[Year 12 IT Apps] Teaching year 11 IT and IT applications

Thu Nov 15 11:35:28 EST 2012

>From myexperience it depends entirely on the students involved! I have
done this twice in my teaching history. Once it worked well, I had two
kids that wanted to do Year 11 IT and they were self directed learners who
didn't need any additional assistance or motivation. I have also had
combined classes of Year 11 and Year 12 that were a lot of work due to
students that couldn't direct their own learning.

I think that the needs of the students and skills of the teacher need to
be taken into consideration. It can be a great opportunity for a student
to do a subject that ordinarily doesn't run, or it can, as Geoff puts it
trivialise the subject.

Regards

Margaret Lawson

> Frankly, I find the notion of teaching yr11 and yr12 subjects in 1 class
> absurd and it trivialises the subjects.
>
> Can only come from the bean counters.
>
> Geoff
> McGuire College
>
>
> On 15/11/12 9:06 AM, "Roland Gesthuizen" <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have a thought that I may need to 'flip' some of the things I am doing
> with some scaffolding to time-shift talks to both groups. Easy to say,
> tricker to do.
>
> Have had a lot of luck this year breaking students into small groups and
> giving each team a googledoc to work with for chapter summaries and
> homework questions.
>
> Regards Roland
>
> Roland Gesthuizen | eLearning Leader
> Keysborough College DEECD
> http://about.me/rgesthuizen
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
> Mead
>
> On 15/11/2012, at 8:23 AM, "Savage, John L"
> <savage.john.l at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>
> Likewise – numbers are way down next year. What strategies will you use?
> I’ve taught differentiated classes, but never two different courses in the
> same room.
>
> Laurie Savage
>
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 November 2012 5:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Teaching year 11 IT and IT applications
>
> Thanks everybody for sharing this feedback. I have heard that I may need
> to run a composite 11 and 12 IT class next year. Going to be interesting.
>
> Regards Roland
>
> Roland Gesthuizen | eLearning Leader
> Keysborough College DEECD
> http://about.me/rgesthuizen
>
> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
> Mead
>
> On 13/11/2012, at 1:59 PM, Rob Minato <rminato at ccw.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>
> It's hard work. I have done it a few times as numbers are always such that
> it would not run as a stand alone subjects. I get a one period time
> allowance (72 min).
>
> I've got everything online so kids can work at their own pace with me just
> doing my bit as and when needed.
>
> Vera, email me offline if you want more info.
>
> We are not running at all next year as school has introduced a new subject
> (VET creative media) that has taken numbers away from IT, but VET attracts
> lots of finding.
>
> Regards
>
> Rob
>
> Robert Minato
> Teacher
> Arts and Technology Domain
> Catholic College Wodonga
> 1 Bowman Crt
> Wodonga Vic 3690
> 0260435546
> rminato at ccw.vic.edu.au
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> On 13/11/2012, at 10:22 AM, Vera Cook wrote:
>
>
> Hi everyone
>
> I was wondering has anyone had to teach 11 iT and 12 Applications in the
> same class and if so please give me some ideas.
>
> Thankyou Vera
>
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