February 2021

SASTA members are eligible to be nominated for a SASTA Award which are recognised at the Annual Conference. Have you considered nominating yourself or a colleague for a SASTA Award?

• Credit Union SA / SASTA Outstanding Contribution to the Teaching of Science Award
• Helen Castle Memorial Scholarship
• SASTA Medal
• SASTA Honour Award

Find out more about the awards and previous winners or nominate yourself or a colleague here.

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of members of the South Australia Science Teachers Assocation Inc. will be held on Tuesday 13 April at Pulteney Grammar School. Members will also be able to join via Zoom.

All members of SASTA are hereby notified of a call for nominations for 4 positions on the SASTA Board. If you are interested or would like more information please visit the 'Board Elections' section in the Members Area of the website. 

Have you completed the 2021 SASTA Member Survey? We appreciate any feedback you can provide to help us tailor member benefits and better respond to your needs as educators. Complete the survey here: http://bit.ly/SASTAMemberSurvey

Some of the key topics covered in these workshops include: an overview of the course, planning and assessment, sample tasks and discussion and moderation. Register here.

• Biology & Physics | 12 February
• Chemistry & Nutrition | 19 February
• Psychology & Scientific Studies | 1 March

Take a dive into the Department for Education’s Science Curriculum resources

This workshop will unpack an example unit from Year 5, looking at the Why? How? & What? of the unit of work, with the aim of teachers being able to implement the units in their classrooms as they are released.

Teachers will be engaged in purposeful activities that build pedagogical tools as well as an understanding of how to connect classroom learning to the Australian Curriculum.

Inspiring South Australia is about connecting the community with science and improving science literacy. Together with their partners and supporters, they work to engage diverse audiences in both regional and metropolitan communities. The Inspiring South Australia website is great for keeping up to date about science events throughout the state, including Science at the Fringe, National Science Week grants and activities and significant science and science communication awards and South Australian awardees. Teachers looking to inspire their students with stories that showcase science happening locally in SA will find the regularly updated news page a really useful resource.

Each month we will be adding to our Website of the Month blog post, you can check it out here. 

All SASTA trial exams have been rewritten to include:

• A range of questions that cover nearly every statement on the subject outline.
• A blending of questions that incorporate concepts from different sections of the course to demonstrate connections between different areas of the course.
• Science as a human endeavour (SHE) questions that allow students to develop their knowledge and understanding and explore the connections between science and society and more...

• School orders - Advance bulk orders for the 2021 Study Guides can be placed with Rebecca via office@sasta.asn.au or via the SASTA website. 
• Student / individual orders - Pre-orders for students/individuals are available on the SASTA website. All pre-orders must be paid for when ordering.

As per previous years, these will be due for delivery around June 2021.

FREE 2021 Navigating the Oliphant Science Awards in your School Webinar - 15 February. Find out more and register here.

2021 Information Booklet is now available here! Find out all the details about the 2021 competition along with the category topics for Photography, Posters and Science Writing! Don't forget to register / re-register as a coordinator for the 2021 competition here.

The Oliphant Science Awards competition will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2021! If you have any stories or photos you would like to share from past competitions please contact Tegan (tegan@sasta.asn.au)

South Australian Science Teachers Association
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