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Physics in Education

On Thursday September 10th, an experienced marker of LC Physics will give personal insight into this year's marking scheme, common student mistakes and misconceptions.   Organised by IOP and PDST, teachers may book a place here.  Please bring your own set of papers and marking scheme.
This year’s Institute of Physics teachers conference takes place in the School of Physics NUI Galway on Saturday 19th September.
It will be a day of lectures, demonstrations, and workshops, resources and networking for all teachers of physics including Junior Science Teachers.
The keynote presentation will be delivered by the eminent particle physicist and author Prof. Frank Close OBE, FinstP, Exeter College, University of Oxford.
This conference is supported by PDST

Workshops will include:

  •      The Irish Science on Stage Team, recently returned from London, 
  •      Go Photon-celebrating International Year of Light
  •      CERN and particle physics workshop 
  •      What's the matter with atoms workshop

A discussion will take place on the LC 2015 Physics papers and marking schemes, which will form the basis of the Institute of Physics report to the SEC.
Registration fee €30 and includes lunch
Reduced fee for student teachers €20
See http://tinyurl.com/FrontiersOfPhysics2015

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