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Download the 2024 Professional Learning Calendar (PDF) to see what's on offer. Keep an eye on this page for event registrations when available.
Please note: If you require an invoice for school payment, please simply select Bank Transfer at the payment option during your booking. This will email you an invoice - please wait approximately 15 minutes for this to come through.
Cancellation policy:
Notice of cancellation received more than 48 hours before the event will incur a standard $50 administration processing fee, any registration fees received in addition to this amount will be refunded. For cancellation notice received less than 48 hours before the event, registration fees unfortunately cannot be refunded.
Should SASTA need to cancel or reschedule a professional learning event, then all registered delegates can opt either to receive a full refund or have their registration transferred to the rescheduled event.
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FULL - 2024 Years 7-10 Design Investigations: Time to play
Presenter: Vera Dunaiski and Brayden Pullen, Westminster School
A hands-on practical session trialling different ideas for investigations suitable AC 9.0 from Years 7 -10.
Check out some comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- Well presented, excellent experiments, good discussion around using these in the classroom and student responses. Overal, a very helpful PD.
- Amazing presenters who knew their stuff and were so helpful and happy to share their resources.
- Excellent overall, gave specific and pertinent advice re teaching strategies
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Westminster School
Bookings close: 30/10/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $205.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $250.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
Presenter: Vera Dunaiski and Brayden Pullen, Westminster School
A hands-on practical session trialling different ideas for investigations suitable AC 9.0 from Years 7 -10.
Check out some comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- Well presented, excellent experiments, good discussion around using these in the classroom and student responses. Overal, a very helpful PD.
- Amazing presenters who knew their stuff and were so helpful and happy to share their resources.
- Excellent overall, gave specific and pertinent advice re teaching strategies
The workshop will involve guidelines on supporting students to deconstruct and design appropriate investigations. Participants will have the opportunity to trial and adapt methods designed around investigations such as:
- Flow rates of liquids
- Rope making
- Aerobic Respiration
- Fermentation
- Motion of objects
- Rates of chemical reactions
Time will be set aside for collaborative sharing and brainstorming of ideas. Please bring a notebook, pen, and laptop. Guest Wi-Fi will be available, and resources will be published on padlet.
If you prefer to wear your own lab coat and glasses, please bring your own. Otherwise, we can supply student lab coats.
2024 Chemistry Exam Post Mortem
This FREE event will discuss the 2024 Stage 2 Chemistry Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
Details
Date:
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Bookings close: 07/11/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Membership (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Description
This FREE event will discuss the 2024 Stage 2 Chemistry Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
2024 Biology Exam Post Mortem
This FREE event will discuss the 2024 Stage 2 Biology Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
Details
Date:
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Bookings close: 12/11/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Membership (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Description
This FREE event will discuss the 2024 Stage 2 Biology Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
2024 Physics Exam Post Mortem
This FREE event will discuss the 2024 Stage 2 Physics Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
Details
Date:
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Bookings close: 12/11/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Joint Membership (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $0.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Description
This FREE event will discuss the 2024 Stage 2 Physics Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
2024 Leading in Science Workshop
Calling all science leaders and budding leaders!
This session is intended for people who are current science department leaders or aspire to be one! Come along and network with other like-minded individuals whilst learning some new skills which might help you either in your current role, in the future or to further enhance the learning and teaching at your school.
Presenter: Jason Greenslade
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- I thought this workshop was great. It was engaging, interactive and stacks of strategies were discussed/used which will help as a leader, but also act as a good reminder of what we need to do in our own classes too.
- I was highly impressed with the quality of this PD. It was engaging, insightful and well managed.
- I really liked it and it was absolutely relevant to the leadership role. Jason was honest, blunt and relatable.
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 13/11/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $205.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $250.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
Calling all science leaders and budding leaders!
This session is intended for people who are current science department leaders or aspire to be one! Come along and network with other like-minded individuals whilst learning some new skills which might help you either in your current role, in the future or to further enhance the learning and teaching at your school.
Presenter: Jason Greenslade
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- I thought this workshop was great. It was engaging, interactive and stacks of strategies were discussed/used which will help as a leader, but also act as a good reminder of what we need to do in our own classes too.
- I was highly impressed with the quality of this PD. It was engaging, insightful and well managed.
- I really liked it and it was absolutely relevant to the leadership role. Jason was honest, blunt and relatable.
Topics covered will include:
- Leading learning and teaching – some ways to organise work and processes in a modern science faculty
- Setting high (but achievable) standards for students
- Timetabling - putting people in the right places
- Organisation of faculty work jobs and roles (leaders within a faculty)
- Working consistently – tasks, pedagogy and process
- A framework for consistency in tasks, planning and execution whilst encouraging individuality within classroom instruction
- Running effective meetings – use of agendas and minutes effectively
- Managing staff performance in learning and teaching
- How to encourage staff ‘buy-in’ and handle change
- Lesson observations as a tool for moving to reflective practise – how to encourage and embed the use of the AITSL standards
- Including how to conduct lesson observations
- How to effectively gather student data on learning and teaching
- Review processes + processes for improvement
- Goal setting and review
- Using data for improvement – ICAS, results, SACE etc.
- How to write a targeted action plan for strategic improvement + how to review it
- Faculty based internal moderation – how to organise, carry out and review
- Pedagogy sharing and its importance + getting the most out of PL
- Laboratory technicians and laboratories – encouraging best practice and performance + potential ways to organise labs to streamline practical management
- Online Practical Ordering – options and usefulness
- New buildings? Considerations and what we learned from our building programme and new laboratories
2024 SACE Chemistry Design Investigations: Time to play
Presenter: Vera Dunaiski, Westminster School
A hands-on practical session trialling different ideas for investigations suitable for Stage 1 and 2 Chemistry. The workshop will involve guidelines on supporting students to deconstruct and design appropriate investigations.
Check out some comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- This workshop was excellent - it was well-organised and gave participants the opportunity to try out some new investigation/practical ideas.
- I had a great time and really enjoyed spending time learning and networking with experienced chemistry teachers.
- This was a great workshop - the most practical PD I've ever attended.
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Westminster School
Bookings close: 20/11/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $205.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $250.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
Presenter: Vera Dunaiski, Westminster School
A hands-on practical session trialling different ideas for investigations suitable for Stage 1 and 2 Chemistry. The workshop will involve guidelines on supporting students to deconstruct and design appropriate investigations.
Check out some comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- This workshop was excellent - it was well-organised and gave participants the opportunity to try out some new investigation/practical ideas.
- I had a great time and really enjoyed spending time learning and networking with experienced chemistry teachers.
- This was a great workshop - the most practical PD I've ever attended.
Participants will have the opportunity to trial and adapt methods designed around investigations such as:
- Nitrogen fertiliser retention in soils
- Kc values and concentration of reactants
- Properties of biopolymers
- Use of natural resins as adhesives
- Water disinfection
- Acid effects on shark teeth or marine shells
- Effectiveness of soaps and detergents
- Making and testing biodiesel
Time will be set aside for collaborative sharing and brainstorming of ideas. Please bring a notebook, pen, and laptop. Guest Wi-Fi will be available, and resources will be published on padlet.
If you prefer to wear your own lab coat and glasses, please bring your own. Otherwise, we can supply student lab coats.
2024 STEM Conference
Conference Theme: Harnessing STEM: Empowering Innovators
"Harnessing STEM" is a specialised conference for ALL, sharing the potential of STEM to nurture hope, shape positivity and build thriving communities.
Come together to propel STEM education forward. “Harnessing STEM” promises to be a platform for inspiration, collaboration, and the Igniting of passion.
The year’s Conference will include specialised workshops for both Primary and Secondary Teachers.
Details
Date:
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: UniSA, Mawson Lakes Campus
Bookings close: 26/11/2024
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| DATTA, EdTechSA, MASA Members (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Corporate Member - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $160.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $250.00 |
| Student Member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| DATTA, EdTechSA, MASA Student member (1 day) | $55.00 |
| Student Non-Member (1 day) | $95.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $75.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $75.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $75.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $75.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $75.00 |
Description
Conference Theme: Harnessing STEM: Empowering Innovators
"Harnessing STEM" is a specialised conference for ALL, sharing the potential of STEM to nurture hope, shape positivity and build thriving communities.
Come together to propel STEM education forward. “Harnessing STEM” promises to be a platform for inspiration, collaboration, and the Igniting of passion.
The year’s Conference will include specialised workshops for both Primary and Secondary Teachers.