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Stage 2 Marking & Moderation Workshops
These workshops will provide an opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to samples of work, as well having invaluable professional input with their own student samples. An opportunity to readjust marking standards prior to final moderation.
2024 Stage 2 Physics Marking & Moderation Workshop
This workshop is an opportunity to participate in moderating 2024 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 2024
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- This day was so worthwhile because of the prepared content and knowledge shared. I gained so much from it.
- Excellent feedback were given by the instructor as well as other colleagues. Network connection as well as making sure we understand the marking expectations
- The presenter is very knowledgeable on the subject and its requirements and was able to answer all questions and provide valuable guidance.
- Michael asked early on what issues we were facing individually and where we wanted clarification of aspects of the subject and the assessment and tailored aspects of the day to addressing those needs.
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 14/08/2024
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 |
| Retired member (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
This workshop is an opportunity to participate in moderating 2024 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 2024
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- This day was so worthwhile because of the prepared content and knowledge shared. I gained so much from it.
- Excellent feedback were given by the instructor as well as other colleagues. Network connection as well as making sure we understand the marking expectations
- The presenter is very knowledgeable on the subject and its requirements and was able to answer all questions and provide valuable guidance.
- Michael asked early on what issues we were facing individually and where we wanted clarification of aspects of the subject and the assessment and tailored aspects of the day to addressing those needs.
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
2024 Stage 2 Psychology Marking & Moderation Workshop
This workshop will provide clarity for teachers around assessment standards for the Stage 2 Psychology Curriculum. There will be opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to Stage 2 work samples, as well as receiving invaluable professional input about their own student samples. 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.
Tasks that will be discussed include the deconstruct and design task, science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, including both short answer and extended response test-style questions, and assignments.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work of both Investigations Folio and Skills and Applications Tasks.
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
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- There was a lot of oppportunity to disuss aspects in table groups which was fantastic. It was useful to see different task sheets and ways of assessing.
- Amazing knowledge for a new teacher to Psychology
- Great speakers with extremely good knoweldge and are very personable
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 14/08/2024
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 |
| Retired member (1 day) | $160.00 |
Description
This workshop will provide clarity for teachers around assessment standards for the Stage 2 Psychology Curriculum. There will be opportunity for teachers to discuss assessment and the application of the performance standards to Stage 2 work samples, as well as receiving invaluable professional input about their own student samples. 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.
Tasks that will be discussed include the deconstruct and design task, science as a human endeavour investigation and marking of SATs, including both short answer and extended response test-style questions, and assignments.
NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Please bring examples of your own students' work of both Investigations Folio and Skills and Applications Tasks.
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
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- There was a lot of oppportunity to disuss aspects in table groups which was fantastic. It was useful to see different task sheets and ways of assessing.
- Amazing knowledge for a new teacher to Psychology
- Great speakers with extremely good knoweldge and are very personable
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
2024 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 and Lisa Cibich
Intended audience: Stage 2 Nutrition teachers
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 21/08/2024
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
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 and Lisa Cibich
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
2024 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
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- Glen was so helpful in providing oustanding resources which he encouraged us all to use. Setting the standards was very important to allow levelling of current results.
- Thank you. Once again, Glen was very generous with his advice, support and exemplars. Vital in helping me tune my skills.
- A very enjoyable day, lots of info and thought-provoking ideas re marking which I will endeavour to incorporate into my teaching.
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 21/08/2024
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
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
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- Glen was so helpful in providing oustanding resources which he encouraged us all to use. Setting the standards was very important to allow levelling of current results.
- Thank you. Once again, Glen was very generous with his advice, support and exemplars. Vital in helping me tune my skills.
- A very enjoyable day, lots of info and thought-provoking ideas re marking which I will endeavour to incorporate into my teaching.
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
2024 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
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- Presenter is excellent and very experienced
- Many opportunities to communicate with other teachers
- Excellent content for my future teaching
Details
Date:
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 28/08/2024
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: 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
Check out some of the comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:
- Presenter is excellent and very experienced
- Many opportunities to communicate with other teachers
- Excellent content for my future teaching
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
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