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Margaret Shepherd

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Science teaching consultant and science faculty advisor. Passionate about teaching Science, teacher education & ICT. Mentoring & coaching.

Sydney
Joined October 2010
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
2 months
Amy Ayres (President, STANSW—ASTA member) on science teacher PD priorities: tech integration, inquiry + critical thinking. Useful read for 2026 PD planning: https://t.co/h6sKSBt4YB #ASTA #scienceeducation
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
2 months
📣 Call for abstracts – ConASTA 73, Brisbane ConASTA 73 is in Brisbane 7–10 July 2026. We’re inviting abstracts from science teachers, lab techs and industry leaders. Submit: https://t.co/Z0AyFbSsl9 Tag a colleague #ConASTA73
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
3 months
Nominations are now open for the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science — including awards for inspiring primary & secondary science teachers! Learn more 👉 https://t.co/A83FEshHB5 #PMPrizes #ScienceTeaching #STEM
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
3 months
Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science – Nominations are now open & will close on 18 December 2025, including awards for inspiring primary & secondary science teachers! Learn more 👉 https://t.co/3ZeRkTDOOR #PMPrizes #ScienceTeaching #STEM
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
4 months
🌟 Ruth Dircks ConASTA Scholarship – Apps open! 🌟 Supporting science teachers to attend #ConASTA73 in Brisbane (7–10 July 2026). ✅ Live 200km+ away ✅ Attended ≤2 ConASTAs ✅ Member of your state STA Apply by 31 March 2026 👉 https://t.co/vAYpAtArCT #ScienceEducation #ASTA
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Margaret Shepherd
6 months
Have a read of the ASTA position on the needless debate comparing two ways of teaching. https://t.co/DaNa4aURbB
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Margaret Shepherd
7 months
We aim for our students to become a ‘competent outsider’ so that they can understand the nature of science. This is crucial to help them deal with mis and dis information. @ASTA_online
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Margaret Shepherd
7 months
The radio universe and the multi wavelength Milky Way #CONASTA72 @ASTA_online @stawa @CSIRO @stansw
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Margaret Shepherd
7 months
How great that we now know about gravity waves #CONASTA72
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Margaret Shepherd
7 months
Happily seated at ConASTA in Perth excited to hear about the SKA with Cathryn Trott from ⁦@CSIRO⁩ ⁦@ASTA_online⁩ ⁦@paulataylor⁩ ⁦@stansw⁩ ⁦@SciTeachersWA
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
9 months
🌟 Discover how chemistry shapes STEM careers! Join ATSE’s free webinar & explore how chemistry drives innovation in materials, medicine & more. Don’t miss it! @ATSE_au 🔗 https://t.co/AW5RQ2wkKJ
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
9 months
STANSW, UC Berkeley, Nobel Prize Outreach & GAP are training NSW teachers to boost students’ critical scientific thinking. Based on UC Berkeley’s Scientific Thinking for All Toolkit. 20th May, 7.30am - https://t.co/hADVALXbo0 5 June, 7.30am - https://t.co/AKHyvQRiuF
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
9 months
🚀 Early bird registrations for ConASTA 72 close on Mon 5 May! Join us in Perth for ConASTA 72: Eyes to the Future (7–10 July 2025)! Explore cutting-edge science, keynotes & workshops & network with top educators. 🌏🔬 Register now 👉 https://t.co/EShUvLaciu #CONASTA72 #STEM
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
10 months
🚀 Unlock the Secrets of the Universe! 🔬📖 The 2025 National Science Week Schools Resource Book is here! Explore maths & quantum science with hands-on activities, curriculum-aligned lessons & more. 📥 Download FREE: 🔗 https://t.co/BUSSF7gRMN #NationalScienceWeek #STEM
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
1 year
Presenter Call-out! 📢 ConASTA 72, ASTA’s premier science teaching conference, is coming to Perth (7-10 July 2025)! We're seeking inspiring Primary & Secondary Science Teachers to present workshops. Apply by 7 Feb 2025! 🔗 Register here https://t.co/iDWJYc6TyS
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@ATSE_au
Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering
1 year
We are delighted to celebrate four esteemed ATSE Fellows who have been recognised in today’s Australia Day honours for their outstanding contributions to science, innovation and research & development in Australia. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/1pPTmS4AJ0 #orderofaustralia 👇🏼
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@SAScience
SA Science Teachers
1 year
We celebrated this year's Oliphant Science Awards with some of our wonderful coordinators, judges and volunteers🥂🌟. The highlight was our Oliphant Science Awards Quiz, where we tested their knowledge of the competition rules and history. Congratulations to the winners! 🎉
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
1 year
The ASERA 2025 Conference from July 1–4 will be at Deakin Downtown, Melbourne. Connect with science education leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond to explore ideas shaping the field. Learn more: https://t.co/zNQvVfyXl4 #ASERA2025 #Scienceducation
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@ASTA_online
Australian Science Teachers Association
1 year
The 2024 Governor-General's Design Challenge is here! Join a FREE virtual workshop led by the Governor-General to tackle real-world problems through design & innovation. Hands-on activities from Questacon’s Engineering is Elementary program! https://t.co/q3gGJ5C8XT? @questacon
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