Teaching & Learning

Update

It has been another exciting fortnight of learning for the students at Greater Shepparton Secondary College. Year 7 and Year 11 students have been participating in the AVID (Accelerated Learning Via Determination). The Year 11 students at the McGuire Campus and Wanganui Campus have been learning study skills/techniques and metacognitive skills in a lecture style setting. The Year 7 students have begun the program by learning organisational skills. The AVID folders provided as part of the ministerial announcement have supported all Year 7 students with their organisation.

The Careers and Partnership Team at Greater Shepparton College manage our very popular Careers Tools website that can be accessed through the GSSC website. The website provides continually updated careers and pathways information, part-time job opportunities, work-experience information and opportunities, CAPS (Career Action Plans) and vital information about all careers that students will have the opportunity to undertake throughout their lives.

All students at Greater Shepparton College from Year 7 right through to Year 12 have started undertaking their CAP (Career Action Plan) during Learning Mentor sessions. The CAPs are accessed via the Careers Tools website to ensure internal and external life-long access for our students. The CAPs are an important tool that supports students to map their pathway throughout their secondary school career and beyond.

Year 7 to Year 10 students have also undertaken PAT testing to ensure that we have up-to-date and accurate numeracy and literacy data. This data is used to gauge the starting point of our students so that all individuals can be extended at their point of need and classes can be planned appropriately. This is just one form of data we use to determine our students starting point as we are very aware that data must be triangulated (for example, one set of data can be unreliable if the student does not perform on that occasion).

Our VCE students  have access to the online learning tool that was provided to the students as part of the ministerial announcement. This has proven to be a great support to VCE students both in the classroom and at home. The online learning tool provides students with subject-specific resources, activities, practice exams, and learning activities.

We hope the staff and students have a terrific holiday and Easter break with their families.

Megan Michalaidis

Associate Principal of Teaching & Learning