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SASTA Professional Learning For Middle & Secondary Years
Planning for the rest of the year? Click here to download a copy of the 2020 Professional Learning calendar.
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.
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.
Planning for Stage 1 Psychology 2021 - New Workshop Session
Date: Saturday 31 October 2020
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Adelaide Botanic High School
Bookings close: 26/10/2020
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 |
Presenters: Kate Cutts, Kirsty Gebert and Deb Green
- Overview of content – SU, SIS, SHE
- Planning for learning and assessment
- Task designs for D&D and SHE
- Conversation groups – brainstorming ideas for learning activities
- Networking to the finish day
- Presenters to produce ‘Starter pack’.
- Free to conference attendees, for sale afterwards.
- Including helpful hints, semester planner, test, D&D and SHE exemplars etc.
Intended audience: Stage 1 & 2 Psychology Teachers
Online Workshop Session - Planning for Stage 1 Psychology 2021
Date: Saturday 31 October 2020
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Live from Adelaide Botanic High School
Bookings close: 24/10/2020
Event Pricing:
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $100.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $100.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $140.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $180.00 |
| SASTA Student Member (1 day) | $25.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $100.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) | $100.00 |
This workshop will be delivered online.
You will be sent a link to log into the live workshop as well as electronic copies of all the workshop resources.
Presenters: Kate Cutts, Kirsty Gebert and Deb Green
- Overview of content – SU, SIS, SHE
- Planning for learning and assessment
- Task designs for D&D and SHE
- Conversation groups – brainstorming ideas for learning activities
- Networking to the finish day
- Presenters to produce ‘Starter pack’.
- Free to conference attendees, for sale afterwards.
- Including helpful hints, semester planner, test, D&D and SHE exemplars etc.
Intended audience: Stage 1 & 2 Psychology Teachers
2020 Stage 2 Chemistry Task Design Workshop
Date: Monday 2 November 2020
Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm
Venue: Education Development Centre
Bookings close: 28/10/2020
Event Pricing:
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (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 |
Presenter: Dr Vera Dunaiski
This workshop will provide an opportunity to develop assessment design skills for SAT and Folio tasks. A significant amount of time will be dedicated to working with colleagues to create and refine assessment tasks.
Key Topics:
- What makes a good test question?
- Hands-on workshop in creating Stage 2 tests, using analysis grids for content, learning requirements and assessment design criteria
- Special features of SHE and extended response questions
- Alternative SATs
- Design Investigations options
- Teaching how to deconstruct a problem
- Using assessment design criteria and Science Inquiry Skills to scaffold tasks
Please bring along a laptop, Stage 2 Chemistry subject outline plus paper and pen.
2020 Biology Exam Post Mortem
Date: Monday 9 November 2020
Time: 5.00pm
Venue: via Zoom
Bookings close: 08/11/2020
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 |
This FREE event will discuss the 2020 Stage 2 Biology Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
2020 Chemistry Exam Post Mortem
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2020
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: via Zoom
Bookings close: 09/11/2020
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 |
This FREE event will discuss the 2020 Stage 2 Chemistry Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
2020 Physics Exam Post Mortem
Date: Thursday 12 November 2020
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: via Zoom
Bookings close: 11/11/2020
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 |
This FREE event will discuss the 2020 Stage 2 Physics Exam and will be held via Zoom. A link to access the session will be sent closer to the date.
2020 STEM Conference (Years 6–11)
Date: Friday 27 November 2020
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Venue: UniSA Magill Campus
Bookings close: 23/11/2020
Event Pricing:
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| MASA, DATTA, EdTechSA Members (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Corporate Member - Business or Interstate School (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Non-Member (1 day) | $225.00 |
| Student Member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| MASA Student member (1 day) | $50.00 |
| Student Non-Member (1 day) | $90.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $70.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $70.00 |
| Presenter Non-Commercial (1 day) | $70.00 |
The 2020 STEM conference will bring together classroom teachers, leaders in education and businesses who are interested in sharing and exploring teaching methods, tools, resources, and related activities for implementing STEM education into our schools and communities.
This will be a high-quality professional learning opportunity for educators of Years 6–11 in
- mathematics
- science
- ICT
- design & technology.
The conference is an excellent opportunity for educators to network and exchange ideas about STEM teaching and learning.
Some workshops will address the critical importance of connecting different areas of STEM by considering ways of interrelating science and/or mathematics, while others will address activities to support teaching and learning of specific topics.
2021 New Course Nutrition Stage 1 and Stage 2 Workshop
Date: Thursday 14 January 2021
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre, Room G11B
Bookings close: 10/01/2021
Event Pricing:
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (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 |
Presenters: Elizabeth Arthur, Nazareth College and Lisa Cibich, Gleeson College
Intended Audience: Stage 1 and 2 Nutrition teachers
This session will provide an introduction to the new subject outline for Stage 1 and Stage 2 Nutrition covering content, resources, assessment and SACE requirements.
Program:
SUBJECT OUTLINES
Stage 1 Subject Outline
- Topics
(left hand column vs right hand column)
- How do these topics link to Stage 2
- Ideas for teaching
Stage 2 Subject Outline
- Topics
ASSESSMENT
Assessment requirements Stage 1 vs Stage 2
- Folio: prac and SHE
- SATs: task or case study
Performance Standards
Assessment tasks Stage 1 vs Stage 2
- Science Inquiry Skills
- Practical ideas
- SHE
- Case Study
- Test
- Examination (using case study)
2021 Teachers New to Stage 1 and Stage 2 Nutrition Workshop
Date: Friday 19 February 2021
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm
Venue: Education Development Centre, Room G11A
Bookings close: 12/02/2021
Event Pricing:
| Type | Regular price |
|---|---|
| Personal Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| Joint Member (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 1st Year of Teaching (1 day) | $145.00 |
| 2nd Year of Teaching (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 |
Presenters: Elizabeth Arthur, Nazareth College and Lisa Cibich, Gleeson College
Intended Audience: Stage 1 and 2 teachers new to Nutrition
This session will provide an introduction to Stage 1 and Stage 2 Nutrition covering content, resources, assessment and SACE requirements.
Program:
SUBJECT OUTLINES
Stage 1 Subject Outline
- Topics
(left hand column vs right hand column)
- How do these topics link to Stage 2
- Ideas for teaching
Stage 2 Subject Outline
- Topics
ASSESSMENT
Assessment requirements Stage 1 vs Stage 2
- Folio: prac and SHE
- SATs: task or case study
Performance Standards
Assessment tasks Stage 1 vs Stage 2
Science Inquiry Skills
+ Practical ideas
+ errors discussion
+ moderation
SHE
+ exemplar
+ writing a SHE test question
Case Study
+ exemplar
+ what it might look like in the exam
Test
+ writing good test questions
Examination – what to expect