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Starting out teaching science – insights from the STAQ conference
11 May
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Starting out teaching science – insights from the STAQ conference

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[…]

CONASTA: calling all secondary science education students!
06 Mar
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CONASTA: calling all secondary science education students!

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![…]

Meet the Step Up Ambassadors!
08 Jan
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Meet the Step Up Ambassadors!

We would like to welcome our new Step Up Ambassadors, Melissa Blacklock, Gabby Gilmore and Gemma Sardoni, who have been awarded the Step Up / ASTA Initiative Award.

These outstanding pre-service science teachers are about to travel to Canberra to attend the National Science Teachers Summer School (NSTSS), which runs from 11-17 January 2015.

We look forward to hear from Gabby, Gemma and Melissa as they share here their insights from the event.

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QLD pre-service teachers participate in the National Science Teachers Summer School
07 Jan
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QLD pre-service teachers participate in the National Science Teachers Summer School

Science teachers from all over Australia are congregating in Canberra from 11-17 January to hear from some of Australia’s leading scientific researchers, including Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt. The teachers will learn first-hand about the researchers’ work as part of the National Science Teachers Summer School (NSTSS), a program designed to enthuse science teachers and bridge theRead more about QLD pre-service teachers participate in the National Science Teachers Summer School[…]

2015 Step Up / ASTA Initiative Awards
26 Nov
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2015 Step Up / ASTA Initiative Awards

We warmly congratulate the three recipients of the Step Up / ASTA Initiative Award.  The Step Up team is delighted to announce that three outstanding science education students from our partner universities will represent Queensland pre-service science teachers at the 2015 National Science Teachers Summer School. Melissa Blacklock (QUT), Gabby Gilmore (University of Queensland) and GemmaRead more about 2015 Step Up / ASTA Initiative Awards[…]