[VELS] Re: POL Planning for 08

[Russell Edwards]

This message is in response to the messages quoted below from the IT  
Applications mailing list.

I too would be interested to hear how schools structure leadership  
and curriculum planning under VELS.

At my school, IT is only offered as electives, in years 9-12. So,  
there is a need to integrate it into other subjects at least in years  
7-8 but probably 7-10.

I am yet to find out how that's being done at my school (I'm only  
new.. it's on my to-do list!!) but I'd like to know how other schools  
are doing it.  It seems to me that teachers and/or KLA leaders both  
from ICT and the disciplinary strands (maths, science, English, etc)  
need to collaborate since neither on their own will likely have the  
required grounding in both areas _and_ an understanding of the  
demands VELS makes in each area.  I found the VELS ICT standards  
quite demanding, both in terms of decoding all the jargon and working  
out what they're actually on about, and also in terms of what it  
turns out to expect of students once all that "unpacking" is performed.

Russell
Whittlesea SC

On 08/08/2007, at 11:43 AM, Shaun Turner wrote:

> depends on your system
>
> POL's are "Positions of Leadership" it faculty co-ordinators, heads  
> of house
>
> answer to original question, no, but we are doing it as part of out  
> 5 year review processes
>
> Shaun Turner
> Nagle College
>
> >>> "Meadows, Roslyn M" <Meadows.Roslyn.M at edumail.vic.gov.au>  
> 7/08/2007 5:40 pm >>>
> POL = Pretty Old Learners, Poor Overweight Ladies?
>
> Principles of Learning but usually POLT - Principles of Learning &  
> Teaching
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> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps- 
> bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Stephen Digby
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> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] POL Planning for 08
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> Whats a POL ?
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> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:itapps- 
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] POL Planning for 08
> If you can answer?
> Are schools taking the opportunity to restructure their POL's due  
> to the VELS changes?
>
> Thank-you and sorry if its not the right place to ask.
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