For Middle & Secondary Years

Date: Friday 14 January 2022

Time: 8:45am - 4:00pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Milner Street, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 11/01/2022

SASTA Psychology Summer Conference 2022

The 1 day intensive conference allows science teachers to develop teaching methods and resources within the Psychology stream.

Full conference program available soon!

Convenors: Carolyn Pinchbeck & Nicole Marinos

Keynote Speaker: Dr Jacqueline Condon, Forensic Psychiatrist & Mental Health Emergency Specialist Presentation: Forensic Psychology: from the real world into the classroom More details to come!

Click on 'description' below for the Conference outline or 'available sessions' for a list of the concurrent workshop sessions. 

Conference outline:

• Welcome
• Keynote Address
• Morning tea
• SACE Examination and Moderation Review
• Stage 2 Essentials Education Psychology Workbook overview - NEW
• Concurrent Workshop session 1
• Lunch
• Concurrent Workshop session 2
• Concurrent Workshop session 3
• Conference Plenary

Date: Friday 11 February 2022

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 08/02/2022

Presenter: Kathy Adams (Horizon Christian School)

Dr Kathy Adams is a teacher of Senior Biology and other sciences for many years at the secondary level. Experienced practitioner with an interest in curriculum development and assessment. Has been involved in many aspects of Stage 2 Biology at the SACE Board and regularly presents professional development for SASTA and other organisations. 

Intended Audience

For teachers new to Stage 2 Biology and current teachers seeking guidance for the new course.

Key Topics: 

Introduction- welcome and get to know you!

SACE Board documents/Subject Outline
Designing a Teaching Program
Alternative Programs
Theory Lessons

Teaching biology
Analysing worksheets, class assignments, homework assignments using assessment design criteria and performance standards
AV and multimedia materials in Senior Biology
Practical Lessons

Types of Practical
Assessing practical work
Test questions relating to practicals
Assessment Plans

Moderation

Preparing tests, SHE questions, and SHE investigations

Analysing test questions
Preparing answers
‘Deconstructing’ a problem
Marking

Marking tests, SHE questions, and SHE investigations

Q & A Session

Date: Friday 11 February 2022

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 08/02/2022

Presenter: Michael Smith (Concordia College)

Dr Michael Smith has taught Physics for over fifteen years; has delivered professional development since 2014; and authored and edited Physics textbooks.

Program Outline

This professional development session will cover:

• Course requirements and planning
• SACE submission requirements
• Using the performance standards appropriately
• Advice and practice on writing quality assessments

In addition, participants are invited to collaborate, share resources, and develop networks that will assist in early-career teaching.

Intended Audience

For teachers new to Stage 2 Physics and current teachers seeking guidance that have not taught the Physics course recently.

Key Topics: 

Date: Friday 18 February 2022

Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 15/02/2022

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. 

This workshop will give teachers new to teaching SACE Nutrition an opportunity to meet and network with fellow new teachers. The workshop will provide practical information for planning in Stage 1 and Stage 2 and an overview of the topics as well as examples and discussion around assessment tasks.

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

Date: Friday 18 February 2022

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 15/02/2022

Presenters: Glen Arthur 

Teachers new to SACE Stage 2 Chemistry provides an overview, and guidance offered for planning, assessment and task design. Participants will be given the opportunity to share and discuss ideas, tasks and other resources.

Intended Audience: For teachers new to Stage 2 Chemistry

Date: Monday 21 February 2022

Time: 4.30pm

Venue: Online

Bookings close: 20/02/2022

Looking for more information about getting your school involved in The Oliphant Science Awards?

SASTA will be holding a FREE Webinar for teachers and school representatives interested in becoming School Coordinators for the 2022 Oliphant Science Awards.

This session will give you a chance to hear from the competition organisers, head judges and a panel of experienced school coordinators about areas such as;

• NEW Key Dates for 2022
• Changes to the 2022 competition
• Competition basics
• What you need to do to register student projects
• Tips on what criteria the projects need to meet
• Ideas to implement competition from different school coordinators
• Where to find resources
• Becoming a judge

Date: Friday 25 February 2022

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 22/02/2022

Presenters: Carolyn Pinchbeck (Xavier College) 

Carolyn has over 15 years of experience teaching SACE Stage 1&2 Psychology and has supervised both marking and moderation for a number of years and has also been involved in examination setting and curriculum writing for the SACE Board. She has supported many students in her classes to achieve A+ and Merit scores for Psychology over the years. Carolyn has convened the SASTA New Teachers conference and Psychology Summer Conference for many years and has a keen passion for promoting student and teacher excellence in the discipline of Psychology.

Intended Audience: 

For teachers new to Stage 1 & 2 Psychology

Program:

9:00 - Welcome and networking

9:30- The bio/psycho/social model

10:30 - Morning tea

11:00- Stage 1

Assessment Type 1: Investigations Folio

• Science as a Hunan Endeavour (planning, task sheets, rubrics, exemplars, marking & mock moderation)
• Design & Deconstruct  (planning, task sheets, rubrics, exemplars, marking & mock moderation)

12:45- Lunch

1:30 - Stage 2: Research Programs & Investigation Reports

2:30- Stage 1 & 2

Assessment Type 2: Skills and Application Tasks

• Tests
• Assignments
• Formative classroom activities

3:30 - Close

Date: Friday 25 February 2022

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm

Venue: Education Development Centre, Hindmarsh

Bookings close: 22/02/2022

Presenter:

Intended audience: Teachers new to Scientific Studies

Teachers new to SACE Stage 2 Scientific Studies provides an overview, and guidance offered for planning, assessment and task design. Participants will be given the opportunity to share and discuss ideas, tasks and other resources.

Program:

• Overview and structure of the subject
• Design Proposals
• Deconstruct and designing investigations
• Science as a Human Endeavour
• Collaborative Inquiry
• External Assessment

Please bring your own WIFI enabled device (laptop, tablet etc.)