Event Resources
VELS Teacher Educator Forum resources
The VCAA held a one day forum on Monday 23 Febraury 2009, focussed on the on-going implementation of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS).
The purposes of the forum was to provide teacher educators with the opportunity to discuss the following with VCAA staff:
- ongoing implementation of the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS);
- the place of interdisciplinary learning in disciplines such as Science;
- the resources available on the VELS website; and
- the potential impact of the development of the national curriculum on the VELS.
Resources
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An Overview of the VELS website (PPT - 8MB) |
A PowerPoint presentation on the VELS online resources. |
Further resources will published progressively.
VELS Graduate Teacher Forum resources
The VCAA held a one day forum on Tuesday 27 January 2009 focusing on the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) to support graduate teachers about to embark on their first year of teaching.
The forum was designed to provide advice for graduate teachers on using the VELS in planning teaching, learning and assessment activities. The program:
- included an overview of the VELS and resources to support the development of effective curriculum and assessment
- provided opportunities for participants to meet with VCAA curriculum staff to ask questions and discuss practical teaching strategies
- facilitated the development of support networks with other graduate teachers.
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An Introduction to the Interpersonal Development Domain (PPT - 212KB) |
A PowerPoint presentation about key aspects of the Interpersonal Development domain. |
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A two page summary describing the resources available on the VELS website with links to each section. |
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An A3 graphic display of factors that should be considered when planning a unit of work. |
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A two page summary describing the resources available for the Arts domain. |
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A one page summary describing the resources available for the ICT domain. |
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A two page summary describing the resources available for the Design, Creativity and Technology domain. |
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This document provides an overview of the VELS and provides some general advice for using the standards. It was originally published in 2005 as an introduction to the VELS. |
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A brochure on the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy for parents. This brochure provides information about the test and how to read the NAPLAN student reports. |
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This sample unit from the VELS website was used as a basis for discussion on issues to consider when developing units of work |
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This sample unit from the VELS website was used as a basis for discussion on issues to consider when developing units of work |
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Integrating Assessment into a Unit of Work (PPT - 568KB) |
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on elements of effective assessment. Links to Word documents will not work in this PowerPoint. These files are listed below for download. |
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PowerPoint evaluation rubric (Doc - 44KB) |
This rubric is from the VELS Level 4 sample unit At the doctor's. It was referred to during the presentation on Effective Assessment. |
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This rubric for making rubrics is from the University of Newcastle website. It was referred to during the presentation on Effective Assessment. |
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Teacher Observation Checklist (Doc - 60KB) |
This checklist is from the VELS Level 4 sample unit Responding to an issue. It was referred to during the presentation on Effective Assessment. |
| Professional development recording sheet (Doc - 150KB) | This is a template from the VIT website that can be used to record professional development sessions that you have attended. It has been completed with the details of the VELS Graduate Teacher Forum. A completed form like this is sufficient as evidence of your ongoing professional development as a teacher. |
| Communication domain (PPT - 282KB) |
A PowerPoint presentation about key aspects of the Communication domain. |
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Forms, Language and Conventions – Across the domains (Doc - 67KB) |
A document that provides examples of subject specific language and conventions used in different domains across the curriculum. |
