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NQT (Newly Qualified Teacher) Community of Practice
2021/2022
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Our first NQT (Newly Qualified Teacher) Support Session will take place on Tuesday 14th Setepmber at 7:00 p.m. facilitated by Grainne Mulcahy.
This session is for Post Primary NQTs ONLY.
This session will offer tips and support for getting off to a good start with your classes and your colleagues. There will be plenty of space to address any issues and concerns and discuss what you would like to see in the future sessions.
Date/Time: Tuesday 14th Setepmber at 7:00 p.m (1 hour)
Facilitated by: Grainne Mulcahy.
Celebrating influential Irish women from history in science, technology, engineering and maths
Celebrate the history of science and technology, and the brilliant female pioneers of STEM, at Robert Boyle Summer School 2021, coordinated by Calmast, Waterford Institute of Technology.
This year we celebrate the 9th Robert Boyle Summer School, which will explore the theme: Women in STEM; past, present and future. This important theme has been carried over since 2020 due to Covid and will now run online on Saturday 26 June 2021.
Our free programme for the Summer School this year runs from 10 am - 4.15 pm on Saturday 26 June.
The programme includes a session on historical women in STEM, featuring Clodagh Finn (Irish Examiner), Dr Liz Bruton (Science Museum, London) and Prof Colm Mulcahy (Spellman College, GA and curator of Irish Maths Archive); a discussion on STEM Journeys with Prof Dervilla Donnelly and Regina Moran FIEI (VP Strategic Programmes and Change Fujitsu) and Dr Vida Hamilton, (HSE National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead, Acute Operations); the launch of Michelle diMeo’s book ‘Lady Ranelagh: the incomparable life of Robert Boyle’s sister’; a keynote address from Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell on the discovery of pulsars. The day will close with a discussion on the future of women in STEM with Dr Eucharia Meehan (Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), Prof Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Dr Abigail Ruth Freeman (Science Foundation Ireland).
The full schedule of times and speakers can be found here: http://www.robertboyle.
The Summer School celebrates Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the most influential founders of experimental science. Since 2012 Calmast has organised the annual Robert Summer School in Waterford celebrating his life and legacy and considering the place of science and technology in our society and culture.
Visit www.robertboyle.ie for more or connect with us on social media @RobertBoyleFRS on Twitter, Robert Boyle Summer School on Facebook and Instagram and using #RBSS2021.
International Festival of inclusion - online from 19th-25th June inclusive
International Festival of inclusion which takes place online from 19th-25th June inclusive.
All workshops, seminars and presentations will be recorded and made available to participants for up to 3 months after the festival concludes. There are approximately 70 different countries involved.
Topics to be addressed include:
- teaching and learning
- assessment
- developing an inclusive mindset
- wellbeing to name a few.
There are also some seminars that will be of interest to parents.
A discounted rate of £30 is available for participants who use the promo code on the attached flyer.
Promotion Code:
To register for this event please use the following link.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ifip-international-festival-of-inclusion-tickets-158210857935
