Teacher Summer Courses @ Lifetime Lab

Book these courses through the Cork Education Support Centre from early May 2016

‘Exploring Primary Science’ is a summer course for primary school teachers run by Una Leader of Lifetime Lab.  One course will run from 4th-8th July at Lifetime Lab on the Lee Road. A second course will be held at the First Fruits Arts Centre in Watergrasshill from 11th -15th July. 

Building on the success of Lifetime Lab’s science workshops for primary school classes, this will be very much a practical course with examples of hands on activities using everyday items that can be used in the classroom to develop science skills and concepts and encourage discovery and investigation.

Topics covered include:

• Skills Development:Demonstrating science investigations that develop skills needed to work scientifically and practical activities to develop designing and making skills.
• Energy and Forces:Developing teachers’ knowledge and understanding in the areas of Sound, Heat, Magnetism, Electricity and Forces.
• Living Things/Human Life:Examining the use of the outdoor classroom and trails to develop knowledge and understanding of Living Things. Developing teachers’ knowledge and understanding of the Digestive System though a hands-on workshop.
• Materials:Modelling approaches to science investigations.
• Planning:Enabling teachers to plan their delivery of the science curriculum.
• Assessment: Exploring approaches for assessing children’s learning in science.

These courses will run from 9.30am to 2.30pm each day.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided for morning break at 11am and tea, coffee and sandwiches for lunch at 1pm.

These courses are most suited to teachers of third to sixth classes.

These courses are being run by Una Leader with the assistance of Mary England.

These courses are approved by the Department of Education for the purposes of the awarding EPV days to primary school teachers.

The first course will run at Lifetime Lab and the second course in Watergrasshill.

Lifetime Lab is a Discover Primary Science and Maths Centre

Dates & Locations:

• Mon 4th –Fri 8th July 2016 at Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork
• Mon 11th – Fri 15th July 2016 at First Fruits Arts Centre, Watergrasshill

Cost:  €50 (Paid online at http://www.cesc.ie/index.cfm/page/courses/courseId/1601)

Timetable: View or download Exploring Primary Science 2016 Timetable ‌

Registration and payment for the course is made through the Cork Education Support Centre only. Available now at http://www.cesc.ie/index.cfm/page/courses/courseId/1601.

For further enquiries regarding registration contact CESC at Tel: +353 21 4255600    Fax: +353 21 4254245    Email: office@cesc.ie