The Conference was put on by looking at OUP - so they could promote their new textbooks and digital resources for the new F-10 curriculum.
Keynote 1
Turia Pitt
amazing story of resilience, determination - burnt 70% of her body, while doing a marathon in the Kimberly - now motivational speaker - and "iron woman" - had just competed in an event the week before.
http://www.saxton.com.au/turia-pitt/#speaker-profile
Keynote 2:
VCAA Executive Director, Dr David Howes, who spoke about the new Vic F-10 Curriculum, why it was changed from AusVELs and the major changes.
Aus Curric mainly content.
Victoria wanted Critical thinking, metacognition, social skills, resilience recognised - OECD Report Want these to be included and to be explicitly taught and assessed. Also learning is a continuum not static in year levels -up to 4-5 year levels in one class - F-10 curric in two year bands attempt to recoginise this. Having year levels can limit "top end" students ( Gratten Report)
Student with Disabilities - level also have levels within - A-D - as adjustments for students with Disabilities - thus F-10 Curric is inclusive for all students
Impass with other states - no movement from them - most of what is in Aus Curric is Victorian anyway - we just tweaked it to suit ourselves...
MOST IMPORTANT Piece in the puzzle - Stability - will stay for 6 years.. NO change maybe slight modifications - BUT recognise teachers are tired of change.
( Marzano 2003 ) ** need to google this and find our more.
Session 1
Implementing the Victorian Curriculum: Science - Maria James - VCAA
Below is a link to one of Maria's presentations - a larger version of what Maria presented to us.
has examples of "ethics" & "critical thinking" etc ideas for these within the science curric.
http://www.sciencevictoria.com.au/documents/VCAAUpdate2015_000.pdf
Session 2
Inquiry Based Experiments in Years 7-10 to Prepare for VCE Science Success - Carrie Bloomfield - Bentleigh Sec College
Had a great rubric that we can use/ adapt for practical reports and inquiry investigations - definitely a great tool. That we can use as a science faculty.
only have a hard copy at the moment - could easily make our own.
Creation of "what if" questions - as a start to the inquiry process and extension for those top kids. - these "what if questions"can easily be transformed into the hypothesis.
"What if we add warm water?"
If warm water was used, then the alkazer tablet would react/dissolve quicker, because heat energy in the causes the table to break apart quicker, and thus dissolve quicker.
Session 3
Oxford Science for the Victorian Curriculum - Helen Silvester
Helen is the author of the Oxford Uni Press - Science text books - she is one on the ball teacher - Head of Science at Mentone Girls Grammar - so still a practising teacher.
They created the "what if questions" .
Couldn't find good texts books - always too crowded too much info - created her own booklets - went from there...
Final Keynote:
Ahn Do - the happiest Refugee
another inspirational, emotional and funny keynote - showed how teachers can make a difference - and what kindness and resilience can do.
had both Nigel and I in laugher and tears ...
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