Australia's Science Forum

The Head of Science at SCEGGS Darlinghurst is looking for a full time lab technician just for term 3 and 4 to cover an extended leave position. If you know of anyone who may be interested please get them to contact Luke Hanson
LukeHanson@sceggs.nsw.edu.au

Its official - Serrata has been taken over by MTA

Numbers are limited for this PD - just 10 places left so get in quick if you would like to attend.

ASET usual has a 2 day conference each year but because CONASTA was in Sydney last year we combined both conferences. So now we are bacK on track for our own conference.
We are after some new ideas for worKshops so please let us Know your wishlist of workshops

Lock in the dates Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th September 2019 University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - George St, Sydney As we are in early planning stages, we would like to know what workshops you would like to see on offer. Registrations will be online through the ASET website but I will let you kno...

Just a reminder that registrations are open - get in as Early Bird - select your workshops and an invoice will be generated to be paid by end of June.
Darwin in July is like summer on the east coast.

CONASTA conference workshops

https://asta.eventsair.com/QuickEventWe ... -home-page

Register now to make sure you get 1st selections then invoice is payable a few weeks before

THE RIVERINA LABORATORY TECHNICIAN CONFERENCE #2 2019 Monday 29th April Venue: Temora High School Anzac Street Temora NSW 2666 LABORATORY TECHNICIANS and those who relieve the lab tech role FROM ALL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE RIVERINA AND BEYOND WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE CONTENT AND NETWORKING THIS CONFERENCE ...

Registrations are now open for CONSTANZ19 - the NZ lab technicians conference - will be the second week of term 3 holidays.
Not to be confused with CONASTA conference

https://wellingtonconstanz.wixsite.com/constanz19

Sydney Grammar is looking for a casual lab technician to work primarily in Physics and Biology for the next 4 weeks. If you could email Jason Kaplanez - jlk@sydgram.nsw.edu.au or phone direct 9332 5885 with your details. Please pass this on to your wider networks or if you know anyone who could fill...

Find attached information for a permanent-part time position at Wenona. Please pass on to your wider circles.

https://www.seek.com.au/job/37691538?type=standard

This works well - thanks Liz Brown

CONSTANZ https://wellingtonconstanz.wixsite.com/constanz19 8-10 October 2019 2nd week of NSW school holidays CONASTA 68 http://asta.edu.au/conasta 7-10 July 2019 1st week of NSW school holidays I've been to these conferences in the past and can highly recommend attending. ASET NSW will be holding th...

ASET is holding the 2018 AGM on Saturday 20th October - see attachment for more details
Even if you are not an ASET member you are most welcome to come along and hear an interesting presentation on Artificial Intelligence
Please rsvp by noon on Thursday

Australia wide Recognition Science education technicians Australia wide have expressed an interest in having a day/week allocated to celebrate the amazing job that we all do. Many of our technicians saw the on “preproom.org” page, their “Techognition Day” and would like to do the same in Aus...

I found this on the Steve Spangler website so will use smaller amount

https://www.chemtalk.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=451/la ... oothpaste/

Good afternoon brains trust
Year 11 Chemistry students are doing their individual depth study assessments.
One student wants to do elephant toothpaste.
My gut instinct says no but I would like your thoughts

This is from Sydney Catholic Schools - Can schools keep using lead nitrate? The use of lead nitrate has not been banned in Sydney Catholic Schools. Lead nitrate was reclassified as per the Globally Harmonised System for classifying chemical substances. This reclassification only changed who can use ...

10 days before Early Bird Registration closes - don't miss out CONASTA 67 is fast approaching. The premier national science education conference for teachers (primary and secondary) and lab technicians will showcase cutting edge science from fascinating keynote speakers including Professor Lisa Har...

Why you should attend CONASTA 67, to be held in Sydney from 8-11 July 2018 Networking: As the major national science education event in Australia CONASTA 67 provides delegates with the perfect opportunity to build networks with like-minded science educators and to exchange ideas about science teachi...