This course is designed to introduce teachers to the concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how they can incorporate AI tools and technologies into their teaching practices. By learning about AI, teachers can gain a deeper understanding of the technology and how it can be used to engage pupils in innovative ways. This understanding can …
This Birr Castle Demesne, ESERO Ireland and SFI’s Curious Minds Programme course explores the castle’s a rich Scientific Heritage and much of the course content is based around the different aspects of this heritage, providing examples to teachers of how they can derive inspiration from their own local areas to involve children in inquiry-based STEM …
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Igniting Curiosity in Young Learners The course is designed to promote pupil-centered inquiry learning across the curriculum, but particularly within SESE. Teachers will be introduced to innovative ways to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Teachers will have the opportunity to improve their understanding of STEM through the use of digital learning tools and resources. …
Technology and Special Educational Needs This course will explore the effective use of technology for students with SEN. A range of hardware, software and online options will be explored with the emphasis on using digital technologies to support the curriculum or the individual pupil support plan. Technical Requirements All our courses require broadband Internet access …
Teaching Space in Junior Classes This ESERO Ireland and SFI’s Curious Minds Programme course uses space as a cross-curricular theme and aims to help teachers improve their understanding of and confidence in using a variety of space and STEM related activities and resources. This course is an online version of the “Junior Rocket Scientists” course …
Minecraft: Education – worlds of possibility With over nine hundred primary schools across the island of Ireland participating in Ireland’s Future Is MINE last year, many teachers have wanted to learn more about the role of Minecraft Education within their classrooms and how these worlds can enhance lessons and provide opportunities to learn curricular content in new …
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Dark Skies and Biodiversity It’s surprising how few people have ever seen a truly dark sky. Those living in large towns and cities can only see the glow of artificial light is visible overhead as a yellow hue. On a clear night in Ireland under a dark sky, you can see over 4,000 twinkling stars, …
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Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Online Computational thinking, sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin. This is where the Microsoft Dream Space team come in. The Dream Space team will be facilitating this course live online, two-days (Virtual) face-to-face workshops via Microsoft Teams. The course will introduce you to the how the Dreamspace team develop …
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Discover Climate and Space Ireland’s European Space Education & Resource (ESERO) and SFI’s Curious Minds Programme offers you a unique opportunity to participate in our on-line summer course for teachers of 2nd to 6th classes. This course will give you the knowledge and confidence to teach students the difference between weather and climate using classroom …
Learn how to develop and enhance 21st century skills in your classroom using Microsoft’s Office 365 in conjunction with the Microsoft’s Learn Education Centre. 21st century skills are the skills that today’s students will need to be successful in this ever changing world and include communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity, social and emotional intelligence, …
