Memorandum to Schools 29/2008

10 April 2008

VCE Systems Engineering Teacher Professional Learning At Melbourne Museum

Melbourne Museum in conjunction with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority presents Teacher Professional Learning to support the Top Designs Exhibition 2008.

The State Reviewer for the School-assessed Task will discuss requirements and assessment criteria for the School-assessed Task, and available resources. Teachers are able to view the Top Designs exhibition prior to hearing from the State Reviewer. A teacher and student with work in the exhibition will discuss their experiences and how teachers can best assist students in the development of the School-assessed Task. Con Costa from Engineers Without Borders will be the special guest speaker.

Date: Tuesday 22 April, 4:00pm – 7.00pm

Program:
4:00 – 4:45pm

Registration and Exhibition viewing (Top Designs Exhibition space at the Melbourne Museum)

4:15 – 4:45pm

Refreshments (The Age Theatre Plaza)
(Move into The Age Theatre)

4:45 – 5:45pm

Welcome and Introduction to the Museum and the Top Designs Exhibition
(Melbourne Museum staff)
2008 School-assessed Task criteria for VCE Systems Engineering and available teacher resources, Lorraine Tran (Curriculum Manager – P-12 Design and Technology, VCAA)
Achieving Excellence in the School-assessed Task (with reference to student work in the 2008 Top Designs Exhibition)
Michael Caspar, State Reviewer for VCE Systems Engineering
Question time/discussion

5:45 – 6:15pm

2007 Units 3 and 4 Systems Engineering student and teacher discuss their experiences of developing the School-assessed Task.

6:15 – 6:50pm

Special Guest Speaker, Con Costa, from Engineers Without Borders. Con has a Diploma in electronics, a degree in Computronics, has eight years experience as a technical officer at Australian National University, has spent one year in physics research and is a volunteer for Engineers Without Borders. Con will discuss the engineering design process and some of the projects he has worked on.

Cost: $15 (including GST)

Venue: Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, Rathdowne St., Carlton

Bookings: Telephone 1300 130 152 between 8.45 am and 5:00 pm

Note: The Top Designs exhibition catalogue will be available for purchase on the evening from the Melbourne Museum shop which closes at 5:00pm. The Top Designs exhibition catalogue is also available from VCAA by mail order. The order form is available in the 2008 February VCAA Bulletin or online at: http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/seasonofexcellence.html .

The cost of the catalogue is $20 which includes GST, postage and handling. The catalogue includes a CD-ROM that contains additional resource material such as student folio pages.

The Top Designs Exhibition is open from 10 April – 29 June 2008.