[Year 12 IT Apps] crisis!?

Sun Sep 23 19:17:46 EST 2007

Same story here but worse. No ITA or YR 11 IT at all. 

I saw the signs early last year and initiated a couple of "fun" Year 10 semester units - Multimedia and Programming. 
Despite healthy numbers for MM this year, not one student from a class of 21 chose Yr 11 IT for 2008!

Next year I have 2 full MM classes and 1 programming class of 9 (not bad for a girls school), but am not sure what will happen to VCE IT in the future. First time I have not taught VCE IT since it started.

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From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Alexakos, Zach Z
Sent: Sun 23/09/2007 3:12 PM
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Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] Answers...

-No ITA class next year here
-One Year 11 IT class-could be as big as 20
-Year 10 Gaming/Programming and Applications classes will run all year
-Year 9 only one IT class for one semester for the year- (GULP!)

Zach Alexakos

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[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Litsa Tzelepis
Sent: Sunday, 23 September 2007 1:45 PM
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Hello.
We have a class of 24 for 12 ITA and roughly 22 for 11 IT.
IT and MM are our big subjects for 2008.
Litsa

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> dont know about ST.B's for 2008 but the numbers will be really small!
Maths, Sciences are the winners here.
> KB.
>
> Kent Beveridge,
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> I think that numbers might slip a bit further down although oddly
enough,
I now have more than enough girls doing info tech for the first time!
Hope
we can keep at least one year 11 and 12 class. Everytime that I end up
teaching middle school IT, VCE numbers go up .. whilst there is still a
middle school IT class to teach (sigh) I did invite an IT guest speaker
from
 TAFE, went really well. Several year 12's might consider an IT career
but
this didn't of course help the year 10s, I am worried by their course
selections.
>
> Might start a rumor that they get free printing, Internet, plastic toy
or
something if they choose IT.
>
> Regards Roland
>
>
> On 21/09/2007, Brendyn Hancock <hancobr at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au>
wrote:
>
> All
>
> Here is my suggested answers for the Superior Auto SAC.
>
> I have not completed the last few.
>
> I have written my answers in teacher form not full students ans form.
>
> Maybe it will help others.
>
> Have a happy hols everyone.
>
> We going through subject selection at the moment. I had 21 students
> this year. Next year I think I will be teaching SOSE. Struggling to
get
> the kids for ITA 2008.
> What are others finding?
>
> Regards
>
> Brendyn
>
> Brendyn Hancock
> IT Manager
> bhancock at nagle.sale.catholic.edu.au
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> Nagle College
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> Bairnsdale VIC 3875
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