The 30th Annual ChemEd Conference entitled "Preparing for the Future of Chemical Education", took place in the Eureka Centre in UCC and was a massive success. Lots of fresh ideas and FREE stuff were on offer for chemistry teachers, including DVD’s and Dictionaries! See photostory below!
KidWind Ireland is a project that seeks to support teachers all over Ireland to access training programs and equipment in wind energy. The course may be useful for Transition Year and the new Junior Cycle activities.
The primary aim of the KidWind program is to train and equip teachers at primary and second level to teach their own students about wind energy and provide knowledge about the industry and topic. The program is aimed at teachers of science, mathematics and geography although others may attend. This 4 day course is hands-on with a practical focus. Participant teachers will receive FREE class materials, lesson plans and FREE wind turbine lab kits to take back to their schools.
Times and locations:
4th-7th of June 2013: Lifetime Lab, Cork City
4th-7th of June 2013: Dublin West Education Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
10th-13th of June 2013: Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town
Lunch and refreshments will also be provided during the training.
Registration: Interested teachers can register for the course via the Irish Wind Energy Association Wind SkillNet webpage at http://www.iwea.com/index.cfm/page/upcomingtrainingcourses1
or by email to Deborah@iwea.com
KidWind Ireland is a project that seeks to support teachers all over Ireland to access training programs and equipment in wind energy. The course may be useful for Transition Year and the new Junior Cycle activities.
The primary aim of the KidWind program is to train and equip teachers at primary and second level to teach their own students about wind energy and provide knowledge about the industry and topic. The program is aimed at teachers of science, mathematics and geography although others may attend. This 4 day course is hands-on with a practical focus. Participant teachers will receive FREE class materials, lesson plans and FREE wind turbine lab kits to take back to their schools.
Times and locations:
4th-7th of June 2013: Lifetime Lab, Cork City
4th-7th of June 2013: Dublin West Education Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
10th-13th of June 2013: Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town
Lunch and refreshments will also be provided during the training.
Registration: Interested teachers can register for the course via the Irish Wind Energy Association Wind SkillNet webpage at http://www.iwea.com/index.cfm/page/upcomingtrainingcourses1
or by email to Deborah@iwea.com
Education in Chemistry will be delivered to all Irish Schools from September 11th.
EiC is the flagship chemistry education magazine from RSC. It actively promotes innovative teaching and sharing best practice.
In this issue:
• News – Variety in Chemistry Education conference, National Teaching fellowships and the OU’s new online laboratory.
• Regulars – include the hidden devil of phosphorus, demonstrating the polarity of solvents using a microwave oven and the problem of doping in athletics.
• Features – empowering students to learn in flipped lectures, the science of sorting waste materials, a breakthrough in atmospheric science and discovering the deadly chemistry hidden in mushrooms.
• Opinion – Robert Parker on celebrating the past and supporting the future of chemistry education.
You will also receive a copy of The Mole – the magazine for students and those inspired to dig deeper into chemistry. Students can read the online version at www.rsc.org/TheMole – this investigates the sumptuous chemistry of chocolate, joining in with the Global Experiment, exploring the chemistry of alien atmospheres and finding out what it takes to be a chemical engineer.
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Over the last twenty years, David Attenborough has made a series of programmes about the different groups of living creatures on earth – from plants and insects to amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. These landmark series now form the Life on Land DVD Encyclopaedia.
Now for the first time a comprehensive index accompanies these series, which can be accessed interactively on each of the discs and is also included as a hard-back book. This index allows finding clips on particular subject matters or animal species quickly and easily. Children and wildlife enthusiasts can locate their favourite animals or subjects of interest. School teachers and University lecturers will find clips to support their teaching.
The index provides rapid reference to each species featured in all programmes and to behavioural categories such as mimicry, camouflage or courtship. Teachers will also find the material linked to both the Primary and Secondary School National Curriculum and can download the keyword links from the PDF files below.
David Attenborough’s films are highly educational and scientifically accurate. His succinct and engaging narration makes the content accessible for all ages. With 40 programmes covering all the main groups of land animals and plants, the Life on Land DVD Encyclopaedia is a unique wildlife resource for educators, children and wildlife enthusiasts alike.
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