2016 Step Up highlights
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As the #CONASTA64 kaleidoscope rolled into action on Day 1, it provided a myriad of wonder and opportunity. From the outset, the Welcome to Country gave us all goose bumps. Next up it was a privilege to hear from keynote speaker Professor Fiona Woods who recognised the role of her science teachers atRead more about The butler did it: CONASTA Day 1[…]
Precision planning paid off today as the StepUp Ambassadors arrived smoothly in Perth for CONASTA64 . Despite many of us rising before sunrise to make our flights, everyone was in good spirits, even when the MAXI taxi man announced he could either fit six ladies or six suitcases. As we were scientifically debating the prosRead more about Touchdown in Perth[…]
Last week the Step Up project team had the privilege of meeting five out of the six pre-service teachers that we’re sponsoring to attend CONASTA in Perth. What a delight to meet Gay and Karen (James Cook University, who had just flown in from Townsville), Shawtima (Griffith University, Gold Coast) and Nick and Ally (QUT, Brisbane). The conversationRead more about Starting out teaching science – insights from the STAQ conference[…]
Would you like to give your teaching career a massive head-start through building professional networks? Could you have the potential to be a future leader in science education? Are you keen & able to connect with other pre-service science teachers from your uni? The Step Up project is pleased to announce an exciting new opportunity forRead more about CONASTA: calling all secondary science education students![…]