TESEP Professional Development Workshops - PLC Armidale

Rock and Critical Minerals Kits

Introduction to the Rock and Critical Minerals Kits and the plate tectonics poster and integrated teaching (rock, mineral and big picture plate tectonics stories). This PD will include hands-on exercises and focus on Year 8.

Riding the Climate Rollercoaster

This STEM professional learning session aims to support Secondary teachers to effectively deliver the new Science 7-10 Syllabus (2023) to the teach the Stage 5 Sustainability topic.

This PD looks back over the last 4.6 billion years to find the drivers of climate change throughout geological time and discusses the impact climate fluctuations have had in the past as revealed by the rock record. This PD also examines the additional impact human activity is thought to have and the geological evidence for it and provides guidance on how teachers and students can access raw data to evaluate the results for themselves. Years 9-10.

Data Science I & II

This STEM professional learning session aims to support Secondary teachers to effectively deliver the new Science 7-10 Syllabus (2023) to the teach the Stage 4 Data Science I and Stage 5 Data Science II topics.

Data science is by enlarge covered by remote sensing and this Professional Development workshop (PD) will investigate the different types of data collection, their relevance and use, particularly in natural hazards prediction, climate monitoring, sustainability, exploring for resources, biodiversity, space, health, archaeology and its use in agriculture and fishing. This PD covers areas across Earth and environmental science, physics, chemistry, biology, geography and mathematics. Years 7 to 10.

• The aim of the PD is to refresh and up-skill teachers in basic science.

• The PD will be delivered by a qualified Earth scientist.

• Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Ltd (TESEP) is a NESA recognised PD provider.

Cost:

• Free to Host School.

• $70.00 plus GST and booking fees per attendee for the full day event (Visiting School).

There are two payment methods:

• Preferred payment by credit card on registration.

• Other payment options via invoice by direct deposit (bank transfer), or via invoice by credit card (please contact us at eo@tesep.org.au if you would prefer the latter – note it carries a handling fee).

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The site contact for this event is Kate Fittler. Please meet at the Visitor's Entrance.

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