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SASTA Professional Learning For Middle & Secondary Years
Download the 2023 Professional Learning Calendar (PDF) to see what's on offer for this year. 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.
2023 7-10 Australian Curriculum Science: How can we design and assess differentiated tasks?
Presenter: Jason Greenslade, Curriculum Leader Science, Westminster School
This session will only focus on Australian Curriculum 7-10 Science courses – these are so critical for making sure we are retaining students in Science in the senior years. It is essential that we equipment students in these year levels with confidence and the skills needed to explain, analyse and be critical.
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 07/06/2023
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $185.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
Description
Presenter: Jason Greenslade, Curriculum Leader Science, Westminster School
This session will only focus on Australian Curriculum 7-10 Science courses – these are so critical for making sure we are retaining students in Science in the senior years. It is essential that we equipment students in these year levels with confidence and the skills needed to explain, analyse and be critical.
We know that the profile of our middle school classes is also becoming more and more complex with a wide range of skills and learning needs.
This session aims to provide a framework (and plenty of practical examples) of the following:
- How to design and assess via rubrics in AC 7-10 Science for assignment and practical work
- How to design, structure and execute differentiated assessments in the 7-10 science classroom (+ examples!) – practicals and assignments!
- 7-10 Scientific reports – what should we put in there? What is appropriate?
- Moderation of student work and standard setting in each year level
The session will give you an opportunity to work on your own tasks, share with the group, moderate your own student work and engage in professional discussions about marking – so please bring plenty!
2023 Stage 2 Physics Marking & Moderation Workshop
This workshop is an opportunity to participate in moderating 2023 student work prior to external moderation. Teachers can prepare, discuss, and comparable judgements of their students' work across a range of grade boundaries in a professional environment with colleagues from other schools.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring complete or near complete portfolios of both Investigations and Skills and Application Tasks across a range of grade boundaries.
Presenter: Michael Smith
Intended audience: Physics teachers currently teaching Stage 2 Physics in 2023
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 16/08/2023
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $185.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
Description
This workshop is an opportunity to participate in moderating 2023 student work prior to external moderation. Teachers can prepare, discuss, and comparable judgements of their students' work across a range of grade boundaries in a professional environment with colleagues from other schools.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring complete or near complete portfolios of both Investigations and Skills and Application Tasks across a range of grade boundaries.
Presenter: Michael Smith
Intended audience: Physics teachers currently teaching Stage 2 Physics in 2023
Program:
9.00 am - Registration
9.15 am - Overview of the day
9.30 am – Investigations (SHE/Design and Deconstruction)
10.45 am - Morning Tea
11.00 am - Mock moderation and benchmarking - recognising and confirming grade bands in samples
12 noon - Lunch
12.30 pm - Group marking exercise (bring samples from your school)
1.30 pm - Marking exam-style questions
2.30 pm - Questions
3.00 pm - Close
* Program may be subject to change
2023 Stage 2 Psychology Marking & Moderation Workshop
This workshop will provide clarity for teachers around assessment standards and moderation advice for the Stage 2 Psychology Curriculum introduced for the first time in 2022. There will be opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to Live Stage 2 work samples and participate in a mock moderation process (with student work samples provided at a range of grade bands), as well as receiving invaluable professional input about their own student samples brought along from their own classes. This will be a fabulous opportunity for teachers to confirm, clarify, and readjust their own marking standards prior to sending work samples off for final moderation. The workshop will also provide a session focusing on the Stage 2 Psychology examination format, and provide advice on how to mark student responses and provide feedback in order to best prepare and support student success in their final exam in 2023.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work
Intended audience: Stage 2 Psychology teachers and Stage 1 Psychology teachers preparing students for Stage 2 Psychology next year.
Presenters: Carolyn Pinchbeck and Emma Beukema
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 16/08/2023
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $185.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
Description
This workshop will provide clarity for teachers around assessment standards and moderation advice for the Stage 2 Psychology Curriculum introduced for the first time in 2022. There will be opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to Live Stage 2 work samples and participate in a mock moderation process (with student work samples provided at a range of grade bands), as well as receiving invaluable professional input about their own student samples brought along from their own classes. This will be a fabulous opportunity for teachers to confirm, clarify, and readjust their own marking standards prior to sending work samples off for final moderation. The workshop will also provide a session focusing on the Stage 2 Psychology examination format, and provide advice on how to mark student responses and provide feedback in order to best prepare and support student success in their final exam in 2023.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work
Intended audience: Stage 2 Psychology teachers and Stage 1 Psychology teachers preparing students for Stage 2 Psychology next year.
Presenters: Carolyn Pinchbeck and Emma Beukema
Program:
9.00am - Registration
9.15am – Understanding the Marking & Moderation Process
9.30am – Design & Deconstruct (Stage 2 work samples provided but please also bring samples from your own school)
11.00am - Morning Tea
11.30am – providing advice and support to students in preparation for the upcoming exam
12noon - Lunch
12.30pm – Science as a Human Endeavour (Stage 2 work samples provided but please also bring samples from your own school)
2.00pm – SAT’s (Stage 2 work samples provided but please also bring samples from your own school)
3.00pm - Close
2023 Stage 2 Biology Marking & Moderation Workshop
Presenter: Dr Kathy Adams, Horizon Christian School
An opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well as to have invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
Tasks that will be discussed include the deconstruct and design task, science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, in particular short answer and extended response questions, including SHE responses.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring complete or near complete portfolios of both Investigations and Skills and Application Tasks across a range of grade boundaries.
Intended audience: Stage 2 Biology teachers
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 17/08/2023
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $185.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
Description
Presenter: Dr Kathy Adams, Horizon Christian School
An opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well as to have invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
Tasks that will be discussed include the deconstruct and design task, science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, in particular short answer and extended response questions, including SHE responses.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring complete or near complete portfolios of both Investigations and Skills and Application Tasks across a range of grade boundaries.
Intended audience: Stage 2 Biology teachers
Program:
9.00am - Registration
9.15am - Overview of the performance standards
9.30am - Deconstruction and Design and Science as a Human Endeavour (SHE and SAT tasks)
10.45am - Morning Tea
11.00am - Mock moderation and benchmarking - recognising grade bands in samples
12noon - Lunch
12.30pm - Group marking exercise (bring samples from your school)
1.30pm - Marking exam-style questions (bring test samples from your school)
2.30pm - Questions
3.00pm - Close
* Program may be subject to change
2023 Stage 2 Nutrition Marking & Moderation Workshop
An opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well as to have invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
Tasks that will be discussed include the design practical and science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, including the case study and in particular short answer and extended response test style questions, including SHE responses.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work.
Presenter: Elizabeth Arthur
Intended audience: Stage 2 Nutrition teachers
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 23/08/2023
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $185.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
Description
An opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well as to have invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
Tasks that will be discussed include the design practical and science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, including the case study and in particular short answer and extended response test style questions, including SHE responses.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work.
Presenter: Elizabeth Arthur
Intended audience: Stage 2 Nutrition teachers
Program:
9.00am - Registration
9.15am - Overview of the performance standards
9.30am – Design Investigation, Case Study and Science as a Human Endeavour
10.30am – sharing of successful teaching, practical, excursion ideas
10.45am - Morning Tea
11.00am - Mock moderation and benchmarking - recognising grade bands in samples
12.30pm - Lunch
1pm - Group moderating exercise (bring student Folio and SAT samples from your school to moderate and confirm your grades)
2pm – Marking and creating exam/test-style questions (bring test samples from your school)
2.30pm - Questions
3.00pm - Close
* Program may be subject to change
2023 Stage 2 Chemistry Marking & Moderation Workshop
An opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well as to have invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
Tasks that will be discussed include the deconstruct and design task, science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, in particular short answer and extended response questions, including SHE responses.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work.
Intended audience: Stage 2 Chemistry teachers
Presenter: Glen Arthur
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 23/08/2023
Event Pricing
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $185.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
Description
An opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well as to have invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
Tasks that will be discussed include the deconstruct and design task, science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, in particular short answer and extended response questions, including SHE responses.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work.
Intended audience: Stage 2 Chemistry teachers
Presenter: Glen Arthur
Program:
9.00am - Registration
9.15am - Overview of the performance standards
9.30am - Deconstruction and Design and Science as a Human Endeavour
10.45am - Morning Tea
11.00am - Mock moderation and benchmarking - recognising grade bands in samples
12noon - Lunch
12.30pm - Group marking exercise (bring samples from your school)
1.30pm - Marking exam-style questions (bring test samples from your school)
2.30pm - Questions
3.00pm - Close
* Program may be subject to change