From our classrooms to yours - VCE VM
& VPC study specific Masterclasses!
Friday March 28 – Jasper Hotel Melbourne
Join us and our specialists as we delve into the VCE VM and VPC curriculum!
Choose YOUR study design for a morning Masterclass of deep diving, delivered by our expert classroom practitioners.
After lunch, we will bring all study designs together.
How can your area of study fit with the other VCE VM or VPC studies?
What are the benefits of an integrated program
How to effectively communication within your Applied Learning and Leadership team to deliver high impact integrated projects?
All will be revealed on Friday the 28th of March.
Bring yourself (and your team) and we'll bring ours!
PDS:
Cherie Osta is an extremely committed and motivated teacher who develops meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with her students and the community. This has been acknowledged through multiple VCAA VCAL awards, including the 2017 VCAL Teacher of the Year Award and 2022 Chair’s Award. Highly regarded for her contributions to Applied learning at local, regional and state levels, Cherie is a dynamic conference presenter with over 18 years of working in applied learning at Lorne P-12 College.
Geoff Bird was instrumental in setting up Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12's highly regarded and multiple award-winning applied programs. A highly experienced, committed and motivated teacher and workshop presenter, Geoff is a master in demonstrating how to develop and construct meaningful and practical projects in collaboration with the community.
Literacy:
Shelley Muir is an educator with 20 years’ experience in both government and independent sectors. She has established and led VCAL and VCE-VM programs in two schools and has worked with several independent schools to introduce vocational learning into their program offerings. As Head of Pathways and Careers at Mentone Grammar, Shelley is passionate about helping young people realise their potential, research opportunities and shape meaningful pathways. She is a teacher of all VCE-VM units, VCE Psychology, and VET.
Numeracy:
Mal Hand has spent her life working with teenagers – as a Secondary school teacher of English and Maths, as a youth worker, and as a foster parent. She has been teaching Applied Learning for many years, teaching all strands of the program. Mal has an abiding interest in adolescent wellbeing. She is also a published author, writing under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Margaret. Mal considers herself very fortunate to be able to use her teaching and youth work skills to assist these resilient young people with their challenges on the journey to adulthood.
Helene Rooks VALA CEO and Natalie Purves - VALA Professional Learning and Development Manager will be at hand throughout the day!
