– Introduction and Familiarisation / Gaining a working knowledge of the standards

Summary Exercise – Physical, Personal & Social Learning Strand

Summary Exercise – Interdisciplinary Learning Strand

Discipline-based Learning Strand: In Domain groupings, teachers, connect to a shared database through their individual laptop, as a group, and follow the procedure:

1.  Examine the standards set for each dimension of a domain for Levels 4, 5 & 6

Standards available in hard copy (dot points) and on computer screen (database), teachers discuss each standard and then indicate which subjects they feel provide opportunity for students to attain the standard.

2.  Enter value (High, Medium, Low) according to individual and/or group view of:

“… the current degree of exposure to learning experiences which enable students to attain this standard”.

n.b.  During this procedure, the following may/may not occur:

• teachers may go to another subject and enter a value for that standard because they are reminded it is covered in another subject
• teachers may not re-enter data for standard already audited for a specific subject

3.  Enter relevant comments/notes to add meaning.

Physical, Personal & Social Learning Strand

Follow 1,2 & 3as in Step 1 above, in allocated groupings as per summary exercise?

Interdisciplinary Learning Strand

Follow 1,2 & 3 as in Step 1 above, in allocated groupings as per summary exercise?

Data entry to transfer recorded values into Excel and produce results

Analysis and Interpretation of data by working party

Whole School Curriculum Planning

Formulation of VELS Working Party

Consisting of : Principal, Assisted Principal, Curriculum Coord, Professional Development Coord, TD & GS.

Meet weekly, tackling ongoing implementation issues. ------ will continue through the year.

Currently updating the Dotpoint Files of Learning Focus/Standards to reflect the minor changes that the revised editions contained.

Looking at the Progression Points for English and Mathematics and their implications.

Using a tool called "Essential Executive", the entire 7-10 curriculum is entered into one shared database, topics are related to VELS standards and indicated as being covered and/or assessed. This also informs the Report Coordinator of subjects requirements for assessable items to be included on their Reports, using QuickVIC Report Writer.

All progression points have been made available on our own Intranet, staff have been given an evening to get them out and discuss in Learning Area groups their contents and meanings.

VELS Working Party is still operating, ensuring that staff are kept upto date with developments and that the implementation of VELS continues. drummond.kim.s@edumail.vic.gov.au is the Coordinator of this group.

Curriculum Committee now oversee the VELS process as part of normal curriculum monitoring.

QuickVIC report writing software used for 7-10 report production.
Both Apple and Windows computers used without issue.
Filemaker Pro solution for VCE reports continues to be used.

Achievement percentage gradings, behaviour and effort gradings are entered by teachers into a Filemaker Pro Shared Database for administrative data collection due to QuickVIC not performing this role.

Teachers continue to update their courses to progressively implement all domains.