Program overview
Your preparation
Check out VCAA VCAL Program Manager Dr Cornelia de Brincat’s pre-recorded presentation on VCAL – the Basics
Email any questions you have about this presentation to helene@vala.asn.au and we will endeavour to answer as many as possible.
Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question (and nobody will know who asked what!)
Do you have any questions for VCAA CEO Stephen Gniel when he speaks about ‘Recommendations from the Firth review – The short- and medium-term implication for the VCAL’? Let me know, we may have time to answer some of them.
9.00 – 10.00am – Conference opening
Welcome – Helene Rooks – CEO Victorian Applied Learning Association
Q&A session – VCAL – the Basics. *flipped
See the pre-recorded session ‘VCAL – Basics’ by Cornelia DeBrincat, VCAL Program Manager, VCAA
Bernadette Cronin – VCAL unit manager, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
Helene Rooks – CEO, Victorian Applied Learning Association (VALA)
(* All participants will receive a link to the pre-recorded ‘VCAL the Basics’ session prior to the conference and are invited to submit their questions prior to the conference)
“Recommendations from the Firth review – The short- and medium-term implication for the VCAL”
Stephen Gniel – CEO, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
10.00 – 11.15am Session A (Choose one)
A1
PDS – Community Partnerships in VCAL
David Gallagher, Mentor, Lecturer, Consultant
A2
Applied learning – Why?
Cherie Osta, VCAA VCAL Teacher of the year 2017 and Geoff Bird, Retired Applied Learning Hero,
A3
VCAL Co-ordination
Narelle Bean, Director of Curriculum Werribee SC, VCAA VCAL Chair’s Award 2019, VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year 2016
A4
Numeracy with a Bang!
Justine Sakurai, All round VCAL hero
A5
Understanding assessment within the VCAL
Mal Hand ,
11.15 – 11.45am Morning tea -Upper and Lower Foyer
11.45 – 1.00pm Session B (Choose one)
B1
How to advocate and gather support for your VCAL program
David Gallagher, Mentor, Lecturer, Consultant
B2
Integrated Projects in VCAL – Passion and connection.
Cherie Osta, VCAA VCAL Teacher of the year 2017 and Geoff Bird, Retired Applied Learning Hero,
B3
Work Related Skills and Structured Workplace Learning
Narelle Bean , Director of Curriculum Werribee SC, VCAA VCAL Chair’s Award 2019, VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year 2016
B4
Quality Assurance
Justine Sakurai, All round VCAL hero
B5
Engaging students through practical and relevant Literacy tasks
Mal Hand,
1.00 – 1.45pm Lunch – Upper and Lower Foyer
1.45 – 3.00pm Session C (Choose one)
C1
Essential elements for a solid applied learning lesson/activity
David Gallagher, Mentor, Lecturer, Consultant
C2
Hands on or Hands-off? – It is no longer a question!
Cherie Osta, VCAA VCAL Teacher of the year 2017 and Geoff Bird, Retired Applied Learning Hero,
C3
The wonderful world of VASS, how to package an individual VCAL program
Narelle Bean, Director of Curriculum Werribee SC, VCAA VCAL Chair’s Award 2019, VCAA VCAL Teacher of the Year 2016
C4
VCAL Numeracy – how to deliver and assess unit 1 and 2 in tandem
Justine Sakurai, All round VCAL hero
C5
How to manage difficult teenage behaviours in a VCAL setting
Mal Hand,