[Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012

[Brett Groves]

We just alternate SD and ITA each year, gives the extension students are 
shot at some extra IT too (ie they can do both)

Regards,
Brett Groves
ICT Manager
Croydon Secondary College


On 20/10/11 09:40, Shane Dawson wrote:
>
> All 3 are running at SJC, with an increase in Sof Dev. Largest class 
> ever, even in the old Systems days
>
> *From:*sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au 
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Mark KELLY
> *Sent:* Thursday, 20 October 2011 9:30 AM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List; Year 12 Software 
> Development Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Year 12 SofDev] No ITA at McKinnon in 2012
>
> Hi all.
>
> As I feared, ITA didn't get enough enrolments to run in 2012 - for the 
> first time in about 15 years.
>
> Strangely enough, Software Development *is* running - and before this 
> year it hasn't run for 3 years.
>
> Actually, I'm kind of relieved since SD is more interesting anyway, 
> and ITA seems old, dry and tired. Perhaps it's just because I've been 
> teaching it since forever, or it may be that the new study design is 
> partly to blame - and yes! normal forms, I AM looking at you.  And I'd 
> also put some blame on the freakishly large and long U4O1 - my kids 
> were exhausted at the end of that.
>
> After a hiatus this year, Units 1&2 return to McKinnon in 2012, and 
> since I have barely looked at them it will be another fun year 
> compiling resources for those units.
> If the ITA embargo continues and SD continues to run, I may craft 
> units 1&2 to be heavy on programming to better funnel kids into SD in 
> the following year.
>
> Do you guys know what units will run at your places next year?
>
> -- 
> Mark Kelly
> Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
> McKinnon Secondary College
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
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