Georgia Science Teachers AssociationGSTA Monthly Mini-Conferences GSTA will be hosting monthy mini-conferences on Saturdays between September and December from 9-2. Click on the links below to register. The conferences are free for members and $15 for each mini-conference for non-members. Find out more about membership here. If you are interested in presenting, contact Donna Barrett.
GSTA Virtual Conference Survey The 2021 GSTA conference will be held virtually in February this year. Your input is critical in helping us design the conference. Please complete the GSTA Conference Survey to provide information about the days of the week, times of the day, conference sessions, etc. We even have a few questions about future conferences. Your input is invaluable, so please take a moment to provide feedback. We will hold drawings for five $25 Amazon gift cards from the list of those completing the survey on Saturday, 9/26. Please complete the survey by Friday, 9/25 at 11:59 pm to be entered into the drawing. Phenomena Bank - Get a free GSTA t-shirt! Want a free GSTA t-shirt? The first 25 people to submit an approved phenomena to the GSTA phenomena bank will receive a t-shirt. Here are the steps: 1. Submit the phenomena (you will include the GSE element, link to phenomena (image, data set, graph, video, etc.), more details about the phenomena, and a lesson resource. See the phenomena bank for more details and examples. Be sure the phenomena is aligned to the 3-D nature of the GSE. 2. Once completed, submit this form that includes your t-shirt size, color preference, and mailing address. GSTA Collection of Online Teaching Resources GSTA is continuing to organize online teaching resources for science teachers. If you have lessons you would like to share, please email: president@georgiascienceteacher.org. Please consider following @GSTANews on social media platforms, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as we actively post relevant content and strategies for science teachers. We have also curated a list of GSTA recommends websites. Donald White of Coweta Schools posted several online lessons in the district science updates newsletter: K-5 lessons at: and 6-12 lessons. Summer Online PD Series Resources Available to All GSTA Board members presented a PD series on online teaching strategies and resources! The topics included Engaging Students in Phenomena Online, Engaging Students in 3-D Learning, and Tech Tools. Each session was offered to K-5 and 6-12. You can link to the presentations and recordings here: resources - you do not have to be a member to access these resources. Resources from the Back-to-School Mini-Conference on Saturday, August 8! Thank you for all who were able to attend the Mini-Conference. We met virtually to learn new tools and strategies to engage your students in three-dimensional science in or out of the classroom. There were two strands of fast paced and engaging sessions designed to offer ideas and resources for elementary, secondary, and K-12. The session resources are available to members at the Mini-Conference Site. We will continue to add recordings. Please log at the link above to view the conference resources. |
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