Welcome to the Home Economics webpage.

Thank you for completing our Home Economics Support Teacher Feedback Survey in April 2011. A summary report is available here

New Service Provision for Teachers

The PDST is happy to inform you that the resources, materials and functionalities of this website will continue to be available to you in the future. It is our intention to provide continuing professional development opportunities for teachers of Home Economics. We are currently working with enthusiastic colleagues who are developing exemplar teaching and learning resource materials. We have organised resource meetings in February and March where resources will be shared and the exemplar materials disseminated and invite teachers to attend – we will soon be putting dates and venues onto the website.

With your support we aim to identify, disseminate and share good teaching and learning strategies which will enhance the classroom experience for you and your students.
To ensure that you are notified about all relevant courses email your school name, school roll number, your email and mobile details to homeeconomics@pdst.ie (if in doubt register again using the link on the homepage).

If you are an experienced teacher who is passionate about your subject and wish to work with like minded colleagues I invite you to apply to become a local facilitator.
Local Facilitators are teachers who are willing to volunteer to contribute to CPD in their subject or programme areas or other areas where they have expertise and a willingness to contribute. If you wish to become a Local Facilitator in Home Economics, please email info@pdst.ie   Please use the website forum and share ideas and thoughts with each other. Exchanging ideas and sharing good practice reaffirms our work as professionals.
This website will be continually updated and contain details of upcoming support courses and evaluated classroom resources. If you use active teaching and learning strategies or have generated a classroom resource which you wish to share with colleagues, please contact cathann@eircom.net .

Home Economics Literacy & Numeracy Workshops Spring 2012

Workshop Evaluation form can be accessed here

Collaboration Courses

 The PDST has collaborated with the Home Economics Teachers’ Association to support teachers of Home Economics and looks forward to doing so again throughout the year.

Other Local Evening Courses will be organised as the needs emerge and the updates programme for courses will be available on http://pdst.ie

    Note: you will be emailed these details if you have registered your contact details from the link on the left hand side.

 New Home Economics Matters Issue 4 September  2010 to download click on the magazine image   

 DOLCETA Consumer Education Online website (funded by the European Commission) has been updated. New modules are also in development including Food Safety. The Irish section of the site can be found at  www.dolceta.eu/ireland

 Strategies for Mixed Ability       

        
PDST Home Economics Contact details:

E-Mail:                 info@pdst.ie

Phone:                 01 – 4358587

Fax:                        01 – 4358596

Address:              Professional Development Service for Teachers, Home Economics, 14 Joyce Way, Park West Business Park, Nangor Road, Dublin 12