Digital Technologies –
Moving on...
Tracy Bowker
June 2010
Overview
• DTG project finishing in June – final round of
professional learning days and meetings
• Legacy of the DTG is the discussion material
• Website will remain live but not updated and
will be linked to key sites
• Alignment of standards project is ongoing,
level 1 at consultation, levels 2 & 3 to come
• Additional material will be developed by end
2010 (resources, exemplars, guidelines)
Related information
• Current L1 external achievement standards
(IM and Tech) will expire in 2011
(Secqual S2010/010 - 30 March 2010)
• Unit standard based courses can still be run
for Yr12/13 students and will still contribute
to NCEA quals.
• Some expiry of Computing US as a result of
duplication with new AS, not known until all
levels released
• There will be a transition period
Course endorsement (not subject)
• Starts in 2011
• Courses can be endorsed with M or E
• Course must have a minimum of 14 credits of
graded standards and at least 3 credits must
either be externally assessed or 3 credits
internally assessed (i.e no fully internal or
external courses are permitted)
• A course can contain US but over and above
14 credits required (US not for endorsement
but could count for NCEA)
Course planning
• Should contain balance
• Should consider the front end of the NZ
curriculum as well as the learning area
• NOT be assessment driven
• Provide many different learning experiences
and opportunities
• Provide opportunity to gain M and E
• Provide a relevant and interesting context
Be clear about why you
are offering this course
A course
planning
strategy
Think about how this
course fits within your
whole school DT
programme
Think about what the
content of your course
might be
Think about how you
might credential the
learning