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April 2011 newsletter
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In this issueVALA News1. 'Central to the Middle: Applied learning in the middle years' 2. 'Youth Voices' - 2011 Conference April 1 SAFE-T1 News4. Term 2 SAFE-T1 bodgy OHS photo competition 5. VCAL QA 6. Report on quality of teaching in VET 8. Call for Commonwealth Correspondents 9. VCAL Consumer Stuff Challenge Resources10. FREE tobacco education DVD - Critics Choice 2011 11. At risk youth: a transitory state? Professional development opportunities12. ‘More than just fun’– Mark Collard 13. 6th International Drugs and Young People Conference - Making the Connections 14. VALBEC symposium - 'Sharing Good Practice' 15. VISTA Association of VET Professionals Annual Residential Conference 16. Crossing Borders, Shifting Boundaries: designing, delivering and leading effective e-learning 17. ACAL Conference - 'Literacy on the Map: Common Visions, Different Paths'
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VALA News1. 'Central to the Middle: Applied learning in the middle years' Friday May 13, 2011 • William Angliss Conference Centre - Melbourne This exciting day of professional learning brings together teachers and action researchers who have been working on models of applied learning to engage students aged between 13 and 16. This approach is sometimes badged as inquiry based, immersion based or hands on learning; whatever you know it as, its results are undeniable. The program includes a close look at a three year action research project from a Geelong school, and workshops focusing on what you need to know to develop, run and evaluate a program in your school. Dedicated to those who are looking for different ways to meet the middle school challenge. 
2. 'Youth Voices' - 2011 Conference April 1The Youth Voices conference was a resounding success with many voices heard loud and clear! VCAL students from Box Hill TAFE demonstrated applied learning strategies by live-blogging events VALA’s ‘Youth Voices’ conference on Friday 1st April. The students, trained by SYN, a youth-run media organisation, interviewed workshop presenters and interviewed participants about their reflections on workshops. Some of the results were presented at the close of the conference. See what participants and students said at http://syn.org.au/synbloggers We have received many appreciative comments about the standard and breadth of the workshops, the smooth organisation of the day and the work of our the students of VCAL from Benalla College who worked on, at and for the Conference to help everyone find where they were going and talk about where they had been.
Many thanks to all the many practitioners who contributed their time and shared their experience - let's do it again next year! More updates on the website soon. SAFE-T1 News3. SAFE-T1 Resource Showcase
The Dodgy Pete’s Building Company unit of work uses a segment from the comedy show ‘Thank God You’re Here’ to encourage students to think about workplace safety. Students look at hazards and risks on the building site and ways to fix them. They then invent their own ‘dodgy’ worksite and role-play a scene in the style of ‘‘Thank God You’re Here’’. See the Dodgy Pete film clip 4. Term 2 SAFE-T1 dodgy OHS photo competition
Entries due 1st July. The best 10 entries (as judged by a panel) will receive thumb drives. Other News5. VCAL QASample Assessment Task Templates need to be completed and forwarded to the VCAL Liaison Teacher by 3rd May. 6. Report on quality of teaching in VETThe final report of the Quality of Teaching in VET project has just been released. The project looked at the quality of VET teaching and student experiences and outcomes. 7. Connected learning awardsThese awards give students the opportunity to design and create digital works for real-life purposes. Students from across Australia can compete for prizes for their school in the categories of Digital Art, Web Design, Digital Story, Greeting Card Design, Radio News, Short Film and Animation. The awards are managed by the NSW Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre (CLIC). Full details or email connectedlearning@det.nsw.edu.au 8. Call for Commonwealth Correspondents
The Commonwealth Youth Programme have launched a new initiative for young people aged 15-29 who are interested in reporting on More details or email will@yourcommonwealth.org 9. VCAL Consumer Stuff ChallengeConsumer Affairs Victoria's annual VCAL Consumer Stuff! Challenge Competition is now open. The competition encourages students to express their their views on a consumer issue relevant to themselves and their peers. The competition is open to all students enrolled in VCAL. Entries close 19 August. For more information and how to register, go to: http://consumer.vic.gov.au/consumerstuff Resources10. FREE tobacco education DVD - Critics Choice 2011  Once again Quit Victoria invites all Victorian schools and TAFEs to register to receive the free tobacco education DVD, The Critics' Choice . The Critics' Choice aims to encourage upper-primary and secondary students to watch, rate and discuss anti-smoking television advertisements. In 2011, television advertisements come from North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. The Critics' Choice curriculum resource is appropriate for upper primary school students through to senior secondary school students. Register before Friday 6 May 2011 to ensure a copy. Click here to register online at the Quit Victoria website. 11. At risk youth: a transitory state?This briefing paper from Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) looks at whether being ‘at risk’ is a permanent or transitory state. The paper suggests that rather than counting the numbers of young people at risk, we should instead turn our attention to young people who remain detached from work, study or meaningful activities for extended periods. Professional development opportunities
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12. ‘More than just fun’– Mark Collard
