TRANSITIONING TO SENIORYEAR 9 TO 10

KEY MESSAGES

Bring Your Own Device (BYOx) & Daymap

Senior Education and Tertiary Entrance (SATE)

Subject Selection for 2018

BYOx

Why do we need a device?

Students will access resources and collaborate in their learning via the web.

Allows access to learning when and where it is needed

21st Century Learning focuses more on the “processes” and less on the knowledge

Knowledge available online eg Khan Academy

Class time to “use” that knowledge

BYOx Device

Every student will require a device that can access the internet.

Click this link for more information on the BYOx Program.

Click this link for more information on BYOx Device Options.

The preferred device is the Acer B118

http://www.harveynormanbusiness.com.au/ashs2017.html

With the package I get:

Software:

Microsoft office Student Suite

Shortcuts:

ClickView – link to the school’s online digital curriculum content.

Overdrive – link to the school’s online eBook collection of 50,000 books.

Oliver – link to the school’s library collection at school.

Daymap – link to the school’s online communication platform.

Applications:

BYOx – allows the device to connect to the school’s BYOx network at school.

My Prints – connects to the school network to allow access to printers and to show students their current print credits.

Ab Tutor – application to allow teachers to interact with students at school.

DAYMAP

Daymap provides:

easy access to student timetable and school calendar

easy communication avenue for teachers and students

easy access to class homework, assessment, notes and resources for students

QUESTIONS?

NEW SENIOR

Senior Assessment and Tertiary Entrance (SATE)

OP → ATAR

Still get a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE)

WHAT CHANGES?

Different Syllabuses – (all are new) Psychology & Design are new subjects

Reduced amount of assessment (4 pieces per year)

2 types of subject

General (yellow) – count towards an ATAR – generally harder subjects

Applied (green) – can count 1 towards ATAR – generally easier subjects

ASSESSMENT IS THE MAIN CHANGE

4 pieces each year

3 are internal – endorsed in advance before administered

1 external – completed in term 4

External assessment worth either 25% or 50%

Report cards will still have A – E scores

Assessment will be marked using MARKS!!!

HOW ARE WE PREPARING?

Practice the assessment – same each year – 10, 11 and 12

School

• Yr 10 Explore.

• Yr 11 Practice

• Yr 12 Specialise

Further Study

• TAFE

•UNI

Work

•Work

•Play

GETTING AN ATAR

ATAR is a score up to 99.95 – same in every state

Calculated by adding up mark/100 for each of best 5 subjects.

Subjects have a weighting – harder subjects worth more

Students must study an English but don’t need to count it

Can use 1 * Applied subject or Certificate III in calculation

QUESTIONS

SUBJECT SELECTIONS

Refer to Subject Selection Form

Identify General and Applied using guide

Able to choose 1 subject per line

Able to change subjects at the end of Semester 1

ANOMALIES

PHYSICS IS OFFLINE – will be held in Recess 1 –have study lessons

Some subjects are only 1 semester long

ACCOUNTING / ECONOMICS

HEALTH / PSYCHOLOGY

MODERN HISTORY / GEOGRAPHY