[Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Standards

Mon May 1 19:01:10 EST 2006

Ros

As Paula has said, we are not comparing a Year 10 class with a Year 7 class;
nor are we assessing students in 'Flash' - we are trying to assess students'
level of learning/competence/achievement in three areas of IT (the
'dimensions'); for example, do they  "Individually, and as team members,
students apply a range of techniques, equipment and procedures that minimise
the cost, effort and time of processing ICT solutions and maximise the
accuracy, clarity and completeness of the information" [levle 6], OR are
they only at the level of "Students independently apply a range of
processing skills, functions and equipment to solve problems and create
products which contain minimal functional, typographical, formatting and
readability errors."[level 5] ?

'All' we need to do is decide where each student sits on the scale 1 to
6.75, in steps of 0.25 'The system' will take care of how far ahead or
behind the student is.

Sounds great in theory, but when you consider that the two statements above
are just two out of a veritable bucket load (and that's without the
progression points), then what makes me cross is the complete lack of
resource the dept has given us to to implement this. All we have is two
websites that don't match (VCAA and SofWeb), that each contain a mountain of
information, and (for the Sofweb site at least) contain conflicting
documents!

And we have to make it all work by next year (or if you teach English or
Maths - this year!)

Regards
Robert T-A

----- Original Message -----
From: "Meadows, Roslyn M" <Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: "Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management Teachers'
Mailing List" <ipm at edulists.com.au>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 5:11 PM
Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Standards

> Hi everyone,
> Going back to Damien's example of a Flash Unit - In the past I have taught
Flash at each year level from year 7 to 9 and this year I will teach it to
year 10, (but these students have had no formal IT classes in previous
years)
>
> So how is my year 10 class supposed to be compared to a year 7 class,
presuming neither have had any exposure to the software, some may have a
whole semester on it, others may have just a couple of weeks learning
Flash - how will the 'STANDARDS' take all these factors into account?
>
> Cheers
>
> Ros Meadows
> <mailto:meadowsro at lauriston.vic.edu.au>
> meadows.roslyn.m at edumail.vic.gov.au
>
> Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions,
including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.
> Doug Larson
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Laurie Savage
> Sent: Mon 5/1/2006 4:26 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 ---
CallforPapers-NOWOPEN
>
>
>
> The problem appears to lie in the correlation of state-wide standards.
> Certainly at the very recent workshop I attended on VELS reporting and
> Assessment, nobody from the department was able to address these issues
> in any detail. We were effectively told to wait.
>
> Laurie
>
> Christophersen, Paula P wrote:
> > Dear Damien and colleagues
> >
> >
> >
> > It is quite possible for a student to achieve an A in a single semester
> > because they are being measured against standards - not against the
> > length of time they study a subject. If this course is constructed
> > within the parameters of the VELS, then they have opportunities to
> > achieve above a C. The progression points (currently only developed for
> > English and Maths) will indicate the typical progress through a level,
> > and it may be possible for your students to demonstrate the standards
> > for a level within a concentrated program, like the one you offer. So,
> > if your students perform above the standards you are able to award them
> > a B or A.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Paula Christophersen
> >
> > ICT Curriculum Manager
> >
> > VCAA
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> > *On Behalf Of *Damien A-B
> > *Sent:* Monday, 1 May 2006 2:00 PM
> > *To:* 'Year 12 Information Technology Processing and
> > ManagementTeachers'Mailing List'
> > *Subject:* RE: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 ---
> > CallforPapers -NOWOPEN
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > *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
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> > Subject: [Year 12 IPM] VITTA Annual Conference 2006 --- Call for Papers
> > -NOW OPEN
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Apologies for duplcates of this message.
> >
>
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> >
> >
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> > VITTA Annual Conference 2006
> >
> > November 20-22, Flemington Racecourse
> >
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> > Call for Papers - NOW OPEN
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> > ICT Educators from primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions,
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> > Conference Theme - ICT: Imagination, Creativity & Thinking
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> >  ³Young people need to develop the creative skills needed in the
workplace
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teaching
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> > practices can help develop and release students¹ creativity, increasing
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> > their ability to solve problems, think independently and work flexibly.²
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> > Creativity is moving up the school agenda. As it does so, the emphasis
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creative
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> > Creativity involves thinking or behaving imaginatively. Part of the
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> > challenge of creativity for both teachers and students is the
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> > explore the unknown, to be innovative, to *risk-take¹  and to
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> > ? What can you do to encourage creativity in your own practice and in
your
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