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  Autumn 2015 Professional Development Workshops
(Certificates of Attendance Available)
 
 
 
 

....Arrow...Completing the Student Design Brief – (DCG). ...Arrow....

A one day (5 hour) workshop focussing on the DCG Student Assignment, teacher guidelines and suggested pedagogy to achieve the aims and objectives of the syllabus. Workshop will feature classroom management tips, samples resources, teaching aids and much more.

  • Target Group:     Newly qualified DCG Teachers or teachers who may not have taught the subject in recent years.

Saturday the 19th September 2015 in the Laois Education Centre from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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....Arrow...Construction Studies – Preparing Students for Assessment. ...Arrow...
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..........(Covering Course Work, Project & Practical)

A one day (5 hour) workshop with suggestions and practical advice on how to achieve the aims and objectives of the Construction Studies syllabus, pedagogical approaches, classroom management, teaching resources and project work.

  • Target Group:     Newly qualified DCG Teachers or teachers who may not have taught the subject in recent years.

Saturday the 26th September 2015 in the Laois Education Centre from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 
 
 
 

....Arrow...Teaching the DCG syllabus....Arrow...

A one day (5 hour) workshop focusing on the DCG syllabus but excluding the Student Design Brief. The workshop will focus on the teacher guidelines and suggested pedagogy to achieve the aims and objectives of the syllabus. It features classroom management tips, sample resources, teaching aids and much more.

  • Target Group:     Newly qualified DCG Teachers or teachers who may not have taught the subject in recent years.

Saturday the 10th October 2015 in the Laois Education Centre from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 
 
 
 

....Arrow...Introduction to programming a (PIC) microchip ....Arrow...

Introduction to programming a (PIC) microchip and the advantages of using the chip in project design. Participants will get an opportunity to create and take away sample programmes on how to control and program a microchip. This is a basic introductory course and no prior knowledge of control technology, or programming is necessary.

  • Target Group:    Teachers of Technology and Engineering.  May also be of interest to teachers of Construction Studies.  

Tuesday the 13th October 2015 in the Laois Education Centre from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

 
 
 
       
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New Activity Worksheets

Resource material to compliment "Identifying Geometry to support Design in SolidWorks".

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Guide to the DCG Student Assignment

An updated version of “A Guide to the Student Assignment” (DCG) is available to purchase or download.

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Converting PDF to an editable document

Instructional video showing how to convert a pdf document to an editable worksheet. Check the "Distance Learning" menu for other online resources.

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Construction Studies

PowerPoint presentations "Towards nZEB for Dwellings 2020 and "A guide to managing experiment work" now added to list of available resources. Click on the "READ MORE" link.

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