eTwinning Workshop

Date: Monday 20th September 2010
Time: 16.30-18.00
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

eTwinning is a highly dynamic and successful initiative of the European Commission (2005). It provides teachers and children with a free, simple and effective framework for informally ‘twinning’ schools throughout Europe, to explore curriculum themes collaboratively, using ICT. Currently, over 90,000 schools are registered for eTwinning, at pre-primary, primary and post primary level.

This workshop is aimed at any teacher wishing to link up with a European school for a class project which enables ICT integration. It will begin with a short presentation of eTwinning class projects.  After that, teachers will be facilitated in exploring the many useful tools and resources of the eTwinning Portal www.etwinning.net

If you are interested in attending this event please complete an application form

Alternatively, please contact Doireann Kilbride (01) 452 8020 / 452 8000

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The Crafts Council of Ireland’s Primary Level Programme CRAFTed will run in Kilkenny, West Cork and Dublin West during the Autumn Term of 2010. This initiative is a visual arts based educational programme, which places professional craftspeople working alongside teachers in primary schools.

CRAFTed focuses on integrated learning methodologies through the Visual Arts Curriculum, using a process-led methodology that focuses on the child’s own creativity.

The key elements are:

• Building skills through collaboratively based continuous professional development programmes for teachers and craftspeople
• Delivering an active programme in schools, focusing on supporting integrated learning in the Visual Arts, (VA) and Social, Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE) curricula at primary level
• Developing an integrated learning resource to support teachers, artists and craftspeople that will support a continuum of learning and skills acquisition in the future

The focus on collaborative training for teachers and craftspeople is key to the development of working partnerships between artists, craftspeople and primary school teachers.

The training for the programme provides:

• Introductory information evenings for teachers wishing to learn more about the programme.
• Child Protection training for all crafts people selected to take part in the programme
• One and half days training and collaborative planning time, for both teachers and craftspeople . 

The core programme takes place in schools during the Autumn term over ten contact hours timetabled into sessions to suit both schools and craftspeople. The Crafts Council of Ireland would like to invite you or a member of your staff to an information evening and give your school the opportunity to apply to be part of CRAFTed

Please complete booking form to register for the information evening

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• An introduction to cultural, social and psychological perspectives on learning and behaviour
• A range of practical behaviour management strategies and their underpinning rationales
• The creation of positive classroom environment and its impact on teaching and learning.

The course is anchored in practice and draws on the expertise and experiences of the participants. While the course has a practical focus it examines positive behaviour management in the context of current research findings and best practice.

It also acts as a gateway to the Post graduate Diploma offered jointly by the Support Services and TCD.

To book a place on this course please email your details to Harry Freeman