The European platform for science teachers
Paul Nugent
IOPI Teacher Network Coordinator
paul.nugent@gmail.com
Dr Eilish McLoughlin
Director CASTeL.
eilish.mcloughlin@dcu.ie
Science on Stage Ireland
Ireland has been participating in Science on Stage/Physics on Stage and bringing teams of Irish science teachers to the biennial European festivals since Physics on Stage 1 in November 2000. Every two years Science on Stage Ireland launches a national call to identify and select teachers that will represent Ireland at these festivals and disseminate Science on Stage at national science teachers conferences and events.
Ireland Science on Stage teachers are actively involved in public engagement in science and presenting these ideas and demonstrations at events such as National Science Week, Busking Physics, Festival of Curiosity and Dublin City of Science in 2012.
Science on Stage Ireland is grateful for the ongoing support for organisation and dissemination of its activities from the Centre for the Advancement of Science & Mathematics Teaching and Learning (CASTeL) at Dublin City University the Institute of Physics in Ireland (IOPI) and the Professional Development Service for Teachers.
For any further information or to get involved in this project in Ireland, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Teaching ideas, books and booklets of Science on Stage Ireland
Science on Stage Ireland is committed to the national dissemination of teaching ideas and demonstrations that are presented by the hundreds of European science teachers at European Science on Stage festivals.
A series of books from these festivals has been compiled and printed and distributed to every science teacher in the country with teaching ideas and demonstrations from Physics on Stage 2 and 3 and Science on Stage 1 and 2. These have proven to be an invaluable and much sought after resource be teachers.
Booklets and links to 211 Science on Stage demonstrations and teaching ideas can be downloaded in pdf format from www.scienceonstage.ie/resources.html
Videos of teaching ideas
In 2012, Science on Stage recorded and launched their first set of 45 video resources of teaching ideas. A further set of 65 videos was recorded in 2013. These 100 videos are also available from the science on stage Ireland website, in both English and Irish languages.
