PSDT Biology Spring Courses

AquaTT is moderating An Ocean Literacy Workshop on the 10th July in Cork as part of the Our Ocean Wealth Confereence. The workshop is FREE – just contact Trevor directly to register trevor@aquatt.ie

Secondary school teachers from ESA Member States are invited to apply to ESA’s teacher training workshops to be held in January and February at ESA’s ESEC…

In March, evening meetings will take place in every Education Centre in the country. Each of these meetings will consist of a workshop to explore the use of NEW resources produced by a team of experienced teachers.

These resources include:

(i) Updated PowerPoint presentations with embedded Numeracy and Literacy suggestions, (ii) Past LC Exams and Solutions, (iii) DARTS in various topics, (iv) Flash Animations, (v) Images, (vi) Video clips for each of the sections in the Chemistry syllabus, (vii) BBC programs: History of the Atom (3 episodes) and History of Periodic Table (3 episodes), (viii) Transition Year material, (ix) Practical Videos,(x) Flash cards for Mobile phones,(xi) Sample lesson Plans. These workshops are organised in partnership with the Education Centres and with the local branches of the ISTA.

Participants will investigate how these resources could be used to stimulate and support the enhancement of Literacy and Numeracy in Chemistry.

There will also be instructions on how to download a wealth of Chemistry resources from the Chemistry website and the software required to do this will be available. Teachers will get the opportunity to log on to and explore the iChemistry website.

This workshop will provide teachers with a wealth of resources, activities, and ideas to enhance the teaching and learning of various topics in science through inquiry. 

The strategies that you will be introduced to are designed to stimulate student interest, engagement and involvement in TY . Activities can also be used in Junior Science. As students engage in these activities in your classroom, they develop their

• Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Higher order reasoning skills
• A deeper understanding of scientific concepts and scientific knowledge

This course will:

• Give a hands on approach to inquiry based learning suitable for TY / JC science
• Allow participants to explore a number of practical investigations
• Literacy, numeracy and assessment strategies will be incorporated into the session

Resources that will be provided will include:

• Updated Questions by Topic for 2013 HL and OL
• Wide range of resources for teaching TY science

Secondary school teachers from ESA Member and Associate States are invited to apply to robotics and automation workshops to be given at ESA’s ESEC centre located in…