STANSW provides a number of services and professional development events for science educators in NSW

STANSW provides a number of services and professional development events for science educators in NSW. STANSW has the Young Scientist Awards, an awards program for students to enter their research projects and the K-8 conference, as well as an Annual Conference that has been held at the end of November / early December for the last five or six years. STANSW hosts workshops, led by experienced markers of the external science exams, for teachers in metropolitan regions and for both teachers and students in country areas.

Additionally, STANSW delivers professional development events that meet the needs of teachers at specific times in their career, the Early Career Teachers Program and Leadership Training Seminars. Each of these activities is held over four days throughout the year and focuses on the pastoral and pedagogical needs of teachers.

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STANSW Leadership Training Seminar--Session 1, 8 May 2008

The Early Career Teachers Program is focused on teachers in the early years of their teaching career. The issues covered are:

* Managing the investigative classroom

* Classroom management

* Parent-teacher interviews

* Assessment and reporting

* Programming

* School Certificate / Higher School Certificate--setting and marking

* OH&S

* Literacy in Science

* Being an effective teacher

The Leadership Training Seminars are focused on those intending to become (or inexperienced) Science faculty leaders. The issues covered are:

* Building an effective team--improving performance through coaching and mentoring

* Time management

* Developing effective science programs

* Conflict resolution

* Managing work-related stress

* Developing effective assessment tasks and schedules

* The role of the responsible pedagogical leader

* Pastoral leadership and management of staff learning

* ICT in the science faculty

Both these programs also have opportunities for participants to be mentored by experienced science educators or science faculty leaders.

More information on our website http://www.stansw.asn.au

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