I'll add my voice to Donna's. This is a great chance to make a difference and your ideas matter. Please help by giving this a glance and penning your thoughts this Friday :-) Regards Roland On 19 July 2012 17:59, Donna Benjamin <donna@cc.com.au> wrote:
Hi all,
Submissions regarding the Draft Senior Science Australian Curriculum close **tomorrow**.
This article in today's age made me think...
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/science-subject-comes-under-fire...
Hang on - Where's computer science? Oh that's right it doesn't exist in the brave new world of the new Australian Curriculum. It's a general capability (ICT) or a "Technology" along with design, woodworking, cooking and agriculture - in a strand called "Digital Technologies"
I've been to a couple of Google sponsored workshops advocating for the promotion and redevelopment of computer science in high school. #CS4HS
So I have some thoughts on this. Perhaps you do too?
You have less than 24 hours to make a submission with your thoughts.
The draft curriculum is here: http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Info+Sheet+-+Draft+Senior +Secondary+Science+FINAL.pdf<http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Info+Sheet+-+Draft+Senior+Secondary+Science+FINAL.pdf> (and hopefully attached)
Email submissions to Science@acara.edu.au
Make sure to use this cover sheet http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Static/docs/Senior% 20Secondary/Senior%20Secondary%20feedback%20cover%20sheet.docx<http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/Static/docs/Senior%20Secondary/Senior%20Secondary%20feedback%20cover%20sheet.docx>
docx ? Oh no. Ok. I will attempt to attach it converted to odt.
More info here: http://consultation.australiancurriculum.edu.au/
please redistribute or agitate, as you see fit.
cheers Donna
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