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Science Associations - Australian

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• Australian Science Teachers Association
• Far North Coast Science Teachers Association
• Science Teachers' Association of Queensland
• Science Teachers' Association of Victoria
• Science Teachers' Association of Western Australia
• South Australian Science Teachers Association
• Teachers Teaching with Technology, T³ Australasia

Teachers Teaching with Technology, T³ Australasia

www.swin.edu.au/maths/tcubed/tcubed.html

State/Territory: Victoria
Author: Professor Peter Jones, Swinburne University of Technology
Copyright: Reserved
Reviewed: Updated Nov 1999
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: A teacher professional development organization focussing on the effective integration of technology into Mathematics and Science classrooms. Contents include professional development and training information, classroom learning tasks, a Texas Instruments FAQ, TI Quick-Starts for graphics calculator beginners, teachers resources and links for students. The Data Logging section contains a collection of resources to help teachers integrate data loggers such as the CBL and CBR into current classroom programs.

Science Teachers Association of Western Australia (STAWA)

www.curtin.edu.au/org/stawa/

State/Territory: Western Australia
Author: Science Teachers' Association of Western Australia
Copyright: 1998 Reserved
Reviewed: Updated Nov 1999
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: Teacher professional association which aims to provide leadership in Science education. Contents include information about professional development activities, recommended links for further professional development, archived news stories, links to the Review of Post Compulsory Education and a catalogue of STAWA Teachers' Support Materials.

Australian Science Teachers Association

sunsite.anu.edu.au/asta/

State/Territory: Australian Capital Territory
Author: Australian Science Teachers Association
Copyright: Reserved
Reviewed: Updated Nov 1999
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: The national Science teachers association for Australian teachers aims to promote and enrich Science teaching as a profession. Contents include links to Science activities and awards, conference information, publications (subscription information for journals), primary science, standards project and press releases (issues in Science education).

South Australian Science Teachers Association (SASTA)

www.science.adelaide.edu.au/sasta/

State/Territory: South Australia
Author: South Australian Science Teachers Association, Web Master Bob Geary
Copyright: Reserved
Reviewed: Updated Nov 1999
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: Teacher professional association. Contents include a catalogue of resources; information about South Australian programs; the Oliphant Science Awards and National Science Week; Science associations aorund the world; conference information; bulletins for Biology, Chemistry, Geology and Physics teachers; access to the EdNA database and recommended Internet sites.

Science Teachers' Association of Victoria (STAV)

www.stav.vic.edu.au/

State/Territory: Victoria
Author: Science Teachers' Association of Victoria
Copyright: Reserved
Reviewed: Updated Nov 1999
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: Teacher professional association. Items of particular interest include feature articles from Lab Talk (secondary science teachers' journal) and Contact (STAV's newsletter); information and links to student activities, competitions and awards; conference information; links to classic experiments and excursions and recommended sites on the Internet.

Science Teachers' Association of Queensland (STAQ)

sunsite.anu.edu.au/asta/assoclinks/staq.html

State/Territory: Queensland
Author: Science Teachers Association of Queensland Inc.
Copyright: 1997
Reviewed: Updated Nov 1999
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: Teacher professional association which aims to coordinate activities to support science education, teachers of science and students. Includes links to professional associations and resources for teachers, conference information, Science awards and competitons for students, a chat room and listservs, student activities and a link to the journal the Queensland Science Teacher.

Far North Coast Science Teachers Association (FNSTA)

www.nrg.com.au/~fncsta/

State/Territory: New South Wales
Author: Jenny Robinson
Copyright: 1997, 1998 Reserved
Reviewed: Updated
Related Topics: Professional development
Summary: Teacher professional association catering specifically for remote area schools in northern NSW. Links include the Office of the Board of Studies, downloadable syllabus documents, comprehensive curriculum links, projects for kids, occupational health/safety pages and museums and Science centres. Also includes primary Science sites reviewed for the Department of Education and Training, NSW.