ASERA

We are delighted to announce the publication of a seminal paper on science communication training, which is significant for a variety of communicators and audiences. The paper is by Bruce Lewenstein and Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, and is entitled ‘How should we organize science communication trainings to achieve competencies?’ It has just been published in the latest …

An important paper for everyone concerned with teaching prospective science communicators Read More »

Announcing the recently published open access Special Issue of Research in Science Education (RISE), which commemorates of the life, work and influence of the late Emeritus Professor Peter Fensham AM on ASERA, and the field of Science Education. This issue was edited by Kim Nichols, Wendy Nielsen, Richard Gunstone, Léonie Rennie, and Rebecca Cooper, and contains …

RISE Special Issue: Tribute to the Memory of the Late Professor Peter Fensham Read More »

Christine Preston is the author of a new book, “Try this — Engaging Science/STEM learners in their first years of school”. The chapters that make up this book are a collection of articles originally published in in Teaching Science (the journal of the ASTA), with the proceeds going to the ASTA. More information can be …

New Book from the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA): Read More »

NARST are delighted to announce the opening of the registration for the NARST 96th Annual International Conference, which will be held on April 18-21, 2023 (April 28 for a virtual conference option), at the Hilton Chicago. The theme of the conference is reflecting on global science education reforms.  A full in-person registration will provide access …

Registrations Open – NARST 2023 Annual International Conference Read More »

A position has opened up at Deakin University, on the Burwood campus, for a Level B academic in Science Education. The position sits within a large and active research team at Deakin with strong links to the international science education community. The Deakin STEME group’s research encompasses a range of strong theoretical and methodological directions …

Lecturer in Education (Science Education) Position At Deakin University Read More »

Lecturer in Teacher Professional Learning (Curriculum, Pedagogy or Assessment) – 2 positions Monash University are currently advertising two positions in the School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education. These positions are for Early Career Academics in the area of Teacher Professional Learning. Successful candidates would: They are looking for people to break new …

Early Career Academic Appointments at Monash University (Science focused Applicants would be very welcome) Read More »

Organized by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, in cooperation with UNESCO and in partnership with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the Forum will raise awareness and increase the reflection and engagement of NGO partners around the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), two global …

UNESCO NGO Forum: 21-22 November 2022 (Live stream will be available) Read More »

Teaching Science is a quarterly, digital-only peer-reviewed journal that focuses on Australian science education classroom practice, and to contributing to science teacher professional development. Teaching Science are currently seeking articles for research-based practice in the field of science education. For more information, please see here.

STANSW are currently building an online resource portal to enable their teachers to access current, topical and relevant science education research. If you are currently undertaking, have undertaken, or are intending to undertake, science education research in New South Wales, and would like to contribute to the teacher resource portal for the Science Teachers Association …

Science Teachers Association of NSW (STANSW) Resource Portal – Call for contributions Read More »