PDST PLC Evenings
Registration is now open for the next phase in the PDST roll out of the new Ag Science Specification. The PLCs will take place in…
Category: Curriculum
Annual Conference 2019 – Save the Date!
We are delighted to announce that the IASTA Annual Conference will take place on the weekend of March 1st and 2nd 2019 at UCD Lyons…
Farmers Journal Study Guides
The Farmers’ Journal are now taking orders for the 2018/2019 Agricultural Science Study Guides programme brought to you with the support of IASTA & Agriaware. Starting…
IASTA Conference Report
A special thanks to Honorary President of IASTA 2016 Maura Lavery, for her very inspiring words of wisdom to all of us in IASTA at…
TCD Master of Education (M.Ed) in Science Education
TCD have announced details of a new Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Science Education. The programme, aimed at science educators at all levels, “aims to give students…
IASTA Regional Branch Meetings
There are a number of regional branch meeting scheduled for this and next week, in advance of AgVenture – our Annual Conference. The meetings will…
Consultation on Draft Specification for LC Agricultural Science
The NCCA have published the Draft Specification for the Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science new syllabus. In line with this, the NCCA has also begun a…
IASTA Survey on Practical Assessment in Agricultural Science
IASTA are currently undertaking a survey of members on the practical assessment component of Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science, specifically with the view to making any…
Certificate in Irish Wild Flower Identification – Online Course, IT Sligo
The Institute of Technology in Sligo is running an online course on Irish Wildflower Identification, which may be of interest to teachers of agricultural science. Course participants are…