakos <mailto:alexakos.zach.z at edumail.vic.gov.au>
>> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
>> Teachers'Mailing List <mailto:ipm at edulists.com.au>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:49 PM
>> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call
>> forPapers -NOW OPEN
>>
>> Seven years ago I was able to lobby the support of the Manager of
>> the Commonwealth Bank (and I am talking about THE Manager of the
>> CBA here), to sponsor an educational share trading program for
>> interested schools, (in the thousands of dollars). The Victorian
>> Education Department didn't want to know about it. A few months
>> later we were given a mouthful from a consultant, (paid a six
>> figure sum by the department), telling us that we needed to be
>> integrate education with industry ie:pathways to education. (Work
>> that out!)
>>
>> Just goes to highlight that the Education Department and
>> associated bodies are about Politics rather than Education.
>>
>> Zach Alexakos
>>
>>
>> At 06:39 PM 29/04/2006, you wrote:
>>> How apporpriate.
>>>
>>>
>>> A conference titled "Imagination, Creativity & Thinking" just
>>> as we enter a new study design where Databases and
>>> Spreadsheets are mandated.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Scott
>>> Luther College
>>>
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>>> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Kevork Krozian
>>> Sent: Sat 29/04/2006 5:51 PM
>>> To: Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List
>>> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call
>>> for Papers -NOW OPEN
>>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>>
>>> Apologies for duplcates of this message.
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> VITTA Annual Conference 2006
>>> November 20-22, Flemington Racecourse
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Call for Papers - NOW OPEN
>>>
>>>
>>> ICT Educators from primary and secondary schools, tertiary
>>> institutions,
>>> sector authorities, business and industry are invited to
>>> participate in
>>> building the program of Victorian Information Technology Teachers
>>> Association's 2006 Annual Conference.
>>>
>>>
>>> Conference Theme - ICT: Imagination, Creativity & Thinking
>>>
>>>
>>> ³Young people need to develop the creative skills needed in
>>> the workplace
>>> of the future. Fast-moving technology and global
>>> communications call for an
>>> ability to produce creative solutions to complex problems.
>>> Creative teaching
>>> practices can help develop and release students¹ creativity,
>>> increasing
>>> their ability to solve problems, think independently and work
>>> flexibly.²
>>> (DfES, UK, 2005)
>>>
>>>
>>> Creativity is moving up the school agenda. As it does so, the
>>> emphasis is on
>>> creative thinking applicable across all curriculum areas. It
>>> promotes
>>> originality, collaboration and creative spaces. For children
>>> to be creative
>>> they need stimuli. These may include curriculum, technologies
>>> or buildings
>>> that stimulate expressive responses, but may also include
>>> difficult,
>>> real-life problems that require creative thinking to solve.
>>>
>>>
>>> Creativity involves thinking or behaving imaginatively. Part
>>> of the
>>> challenge of creativity for both teachers and students is the
>>> willingness to
>>> explore the unknown, to be innovative, to *risk-take¹ and to
>>> collaborate
>>> between classes and schools.
>>>
>>>
>>> Consider the levels of creative opportunity in your school or
>>> classroom.
>>>
>>>
>>> ? What can you do to encourage creativity in your own
>>> practice and in your
>>> students¹ learning?
>>>
>>>
>>> ? Can the school environment and your classroom be changed to
>>> promote
>>> creativity and imagination?
>>>
>>>
>>> ? Can the organisation of the school day be altered to
>>> promote creativity
>>> and thinking?
>>>
>>>
>>> The innovative three-day conference program is designed to
>>> provide attendees
>>> with a variety of lecture style presentations,
>>> demonstrations, hands-on
>>> computer sessions and trade show demonstrations,
>>> incorporating best practice
>>> teaching and learning. There are many opportunities for
>>> presenters to
>>> effectively communicate their ideas and share innovative
>>> practices.
>>>
>>>
>>> Abstract submissions are now being accepted - simply log in
>>> to your VITTA
>>> account to submit. If you do not already hold a VITTA web
>>> account, you will
>>> firstly need to activate an account.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To submit your abstract for this years conference, please go to
>>> http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p < http://www.vitta.org.au/c4p>
>>> Submissions close May 30th
>>>
>>>
>>> Enquiries: VITTA ph 9495 6836, conference at vitta.org.au
>>> <mailto:conference at vitta.org.au>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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