VCE Workshop with Rachel Gorman
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Our Term 4 professional learning offering was a webinar to support all those new to teaching VCE Music and those who are planning to deliver the VCE Contemporary Music subjects in 2025.
Ready, Set, GO: VCE Music Units 1 &2, Units 3 & 4 Contemporary Performance was presented by experienced VCE Music teacher, Rachel Gorman who demonstrated how she has been teaching the new VCE Music Study Design with her students at Mernda Central College over the last two years. In the webinar, Rachel presented planning documents, activities, assessment tools and suggested approaches for working with students across all units. The activities provided were received well by both new and experienced teachers, with many keen to access the workshop notes in readiness for their ‘Step Up’ programs the following week!
In her school, Rachel focusses on inclusive and accessible music teaching for students from diverse educational and linguistic backgrounds. Rachel is the author of the VCE Music Mastery series of textbooks which cover all the Outcomes of Units 1 & 2 and Units 3 & 4 Contemporary Music Performance, and are also designed around teaching combined classes.
The webinar was delivered live via Zoom with time for Q&A. We were so pleased with the number of teachers from a diverse range of experiences that registered for the webinar, and with the excellent discussion that took place at the end of the presentation.
The video of Rachel’s presentation, along with the detailed slide deck, are available to ASME members on the website. ASME members can access this and other VCE Music resources by logging into the website https://asme.edu.au/ , selecting 'Victorian Chapter' and then entering 'VCE' in the search tool.
About Rachel Gorman
Rachel has been teaching music, drama, dance and media in secondary schools for over 10 years. Rachel has worked in many curriculum and leadership roles including most recently as a dedicated Performing Arts Learning Specialist, working with staff to build opportunities for authentic and equitable teaching and learning practices in the Music classroom. With extensive experience working with EAL, refugee, low socio-economic, low academic and disengaged learners, Rachel is passionate about accessibility and inclusivity in all aspects of music education, and ensuring as educators our practice allows every student to take advantage of the many benefits we know music learning carries. Rachel’s experience in the VCE space as a teacher, exam assessor and Learning Specialist ensures that all of her students are provided equitable opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
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