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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.

Are you a SASTA Member? You can receive discounted / free professional learning!
 

Find out all the member services you could receive as part of the SASTA science community and join here. 

2025 MEMBERS FREE Webinar Series: Creating Curiosity Collections

Presenter: Alexandra Fowler, Woomera Area School

Intended audience: primary (R-6) teachers, junior secondary (7-10) teachers

This webinar explores the value of diverse collections in enriching science education. Participants will learn about building various collection types, including specimens, books, bones, and more, and their role in sparking curiosity and inquiry. Strategies for acquiring items on a budget will be shared, such as self-collecting, student contributions, DIY methods, and cost-effective purchasing.

Details

Date:

Time: 4.00pm - 5.30pm

Venue: Online

Bookings close: 18/06/2025

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

Presenter: Alexandra Fowler, Woomera Area School

Intended audience: primary (R-6) teachers, junior secondary (7-10) teachers

This webinar explores the value of diverse collections in enriching science education. Participants will learn about building various collection types, including specimens, books, bones, and more, and their role in sparking curiosity and inquiry. Strategies for acquiring items on a budget will be shared, such as self-collecting, student contributions, DIY methods, and cost-effective purchasing.

The session will also discuss approaches to student access, balancing free exploration with structured lesson integration to maximise learning opportunities. Practical tips for maintaining collections, ensuring longevity, and displaying items effectively will be covered, with an emphasis on provoking discussion and engagement. Educators will leave equipped with actionable ideas to build, manage, and utilise classroom collections, fostering hands-on, experiential learning that supports the science curriculum while provoking engagement in the wider aspects of science.

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2025 MEMBERS FREE Webinar Series: Unlock AI's transformative power in your school

Presenter: Chris Bush, AI for Education Expert

In this webinar, AI expert and Leading Teacher Chris Bush will teach you how to harness ChatGPT and AI for revolutionary results. You’ll learn how to use AI for planning, assessment, marking, and more. Join us to discover the power of AI to transform your classroom and school so you can work smarter, not harder. Click here to download the flyer.

"AI feels so overwhelming with all that it can do. I now have a couple of key uses that I plan to focus on." - 2024 Attendee

"My team, which covers multiple faculties and learning abilities, will be most pleased with the information I can now bring regarding AI. This will also improve with practice. Yay!" - 2024 Attendee

Details

Date:

Time: 4.00pm - 5.30pm

Venue: Online

Bookings close: 09/09/2025

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

Presenter: Chris Bush, AI for Education Expert

In this webinar, AI expert and Leading Teacher Chris Bush will teach you how to harness ChatGPT and AI for revolutionary results. You’ll learn how to use AI for planning, assessment, marking, and more. Join us to discover the power of AI to transform your classroom and school so you can work smarter, not harder. Click here to download the flyer.

"AI feels so overwhelming with all that it can do. I now have a couple of key uses that I plan to focus on." - 2024 Attendee

"My team, which covers multiple faculties and learning abilities, will be most pleased with the information I can now bring regarding AI. This will also improve with practice. Yay!" - 2024 Attendee

What you'll learn:

  • Transform planning: Craft compelling, AI-generated term outlines, lesson plans and assessments in seconds, complete with activities, solutions and rubrics.
  • Personalise every path: Quickly design differentiated, tailored learning journeys that are adapted to individual student needs and strengths.
  • Maximise your time: Streamline feedback and grading using AI, freeing teachers for deeper student interactions.
  • Introduce and embed AI: Develop guidelines around the safe and appropriate use of AI in your context, bringing along all community members.

What you’ll leave with:

  • Expert mentoring: Receive personalised support and strategies from a Leading Teacher and AI specialist.
  • Ready-to-use prompts: Explore a curated library of classroom-tested prompts to spark immediate AI integration.
  • Prompt mastery: Learn the techniques to craft your own powerful AI prompts with an easy-to-follow guide.
  • Discover the best AI tools and policies: Access handpicked resources and policies that will lead to the most impactful AI integration for your classroom and school setting.

About the Presenter

Chrisopher Bush, Head of Student Voice and Leadership at University High School, is an AI for education expert who helps teachers unlock the full potential of AI. He guides aducators in creating engaging, student-centered experiences while streamlining work and mazimising their impact. With his expertise, you'll discover how AI can transform you school. 

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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.

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