Booking is now open for a series of three Oide Lab-days, based in Dublin, Cork and Galway, on the dates listed across.
The booking page is here (you will have to scroll past the upcoming physics PLE 2 dates to find the lab days )
These events are focussed on the current syllabus, though many of the issues addressed will remain relevant for the incoming specification.
The Lab-Days aim to help us all with the management of practical work. They are designed to be particularly useful to anybody new to the teaching of Leaving Cert Physics, whether that is because they are in the early years of their teaching career or because they find themselves with a Physics class after many years of teaching other subjects.
The days involve a look at a wide range of practical demonstrations that can help students understand more fully the material on the syllabus, as well as an in-depth look at all of the LC Mandatory Experiments. Offering an opportunity to talk about the various ways those experiments can be carried out and a chance to figure out how to best to manage that practical work in your own school setting.
In Dublin and Galway, there will also be a one-hour introductory session on the use of the Virtual Physics Lab, an online suite of close to 400 simulations that can back up the practical work carried out in the lab, and which will allow those attending to download (for free) the full programme for use in their schools.
The dates and locations are:
Regina Mundi College in Cork, Sat, Mar 1st
Clonkeen College in Dublin: Sat, Mar 8th
University of Galway: Sat, Mar 29th
These days have limited spaces available, and they often fill up quickly, so book early!
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