This year, STAVCON was held on Monday 28 November 2022 at La Trobe University, Union Hall, Moat Drive, Bundoora from 8.00am – 4.45pm in a much-anticipated face-to-face format. STAVCON, as you may know, is one of STAV’s flagship conferences. Its audience is diverse and includes teachers of primary and secondary science and STEM, laboratory technicians, and members of the education research community and tertiary sector. In terms of the depth, breadth and richness of offerings, STAVCON is unique.
Keynote speakers:
* Dr Saeed Salimpour (IAU OAE/MPIA), Astronomy Education Research Coordinator, International Astronomical Union’s Office of Astronomy for Education
* Maria James, Curriculum Manager, Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority
* Erin Wilson, Curriculum Manager STEMVic, Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority
Recordings of virtual sessions
Who can access the recordings? Registered STAVCON 2022 delegates. You will have received an email from Cvent with the password to access this virtual content.
How to access the recordings? Click on the session link below, and enter the password provided in the email from Cvent.
If you need assistance or did not attend STAVCON 2022 and would like to purchase a post-conference on-demand package, please contact admin@stav.vic.edu.au
| Session | Presentation | Presenter |
| Keynote Address | Cosmic Connections: Leveraging the awe and wonder of the Cosmos in your classroom | Dr Saeed Salimpour |
| VCAA Update #1 | VCAA Update: Building connections across Foundation to 12 in Chemistry, Environmental Science and Physics | Maria James |
| VCAA Update #2 | VCAA Update: Building connections across Foundation to 12 in Biology, Psychology and STEM | Erin Wilson |
| Session A | Engaging Students Through Real Astronomical Data | Robert Hollow |
| Session A | VCE Physics: Connecting students with research through Neutrino Science at LBNF/DUNE | Chad Ronish – virtual from US |
| Session B | Inspired by Science History | Roland Gesthuizen, Gary Bass & Dr Robert Roe |
| Session B1 | Innovative VCE Chemistry Masterclasses at KIOSC | Dr Thelma-Jean Spence |
| Session B2 | Using the VCAA’s Digital Assessment Library to improve student learning | Jonathan MacLellan |
| Session C | Building connections in the Primary Science classroom | Carmen Wong & Kristi Le Page |
| Session C1 | Connecting Sustainability to Students’ Lives Across the Curriculum | Page Dosen & John Davison |
| Session C2 | The Vic. Academy of Teaching & Leadership Teaching Excellence Program: Building connections & sparking ideas in Science Education through Practitioner Inquiry | Chris Wines & Quyen Ngoc Tahi |
| Session D | Connections between the Unit 2 VCE Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science): Sharing the fieldwork load | Helen Silvester & Kate Adrians |
| Session D | Building connections in your makerspace | Kristen Hebden & Emily Cook |
With thanks to our sponsors:
Gold Sponsors
Silvers Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
After two years of presenting STAVCON online during COVID19, we are looking forward to returning to a face to face format, sparking ideas to re-engage and reconnect in this format and continuing to building connections in Science education, across the Science disciplines and to continue to lead and inspire excellence in the class room to support teachers and student
Contact: Administration Officer (03) 9385 3904 or admin@stav.vic.edu.au.