Digital Innovation with LEGO Education and BEE-BOTS

 

 

 

 

 

Note: Please bring a charged device with you.

Facilitators: Martin Pierce & Patrick Hickey

Martin Pierce is a qualified primary school teacher, with a Masters in Education, with 16 years of classroom and SET experience. He has an AP2 post with particular responsibility in leading learning and teaching in Digital Technologies in his school. He has worked on TIE projects with the Department of Education and the OIDE TIE for the past 4 years, for example, acting as lead cluster co-ordinator on behalf of 8 schools, to enhance children’s curiosity and skills in STEM subjects through the stimulus of WeDo 2.0/ Mindstorms EV3 construction and robotics set and ease their transition through primary and into post-primary education. He has facilitated a Digital Technology courses for the Clare and Limerick Education Centre in recent years. Recently, he has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership in UL and has a keen interest in coaching and mentoring. 

Patrick Hickey is a primary school teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience. He has a huge passion for using technology to enhance teaching and learning. Patrick is very passionate about using I.C.T to ensure that children with additional challenges achieve their full potential. He has a huge interest in using technology to provide greater opportunities for collaboration and innovation. He is also very interested in greater diversity amongst the teaching profession and is currently completing a PhD on the experiences of teachers with physical disabilities 

Important:

Before you finalise payment for your course, please note the following: 

Our summer courses are booked on the condition that:

• The admin fee is non-refundable.
• The admin fee is not transferable to another teacher.

In the event that this course does not reach the minimum number of participants, the Centre will be obliged to cancel the course. You may be offered a place on another course or given a refund.