[Year 12 IT Apps] Task 3 I'm still confused

[Alexakos, Zach Z]

I can't wait to move on to the next outcome.  

Zach Alexakos

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Sent: Thursday, 2 August 2007 11:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Task 3 I'm still confused

Russell

I guess I see teaching thinking skills as a little like teaching
flowcharting. Provide kids with a structure/rules that they can use,
rather than a wishy washy structure that could mean anything.

At the end of the day, the reality is that VCAA have not provided enough
resources (either through study design or assessment guide) or PD on
this
SAC (sorry Paula) and we are all going about it in the best way that we
know how, from what ever knowledge base we have. Just in time PD through
mailing lists is really not acceptable! I wonder if any other subjects
use
thinking tools in this way?

We are introducing our kids to thinking tools that I have learnt about
through PD events that I have attended. Our "workbook" is a way of
providing the kids with a scaffold that they can use throughout the SAC
to
structure their thinking.

When they come to Task 3, they can use their notes to construct their
visual thinking diagram knowing that they have developed their thinking
throughout the SAC. Given the calibre of kids in this class, this type
of
scaffolding *is* needed to support their learning.

Perhaps I am a bit over enthusiastic ..  I am what I am!!

:)

Margaret

On Thu, August 2, 2007 11:08 am, Russell Edwards wrote:
>

> On 02/08/2007, at 10:16 AM, margaret.lawson at konstantkaos.net wrote:
>
>
>> How does this sound?
>>
>
> To me, it sounds over-enthusiastic, but then I hate all this
> visualising thinking rubbish anyway! This is year 12, not year 2.
>
> My interpretation is similar to Brendan's. It says to *record* the
> steps taken.  Record implies a chronological ordering, I would think.
This
> means no mind maps, fishnet stockings or whatever. This could mean:
>
> - a simple linear progression, with arrows between each point,
> showing the actual order of decisions - a precedence diagram, i.e. a
> network with arrows showing which decisions *necessarily* preceded
others.
> I.e., the type of "network
> diagram" MS Project produces when you ask for one.
>
>
>
> Russell
>
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