[Yr11 Information Technology] Future Directions - VITTA VCE IT mini conference - 26 November

[Paul Wright]

Dear Colleagues,

 

Now that the VCE exams are underway, you will soon be thinking about
preparing for teaching your classes in 2013.  We would like to help and
provide a terrific stimulus for your preparation. We also want to provide a
starting point for teachers who will be teaching senior IT subjects for the
first time in 2013.

 

 
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Come to the VITTA Future Directions mini-conference on Monday 26 November -
bringing together Senior Secondary IT teachers and representatives from IT
in Industry.  This exciting full-day mini-conference is designed to allow
you to explore links between ICT teaching and learning at senior secondary
level and contemporary industry practice.   

 

The keynote speakers and topics are:

Professor James Curran - Teaching deep ideas and the skills of Computer
Science

Professor Steven Bird and Associate Dean Bernd Meyer - CSH4S - Computer
Science for High Schools

Jon Onley - VCE IT Graduates for Industry

 

The mini-conference provides you and your colleagues with:

. An opportunity to refresh and review course design and assessment

. New ideas from education and industry

. Great advice from proven practitioners

. Great opportunity to network with a range of expert educators and
enthusiastic industry specialists

. Great venue and great networking opportunities

. A chance to explore new directions in the ICT curriculum

. 6 PDi hours for your Professional Learning record

 

We have an exciting day of events on offer- see the programme at:
<http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/senior-secondary-ict-and-industry-futu
re-directions-2>
http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/senior-secondary-ict-and-industry-futur
e-directions-2 

Download the flier at:  <http://www.vitta.org.au/documents/item/502>
http://www.vitta.org.au/documents/item/502 

 

Date: Monday 26 November 2012

Venue: Melbourne Marriott Hotel, cnr Exhibition and Lonsdale Sts, Melbourne.
Close to public transport.

Cost: Members $239 Non-members $279

Register:
<http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/senior-secondary-ict-and-industry-futu
re-directions-2>
http://www.vitta.org.au/events/event/senior-secondary-ict-and-industry-futur
e-directions-2  

 

I hope you are able to join us at the VITTA Future Directions
mini-conference.

 

Regards,

 

Paul


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Paul Wright
VITTA - Project Office
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