Colleagues in CASTeL are involved in providing a number of Summer Professional Development Opportunities These include: Open Schooling Approach to Inquiry Learning in Science – Learn More Preparing Primary School Teachers for…
An Investigation into Making Food Waste into Bio-Plastic for Everyday Use wins SciFest@DCU Of the 103 projects exhibited at SciFest@DCU on 3rd May 2019, the top prize on the day,…
CASTeL Director Dr Eilish McLoughlin has been honoured by the Institute of physics for “leadership of large-scale national initiatives that widen participation in physics in Ireland.” Professor Paul Hardaker, the Chief Executive…
The 57th Annual Conference of the Irish Science Teachers’ Association was held in Dublin City University on the 12th -14th April 2019. This was the first time that DCU has ever…
Dublin City University launched the 2019 STEM Teacher Internship programme in DCU’s Institute of Education on Wednesday, April 10th providing DCU STEM teacher education students with the unique opportunity to…
DCU researchers launch the Erasmus+ project Assessment of Transversal Skills for STEM. This project brings together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from 12 organisations across 8 European Countries. This project…
Congratulations to Irish science teachers from primary and secondary schools whom were recognized as Champions of Open Schooling at the European Showcase in Cite de l’espace, Touloise on 13th March 2019. The concept of…
Congratuations to the eight participating Irish science teachers that have completed their own practitioner inquiries. Four Irish teachers showcased their practitioner inquiries on a range of topics: How can I…
President and Sabina hosted a “Women In The Sciences” reception, marking International Women’s Day on March 8th. Each year President Higgins strives to host an event to mark 8 March,…
Dublin City University is delighted to host the annual ISTA conference from 12-14 April 2019. The ISTA Conference 2019 will cater for both primary and secondary teachers with both subject specific and…
