Top Scholar - DVC

Jane Sun Waterhouse

- Epsom Girls' Grammar School

"Jane’s light product was inspired by the adaptability of chameleons.  

She explored the way they changed to blend into their environment as well as the way they used their tail to wrap around trees.  Her Photoflex light product is aimed at having many uses in daily life.  It is designed to cling to the arm of the user enabling comfortable use in many circumstances.  

It utilises the latest technology in materials and light production to create a product that will be fit for a variety of purposes. Jane aimed to create an innovative lighting product that would provide a great user experience. 

 Her work demonstrates outstanding ability in using sketches, models and digital media to explore, evolve and communicate her design ideas." Megan Dunsmore (HOD Technology, Epsom Girls Grammar)

What an inspirational piece of work!

NZQA - Facebook Alert

Scrolling through the endless stream of notifications to my Facebook feed. That I might add, I rarely check. I came across an alert from NZQA to inform me that they have published the chief moderators newsletter for 2015. I vaguely remember signing up for this last year, thinking that would be interesting to see how many times it gets used. However. I did receive it and it was full of the relevant information. 

(This wouldn't be a real blog without the gratuitous Cat Meme, please forgive me!) 

Having a look through it I noticed three things of interest that I thought I would share with the Technology community.

1. There are new and updated exemplars as well as clarifications for Technology Level 1 NCEA standards. Level 2 and 3 will be following later this year.
2. NZQA are offering three themed best practice workshops. Assessor Judgements, Connecting with contexts & collecting evidence.
3. There are explicit instructions for online moderation submissions.

If you would like further information or wish to link straight to the supporting documents, please follow the link here: 

http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/technology/moderator-newsletters/february-2015/

Aspirational Excellence - Top Technology Scholar 2015

Top Scholar in Technology 2014 Briar Patel (17) from Aquinas college, Bay of Plenty

Who designed and implemented a educational tool to help children learn to cross a pedestrian crossing, in a fun interactive way. 

Worth a read as it an interesting project..........

2015 - Year of the Goat Teachers!!!

http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/goat.asp

Wow, I have to giggle.... for once teachers being recognised for their outstandingly positive qualities.

Try to remember these qualities that underpin us,  as the term starts to drag on and students are not so forthcoming with their work.....

I have set this picture as my positive affirmation/goal for 2015! Do you have one?