Stem Education in the Irish School System – Analysis and Recommendations

The Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, TD, announced the launch of a STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) Education Review Group, which is expected to prepare a report on STEM education in Ireland over the next six months. 

Cosán is the Draft National Framework for Teachers’ Learning.

Are you a post-primary teacher looking for a challenge? Are you passionate about education and the importance of STEM for today’s young people? If so,…

The RDS is calling for Expressions of Interest from Primary school teachers interested in participating in the 2015 /2016 RDS STEM Learning Facilitator programme to become peer-leaders in science and maths primary education.  

Full details are available to download at www.rds.ie/stem and the deadline for Expressions of Interest is Wednesday, May 21, 2015.

Those interested in finding out more are welcome to attend an information evening in the RDS at 6pm on May 6th and can pre-register by emailing katy@rds.ie.

RDS STEM Learning is an innovative and interactive professional development programme aimed at developing participants’ pedagogical and conceptual knowledge of science. The programme places a strong emphasis on inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning science at primary school level. The programme also aims to increase teachers’ confidence in teaching science and bring together a professional learning community.

RDS STEM Learning was developed and piloted from 2012 – 2014 by the RDS, St Patrick’s College of Education and CASTeL, SPD/DCU. Following a successful external evaluation of the project, it is now being scaled-up in partnership with SFI Discover. Through this partnership the RDS and the SFI Discover, Discover Primary Science & Maths Programme (DPSM)/ESERO CPD programme, offer a range of continuous professional development opportunities in science and maths education to primary school teachers.

Please feel free to circulate this notice to anyone for whom it may be of interest.