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SASTA Professional Learning For Primary Years
Download the 2025 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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2025 MEMBERS FREE Webinar Series: Embedding gamification, innovation, immersion and storytelling into science lessons
Ross Riach, STEM Innovator & Laboratory Coordinator, Trinity College
This course is designed for all teachers to provide the tools and strategies to promote and harness the benefits of engagement, embed immersive, gamified and storytelling strategies to your lessons and create a love of science through innovative practices. This course is a modified version of the full day PD offered, focusing more on the benefits, approaches and examples of engaging science lessons without the hands-on, directed coaching on the skills to build / collaboration with peers to develop your own work.
"I really need to find creative ways to engage the current generation and this gave me some great ideas to try." - 2024 Attendee
"Engaging, informative, fun and thought provoking session. Job well done! Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge." - 2024 Attendee
"Fabulous presentation and workshop. Very useful information presented in an engaging way." - 2024 Attendee
Details
Date:
Time: 4.00pm - 5.30pm
Venue: Online
Bookings close: 21/10/2025
Event Pricing
Type | Regular price |
---|---|
Personal Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $0.00 |
Corporate Membership - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $0.00 |
1st Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
2nd Year of Teaching Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Student Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Joint Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Life Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Retired Member (1 day) | $0.00 |
Description
Ross Riach, STEM Innovator & Laboratory Coordinator, Trinity College
This course is designed for all teachers to provide the tools and strategies to promote and harness the benefits of engagement, embed immersive, gamified and storytelling strategies to your lessons and create a love of science through innovative practices. This course is a modified version of the full day PD offered, focusing more on the benefits, approaches and examples of engaging science lessons without the hands-on, directed coaching on the skills to build / collaboration with peers to develop your own work.
"I really need to find creative ways to engage the current generation and this gave me some great ideas to try." - 2024 Attendee
"Engaging, informative, fun and thought provoking session. Job well done! Thanks for sharing your time and knowledge." - 2024 Attendee
"Fabulous presentation and workshop. Very useful information presented in an engaging way." - 2024 Attendee
This professional development journey will equip you with both the 'why' and the 'how,' providing a wealth of resources and collaborative opportunities to enhance your teaching skills alongside fellow forward-thinking educators. You’ll discover the science behind engagement in learning and how it will make your students retain information longer, be more present and unleash a renewed love for science. From tips to avoid the dreaded Death by PowerPoint to embedding gamification, effective check-ins, lesson design and integrating storytelling into your practices, you’ll walk away with a plethora of ideas, inspiration and resources to transform the science classroom.
In this Section
- Professional Learning
- All Professional Learning
- For Primary Years
- For Middle & Secondary Years
- 2025 Early Career Teachers Conference
- 2025 STEM Conference
- Stage 2 Marking & Moderation Workshops
- Ediacaran Teacher Scholarship to the Flinders Ranges
- Members Free Webinar Series
- SASTA Member Events
- 2024 Exam Post Mortem Recordings