PDST Technology in Education is currently offering an online course ‘Scoilnet Maps for Geography Teachers <http://www.pdsttechnologyineducation.ie/en/Training/Courses/Scoilnet-Maps-for-Geography-Teachers.html> ’ (duration 1.5 hours), which can be completed either individually or in conjunction with a group of teachers. This course is targeted specifically at post primary geography teachers. It is available via TeacherCPD.ie <http://teachercpd.ie/> […]
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Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children in the Geography Classroom Peter Lydon Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 7:30 PM Dublin West Education Centre, Tallaght Book your ticket here (we need a minimum of 10 teachers to run this event) There is no formal training for teachers at ITE level in the […]
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children in the Geography Classroom
This session has been cancelled WED, OCT 7, 2015 AT 7:30 PM PME/NQT Support Session Dublin West Education Centre, Dublin, Ireland This is a plenary workshop session to support NQTs and PME Students. Free memebrship of the East Central Branch will be available to PME students at the meeting. You […]
PME/NQT Support Session
SEP 29, 2015 AT 7:30 PM 2016 Geographical Investigation & East Central AGM Dublin West Education Centre, Dublin, Ireland Book here This is a plenary session to share knowledge and experience of preparing students to complete the GI. We will also discuss aspects of writing up the GI. There will […]
Geographical Investigation 2016 & ECB AGM
The AGTI welcomes in the introduction of mandatory CPD. While we have clear views on what we think the Teaching Council’s policy on CPD should look like, we see mandatory CPD as an opportunity to contribute further to the professional development of teachers. The AGTI surveyed Geography teachers between March and […]
AGTI Survey on The Teaching Council’s CPD Policy (Cosán)
I am always looking for opportunities to engage in capacity building among geography teachers. It was obvious that a teacher could be appointed as a Subject Coordinator (Head of Geography Department) yet not have any specific training to enable them to really develop their role in a meaningful way. So, […]
Geography Coordinators Meeting
41st Annual Conference of the Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland The Tower Hotel, Waterford. Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September 2015 http://www.towerhotelwaterford.com 41st-Annual-Conference-2015-Programme Book your place now – click here! **If you received a members newsletter, the dates for East Central Branch events have been revised. The correct dates […]
41st Annual Conference
The Teaching Council has begun its consultation process on the introduction of compulsory Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for the teaching profession. The AGTI is in the process of drafting its position on teacher CPD. We are now asking geography teachers to complete the questionnaire below to help us inform our position […]
AGTI Position on the Teaching Council’s Introduction of Compulsory CPD
Creative Approaches to Teaching JC Geography Peter Lydon This will be an interactive session. Feel free to bring along your own ideas no matter how left-field; if they work, they work! Monday 23rd March 7.30pm Dublin West Education Centre Tallaght
Creative Approaches to Teaching JC Geography
Social Media in Geography Teaching Dublin West Education Centre Tallaght Thursday 15th January 7.30 – 9.00pm 20 places available. Register if you would like to attend by commenting on the link on our Facebook Page First 20 come first https://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Geography-Teachers-of-Ireland/163312853696574
Social Media in Geography Teaching
Matthew Jebb Director of the National Botanic Gardens ‘Cities, Woods and Fields’ Museum Building, T.C.D. 8pm Wednesday 26th November Matthew is co-editor of ‘Secrets of the Irish Landscape’ of the TV series fame presented by Derek Mooney, RTE. We will also be presenting the Gwenda Hurst medal to the winner […]
Gwenda Hurst Memorial Lecture 2014
North Munster Branch Would like to invite you to: A presentation by Norma Lenihan and Jason O’Brien. ‘Active methodologies for the Junior Certificate’ Thursday 13th November 2014 7:30pm Limerick Education Centre Norma and Jason are co-authors of Geography in Action is a new and exciting textbook that covers the Junior Certificate Geography course […]
Active Methodologies Workshop
On Monday 29 September, 13.00, at the Royal Irish Academy, Dawson st, Dublin. The RIA and the Geographical Society of Ireland will host a lecture by Professor John Mohan, Director of the Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham, UK Charity deserts, spatial justice, and the distribution of voluntary […]
Spatial Justice Lecture
This year we mark the 40th annual conference of the Association. The outline programme is below along with the booking form. Updates to the programme will be posted here and on our Facebook page. ‘Geography in the Classroom’ 40th Annual Conference of the AGTI Maldron Hotel, Tallaght Dublin Friday 19th […]
AGTI 2014 Annual Conference Details
Every year, the Association provides written feedback to the State Examinations Commission on teachers views of the Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations for that year. This is a very important contribution which teachers make since examiners can’t know what the experience of an exam will be until the students have […]
Junior and Leaving Certificate Post Exam Feedback 2014
The Royal Town Planning Institute has developed a comprehensive Transition Year course in Town Planning. The course has been piloted with great success in Cork. The RTPI is offering a select number of schools the opportunity to run the course next year and help develop it further. If you are […]
TY Course – Royal Town Planning Institute
Assessment for Learning (AfL) Approaches to Classroom Improvement Peter Lydon Wesley College Dublin Dublin West Education Centre Thursday 6th February 2014 7.30pm (Coffee at 7pm)
Assessment for Learning
As part of the international Geography Awareness Week from November 18-22, the theme of ‘GeoWeek Ireland 2013’ is ‘An Exploration of Water’. GeoWeek Ireland 2013 is an opportunity to learn about and appreciate geography while drawing attention to the need for educational policies to improve geography education. GeoWeek Ireland 2013 […]
Geography Awareness Week 2013
You are invited to the 2013 Gwenda Hurst Commemoration Evening Wednesday 13th November 8.00pm Museum Building Trinity College Guest speaker: Prof William J. Smyth (Cork) Who Lived: Who Died During The Great Irish famine A Geographical Exploration ! We have copies of Prof. Smith’s Famine Atlas to give away to 3 […]
2013 Gwenda Hurst Medal
Plans for the conference are coming together well. We have a range of talks and workshops planned that we hope will contribute positively to your professional practice. Several publishers will also be present at the conference. You can download the conference programme here – 39th-Annual-Conference-2. You can access a Booking Form […]