Certificate ll Meeting Minutes Thursday 25 April, 2013
Meeting opened 4.00pm Meeting closed 4.45pm
Present: Maggie, Robyn, Jojo, Melon, Victoria, Amanda, Charlie, Gabby, Jessie, Jane Absent: May, Julie
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Item |
Topic |
Discussion |
Outcome, Action |
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1 |
32000 – Preparation for Cert II in English |
Owing to a shorter semester and frequent interruptions with events/holidays, WWT will continue into next semester |
· Spoke to Jane in Sydney to inform her of time restraints with finishing WWT this semester · Aiming to finish Unit 10 by end of this semester · Finish last 2 units next semester after which students will be assessed before continuing on with electives |
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2 |
“Words Will Travel” resource – Teachers |
-Update on where teachers are in book -Division of teaching areas |
· Teachers up to Unit 5 of WWT with Finance 2 starting on Unit 6 · Students Book 2 Module 3 Unit 7 – Robyn and Julie to teach v Pages 7 to 10 – Pronunciation and Part 3 Telling Stories v Page 13,14, 15 – Postcards and Personal letters Unit 8 – Robyn and Julie to teach conversation skills of giving opinions (book work done by the team) v Page 29 – Pronunciation Unit 9 – Robyn and Julie to teach diary writing/journal writing and information report writing v Page 33 – Pronunciation v Page 39,40,41 – Part 4 Unit 10 – Robyn and Julie to teach conversation skills of complaints (book work done by the team) v Page 54 - Pronuncation Robyn and Julie to do revision of different genres |
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3 |
Certificate 1 intake semester 1, 2012 |
“Have A Go” less content than “Words Will Travel” |
· Maggie suggests working through “Have A Go” with students and assessing when we feel students are ready. Then continue on with “Words Will Travel” in same semester. |
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4 |
Assessments |
- Assessment results given to Maggie and the team - Happy with results in general - Assessments indicate a problem with directions – students to be given extra instruction in this area by Robyn and Julie |
· Resits to be given to students after May Day holiday · Maggie to be kept up-to-date with results |
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5 |
Meetings to be held every second week |
Next scheduled meeting |
· Next meeting to be held Thursday 9th May |