My progression presentation for PhD purposes. I'm not sure if it makes sense without me talking at the same time.

1. Colm O Coileáin
1st Year Progression Report

2. Background to Research
 Junior Cycle Reform
 Inquiry-Based Science Education
 CPD for Teachers
 Inspiring Science Education (ISE) Project
 Gaelscoileanna
 Webinars

3. Action Research
 Carr & Kemmis model (4 stages)
 3 Cycles of Webinars
 1st cycle completed February 2015
 8 schools
 3 webinars
 Feedback received from participants
 Used to improve webinars in next two cycles

4. Research Question
 How can I improve my practice…
 Providing CPD in Irish to teachers who teach
through Irish?
 Helping teachers improve their practice in
implementing Inquiry Based Learning?
 Providing distance CPD via webinars?
 Combination of the above… or something
else?

5. Implementation
 School Recruitment
 Webinars
 Erasmus+ Funding
 ISE in Coláiste Cois Life

6. Future Cycles: Lessons Learned
 Increase number of webinars
 More emphasis on ISE Portal
 Active participation from participants
 Thinking of ways to improve recruitment
process
 Communication between participants –
ISE Portal, Facebook page… ?

7. Funding, Publications, etc.
 Article in preparation
 Research Grant application to COGG – no
formal response, but possibility of Travel Grant
 Further funding opportunities
 Teaching Council grants focused on Assessment this
year
 Many grants for full-time students