Implementing the Australian Curriculum: Science in 2012?

Help your staff transition to the new curriculum with the support of a resource that is based on research, written by a team of experts in literacy, science and teaching, and trialed by teachers. PrimaryConnections is being used in more than 50% of Australian schools and units will be fully aligned to the AC: Science by June 2012.
Workshops are available in Term 4 at your school for the whole staff as preparation for 2012.
Or you can attend an Introduction to PrimaryConnections workshop at a Brisbane Southside (2nd) or Northside (7th) venue in November.
See flyer below for further information.

Professional Development series

New workshop series:

Small group workshops for year level or phase of schooling teams of teachers during planning days.

These workshops are run over a series of days throughout the year at your school to allow teachers to experience investigations and teacher background knowledge in science in a choice of sub-strands from the Australian Curriculum: Science.

For example: St. Vincent's School, Clear Island Waters booked Mondays over a term to allow all their teachers to participate in small group workshops on Chemical Sciences and Physical Sciences. Their usual planning days were split into half days and each teacher attended a workshop on their half day twice during the term.

They included 3 day PrimaryConnections Curriculum Leader Training for three teachers on staff who represented the Early Years, Middle Primary and Upper Primary. They also had a full day of PrimaryConnections professional development on a pupil free day for the whole staff.

new workshops in Term 4

Three new after school workshops are being offered in Term 4, 2011.

They are:

• Inquiry skills
• Hands-on chemical sciences
• Understanding space sciences

See the flyer below for further information or contact science.s-cool@hotmail.com

After school workshop

Nappies and jelly snakes

Easy hands-on chemistry investigations

that your class will love!

During this workshop teachers will…

· Learn an easy way to teach children to ask scientific questions

· Participate in practical investigations of absorbency and elasticity

· Take away a booklet of teaching strategies in science to use in the classroom

Where: Science Investigation Room at Birkdale South State School

451 Old Cleveland Road East, (07) 3820 4333

When: 3:30-4:45pm, Wednesday 3^rd August

Cost: $40 per person, or $30 for three or more staff

RSVP: Registrations close Monday 1^st August. Numbers are strictly limited to 25.

To register for this workshop:

Email your name, your school name and contact phone number to:

science.s-cool@hotmail.com

All payments will be made by invoice from Science S-cool. This workshop has a non-cancellation policy. Name changes are permitted.

Half day chemistry workshop

Half day hands on workshop full of practical ideas, that includes......

• Inquiry process
• Australian Curriculum: Science (Chemical sciences sub-strand and Science as a Human Endeavour)
• Investigations
• Alignment with Consistency of Teacher Judgement requirements (for BCE teachers)
• Teacher background knowledge in chemistry

July 28, 1pm to 4pm at Brisbane Catholic Education School Service Centre, South

[ 5-7 Laurinda Crescent, Springwood]

COST: $40 per teacher, $30 each for 3 or more teachers from the same school. Includes materials and afternoon tea. Register by email with teacher name and school (or through iLearn for BCE teachers). Numbers are strictly limited to 16 participants.

This workshop has a non-cancellation policy, however name changes are permitted.

Payment will be by invoice from science s-cool.

Investigations

A video clip showing types of investigations in science.