2021 Purposeful Science (Secondary)
This is the first in a series of workshops unpacking these units of work. Look out for the others to be advertised soon!
Purposeful Science - Take a dive into the Department for Education’s Science Curriculum resources
Presenters: Katrina Elliott and Caroline Dean (Department for Education)
Details
Date: Monday 29 March 2021
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Bookings close: 23/03/2021
Event Pricing
| Type |
Regular price |
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Personal Member (1 day)
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$145.00 |
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Joint Member (1 day)
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$145.00 |
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1st Year of Teaching (1 day)
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$145.00 |
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2nd Year of Teaching (1 day)
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$145.00 |
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SASTA Student Member (1 day)
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$50.00 |
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Corporate Member - SA School (1 day)
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$185.00 |
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Non Member (1 day)
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$225.00 |
Description
Background information
South Australian teachers are being supported to help bring the national curriculum to the classroom like never before, with one of the biggest curriculum development initiatives ever seen in South Australia being launched.
The new resources include detailed scope and sequence documents for the science learning area in the Australian curriculum, as well as flexible and practical units of work that teach directly to the curriculum and are designed specifically for South Australian students.
Why you should attend this workshop!
This workshop will unpack the Why? How? & What? of the units of work.
Content descriptions don’t always give teachers enough information about what they need to teach and how deep to go. These units unpack the concepts that need to be taught, the pedagogy that will promote understanding and engagement, and clearly highlight success criteria.
Each unit:
Embeds Literacy and Numeracy when teaching science.
Explicitly teaches a General Capability.
Embeds Aboriginal science practices information into the unit as well as providing resources ready to teach in your classroom.
The aim is for teachers to be able to implement the units in their classrooms as they are released. This workshop will use an example unit from Year 7.
Teachers will be engaged in purposeful activities that build pedagogical tools as well as an understanding of how to connect classroom learning to the Australian Curriculum.
Who should attend this workshop?
Secondary classroom teachers 7-10 and science specialist teachers
This is the first in a series of workshops unpacking these units of work. Look out for the others to be advertised soon!
Term 1
Focus on structure of the scope and sequence and the elements of the unit plans using a Year 7 Unit as an example.
Term 2
Focus on structure of the scope and sequence and the elements of the unit plans using a Year 8 and/or 9 Unit as an example.
Term 3
Focus on Aboriginal science elaborations as outlined in the units.
Term 3
Focus on assessment as outlined in the units.
