Welcome to the Agricultural Science website

Thank you for completing the PDST Ag Science Teacher Support Survey in April 2011. To access a summary report click here

Agricultural Science Spring 2012  Workshops Evaluation

To Register for all courses email your name, mobile number and school details to Brid Finn at sciences@pdst.ie  or fax a completed application form to 061 585065

 PDST Agricultural Science Video Workshops Spring 2012
Flyer available by clicking here

Agricultural Science Workshops have been organised for eleven different Education Centres during Spring 2012.  Participants will get the opportunity to meet up with like-minded colleagues to discuss successful teaching strategies and exchange resources. Participants will also receive a resource DVD and explore how these resources could be used to stimulate Agricultural Science learning and augment the enhancement of literacy and numeracy
Please Note:
This DVD has different content than that on the resourceCD distributed at previous workshops. It contains

•  Targeted resources for Literacy & Numeracy
•  Improved lesson presentations, many with integrated videos and animations.
  
•  More information on using ICT in the Ag Science Classroom.
  
•  More images and photos.

For more details on the DVD click here

To Register for all courses, email your name, mobile number and school details to sciences@pdst.ie and/or fax a completed application form to 061 585065
All workshops 7-9 pm
 

To apply for a place on any course email your name, number and school details to Bríd Finn at sciences@pdst.ie  or fax completed application form to 061 585065. 

For enquiries tel. 061 585064. Click here to download the application form

Other Local Evening Courses will be organised as the needs emerge and the updates programme for courses will be available on http://pdst.ie

Ag. Science Video Blog  

I invite you to have a look by clicking on the highlighted text and to let us know what you think by submitting a comment on the Forum.

New Agricultural Science Magazine Issue 1 to download  click on the image 

If you are an experienced teacher who is passionate about your subject and wish to work with like minded colleagues I invite you to apply to become a local facilitator.

Local Facilitators are teachers who are willing to volunteer to contribute to CPD in their subject or programme areas or other areas where they have expertise and a willingness to contribute. If you wish to become a Local Facilitator in Agricultural Science, please email sciences@pdst.ie

To ensure that you are notified about all relevant courses, enter your school name, school roll number and your email and mobile details under the Register heading.

New Service Provision for Teachers

The Second Level Support Service (SLSS) extend its gratitude to all of you that supported the work of the service throughout the years since its establishment in 2001. A new cross - sectoral service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers  (PDST) was established in September 2010. The PDST subsumed much of the work of the SLSS.

The PDST is happy to inform you that the resources, materials and functionalities of this website will continue to be available to you in the future. 
It is our intention to provide continuing professional development opportunities for teachers of Agricultural Science. A team of enthusiastic colleagues are currently developing exemplar teaching and learning resource materials. Some of these have been uploaded under the Teaching Resources heading.

 PDST Ag Science LF Planning day evaluation form March 2012