Seminars & Events

Seminars & Workshops

PDST: Teacher Education

Many thanks to all those who attending the recent PDST/ESTABLISHin-service workshops in Inquiry-Based Learning for teacher of Junior Cert Science. The final session will take place during September 2011. It is expected that we will run these in-service workshops (3 in total) again next year, so stay tuned for further information! , n for second-level teachersCASTeL are to host a information session/workshop iwhich will be based on the FP7 project .

ISTA Workshop

For those of you that missed the PDST in-service workshops, why not come along to the ISTA Annual Conference, on Saturday 9th April, 2011 in Thurles, where Dr. Eilish McLoughlin will be leading a session on

"Use of Inquiry Based Science Education at Second Level - the ESTABLISH project"

Registration for the event is required so please visit: www.ista.ie for further details

Congratulations

National Award for Excellence in Teaching 2010

Congratulations to Eilish McLoughlin on winning the 2010 NAIRTL (National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning) National Award for Excellence in Teaching. NAIRTL received 37 nominations from 17 Higher Education Institutions and the standard of nominations was exceptionally high. Only 5 awards were made. So, we can be very proud of Eilish's achievement.

2010 DCU President's Award for Civic Engagement

Congratulation to Eabhnat Ní Fhloinn and the Maths Learning Centre on winning the DCU Civic Engagement award (student category). Speaking at the event, Professor Ronnie Munck, Head of Civic and Global Engagement at DCU outlined the university’s civic engagement strategy and its various component elements. “This award was set up”, he said “to acknowledge the huge effort made by staff at DCU to contribute to the social, economic, pedagogic and cultural development of our local communities’. So congratulations to Eabhnat and to the many volunteer students on their success.

The 2011 call is now open!

2010 DCU President's Award for Teaching and Learning

Congratulations to Paul van Kampen & Brien Nolan both CASTeL members who were nominated for this year's DCU President's Teaching Award.

Alas, there was only one winner amongst the numerous entries...and I'm thrilled to tell you that that winner was Dr. Paul van Kampen

Mentioned during the reading of his citation, was Paul's use of research-informed activities to enhance the teaching and learning in physics. Well done Paul