5pm

Bar open – mix and mingle

5:30

Cliff Harwood – National Professional Development Manager for Technology
Cliff will outline a vision for what Technology Education should look like under the revised curriculum focusing on years 7 to 10 and what should be expected (or aimed for) in 2010

6pm

Light finger food meal

6:45

Waikato/BOP tenz regional business

7pm

Niall Dinning – National Coordinator for Technology Education

Niall will give an overview of what is happening in Technology Education covering:

• the research project on the new strands
• technological knowledge and skills
• the standards review project
• what’s happening with unit standards including ITO unit standards
• the place of graphics and ICT
• teaching and learning guidelines
• other support material that might be coming

7.30

Finish