Science on Stage workshop at Frontiers of Physics 2017, 23 September 2017
1st October 2017On 23 September 2017 Frontiers of Physics 2017, the annual conference for teachers of physics, including junior science teachers, took place at the University of Limerick, Ireland. The event was organised by the Institute of… Read more
Success at SonS2017
3rd July 2017Around 450 STEM teachers from 30 countries, including Ireland come together to exchange innovative teaching ideas at a fair, in workshops and on stage at the the 2017 Science on Stage festival in Debrechen last week…. Read more
Networking for STEM education: Europe’s best science teachers meeting for educational festival Hungary
20th June 2017Science on Stage festival 2017 welcomes Ireland’s best science teachers to European educational fair in Debrecen. ‘Inventing the future of science education’ is the motto of the 10th European Science on Stage festival. One of… Read more
Meet the Irish SonS 2017 team – David O’Connell
16th March 2017David O’Connell is a science teacher in Christian Brothers College, Cork. The Magic of Science ‘The Magic of Science’ is a series of experiments which is aimed at igniting an interest in science amongst primary school students…. Read more
European STEM League
8th March 2017Science on Stage Europe invites STEM teachers from all across Europe to implement the teaching ideas of the teaching brochure “iStage 3 – Football in Science Teaching” in their own classrooms, testing the various experiments with… Read more
Football in Science Teaching: Now available in English
7th March 2017How to calculate the perfect flight curve of a football? What type of grass is used at football grounds? Why do football players carry GPS sensors? Football is not only a sports game – it… Read more
Meet the Irish SonS team- Paul Nugent
9th February 2017Paul Nugent is a member of the National Steering Committee for Science on Stage Ireland and has acted as participant, Irish delegation lead and scientific jury member at Science on Stage festivals. He has contributed… Read more
Meet the Irish SonS 2017 team – Nicola Sheehan
8th February 2017Nicola Sheehan is a teacher at Donabate Community College Numeracy with Knitting Nicola’s project involves teaching numeracy through knitting. Students are taught to knit, and when their confidence has been built up, they work out their… Read more
Meet the Irish SonS team – Sean Fogarty
7th February 2017Sean is currently teaching science, physics and IT at St. Mary’s Secondary School, New Ross, Co. Wexford and is also the current chairman of the Irish Science Teachers Association. Sean has worked in the past… Read more
Meet the Irish SonS 2017 team – David Keenahan
6th February 2017David is a Teacher Network Coordinator with the Institute of Physics. The Institute of Physics operates a Teacher Network throughout Great Britain and Ireland. The role involves supporting Physics Teachers through continuous professional development. The… Read more