[Yr7-10it] RE: PD Session times

[Litsa Tzelepis]

Hi kent,
I feel your pain. Maybe suggest this to your timetabler.

We run our school on a 2 week cycle - 10 days. Our timetabler counts out 
each Day 1, Day 2, etc. in each term.
He then, swaps days on the timetable to add the days we have less of. For 
example, if we have 6 x Days 6's (Mondays) and 10 x Day 1's (Friday), he'll 
swap 2 Day 1's into 2 Day 6's.

Therefore, the whole term becomes balanced. It works.

Litsa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Beveridge" <kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au>
To: "Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 5:35 PM
Subject: [Yr7-10it] RE: PD Session times


> What can I say Hutchy? Here, Here!!
>
> The only reason I havent yet put in for the VCE PD is that, beleive it or 
> not, I am still yet to actually have a class with my year 12's...True! 
> They have been on 'retreat'..its a Catholic school. And I am not the only 
> teacher in this boat here..3 of us are in the same situation courtesy of 
> the timetable..and heres a twist, I have to find 2 periods when they can 
> fit to make up a total 5 period week. I tell ya, its a mind bender right 
> now here.
> Kent.
>
> Kent Beveridge,
> I.T. co-ordinator
> St. Brigids Catholic Sec. College
> Horsham
> email.. kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
>
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> From: yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Hutchison, Geoffrey G
> Sent: Sun 2/10/2008 12:26 PM
> To: Year 7 - 10 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: PD Session times
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want the VITTA organisers of pd to start taking rural members into 
> consideration when setting session times. For example, next Friday there 
> are important PD sessions in Melbourne for VCE teachers of Units 1 and 3. 
> They run from 8.30 TO 3.15!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why? Just to fit Melbourne members 
> teaching day? What about folks in the bush?
>
> For me to be there at 8.30, probably means a 5.30 start, taking into 
> consideration peak hour traffic. And does anyone know of a (public) school 
> that will pay for overnight accommodation even if we could get down the 
> night before? ................ don't think so.
>
> Why not 9.30 or 10.00 to 4.15 or 4.45? When I worked in Tasmania, all(?) 
> PD started at 10am no matter where it was, so that everyone had a chance 
> to get to it, no matter where they lived in the state.
>
> Well?
>
>
> Geoff Hutchison,
> IT Co-ordinator/Manager,
> McGuire College,
> Shepparton, Vic
>
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