La Trobe University and Bendigo Senior Secondary College
by Lisa Hayman
Introduction · Questions · Web Resources · The Big Question · Conclusion · Rubric · Guide
Introduction · Questions · Web Resources · The Big Question · Conclusion · Rubric · Guide
Introduction
This Knowledge Hunt has been designed for student teachers who are participating in the LTUB - BSSC partnership program.
The aim of this activity is to highlight key internet sites which are available to support teachers and to model a form of online learning which can be used in the classroom.
Questions
- Visit sofweb and find four areas that are of interest to you.
- The Victorian Education Channel provides access to a range of educational resources for the classroom. Conduct a search on a topic you could be teaching as part of your teaching practicum this year.
- What does VELS stand for? Which year levels does it provide curriculum support for?
- How much will you be paid in your first year of teaching?
- Identify 3 resources located at the VCAA - VCE site.
- Identify three tasks to consider doing before the school year commences.
- Conduct a filamentality search and find some online learning activities you could use in a classroom.
- How frequently are vacancies advertised and where are they advertised?
- What is VCAA? Identify 3 reasons for why you may access their webpage.
- How might the BSSC PoLT site support you in your teaching?
- How many Flagship Strategies are there in the Blueprint? Which one is of most importance to you?
Web Resources Links
- Sofweb - Department of Education & Training
- Provides information on DE&T initiatives and priorities
- Victorian Education Channel - secondary page
- Provides link to educational resources
- Victorian Essential Learning Standards
- Key link for information on VELS
- Teacher Classification and Salaries
- VCAA - VCE
- Links to study designs, past exam papers and lots more
- Welcome to the profession!
- Filamentality - online curriculum resources
- Click on the KNE search page to search for activities you can use tomorrow!
- Teaching at D.E&T - advertised vacancies
- Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority Homepage
- BSSC site to support Principles of Learning and Teaching (POLT)
- Blueprint for Government Schools
- Curriculum Planning Guidelines
- Assessment
The Big Question
What are the values and benefits of the sites you have looked at?
Conclusion
'In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less. Passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.'
Lee Iococca (Chairman of Chrysler Motor Company)
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