Program
8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
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9:00 a.m. |
Warm welcome Mark Collard, Inspire Your Group |
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9:15 a.m. |
An overview of Applied Learning and an introduction to VALA Adam Whitbread, VALA EO |
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9:40 a.m. |
Start Here: An Introduction to VCAL Cornelia De’Brincat, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
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10:40 a.m. |
Morning Tea |
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Sessions A and BMorning: Understanding The VCAL Strands And More Participants will choose 2 sessions to explore how the individual VCAL strands are delivered. For those already familiar with the 4 strands we are offering a focus session on how VCAL can be extended to further study, and also how to successfully assess your VCAL groups’ outcomes. |
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Session A (choice of 4) |
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11:00 a.m. |
A1 Literacy Joel Guye, Swinburne SSSC |
A2 Numeracy Jamie Gray, Lalor SC |
A3 Work Related Skills Elizabeth Reardon, Swinburne SSC |
A4 Personal Development Skills Dannielle Clarke, Mooroolbark College |
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Session B (choice of 5 repeats) |
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12 noon |
B1 Literacy (repeat of above) Joel Guye, Swinburne SSSC |
B2 Numeracy (repeat of above) Jamie Gray, Lalor SC |
B3 Work Related Skills (repeat of above) Elizabeth Reardon, Swinburne SSC |
B4 Personal Development Skills (repeat of above) Dannielle Clarke, Mooroolbark College |
B5 Skills for Further Study Belinda Evans, Narre Warren South P-12 College |
1:00 p.m. |
Lunch and dispays |
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1:45 p.m. |
Session CWhole Group Focus Session: An Integrated VCAL Program through Project-Based activities Loretta Goldsmith |
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2:45 p.m. |
Session D (choice of four)Afternoon: Tips For Successful VCAL Delivery Participants will choose a focus session based on ideas and tools for becoming a successful teacher of VCAL. |
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D1 Quality Assurance Q and A session John Tabone, Bendigo TAFE |
D2 Making sense of assessment David Gallagher, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority |
D3 Building success by building a team |
D4 Creating partnerships with the community Jane Davey, PRACE |
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3:45 p.m. |
Close |
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