English in the Junior Primary Classes
Stand Alone Workshops—(Junior Infants – 2nd Class)

A series of three workshops for teachers working with younger children. (This is not suitable for teachers familiar with the First Steps programme)

** THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED **

ORAL LANGUAGE  - 21st February 2012 : 7.00—9.00pm 

This workshop will cover the following topics: Importance of Language

• Nine Elements of Language Skills
• Practical examples of each element
• Simple games to play with your class
• Involvement of Parents in Language Acquisition

** THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED **

READING - 28th February 2012: 7.00—-9.00pm

This workshop will cover the following topics:

• Phonological Awareness
• Syllabic Awareness
• Onset and Rime
• Phonemic Awareness
• Comprehension
• Collaborative Reading – Big Books and Readers Theatre

** THIS COURSE IS NOW FULLY BOOKED **
WRITING - 6th March 2012: 7.00—9.00pm

This workshop will cover the following topics:

• Reasons to Write
• Writing Genres – outline of each 6 genres
• In-depth look at Narrative Genre
• 7 step process for Narrative
• Suggested activities for each genre          

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Facilitator: Mairéad Ryan                           
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre  
(For all Three English Workshops)

Introducing Aistear to Infant Teachers

** NEW DATES JUST ANNOUNCED **

Aistear is a new curriculum framework from the NCCA aimed at children from 0-6 years. This series of workshops will introduce teachers to Aistear through the following topics:

• Introduction to Aistear, The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework, with  a  focus on offering practical ideas for teaching through play in the Infant Classroom.
• Supporting Children's Language learning through play in the infant classroom.  
• The teacher’s role in organising and planning for play in the Infant classroom.
• Supporting learning and development through assessment in the infant classroom across Aistear’s themes
• A Practical Exploration of the Features of Good Assessment in the Infant Classroom.

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Facilitator: Sinéad Guinan
Dates: Tuesdays:  17th April - 15th May
Time:4.00 – 6.00 pm
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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Introducing Aistear to Primary Principals

This workshop will focus on introducing the key aspects of Aistear. We will explore how Aistear builds on and enriches the infant curriculum. We will look at some of the practical ideas and examples of how children can be supported in their learning through Aistear. We will also explore how using play as a methodology can support children's learningespecially in literacy and numeracy.

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Facilitator:  Sinéad Guinan
Date: Tuesday 20th March 2012   
Time: 4.00 - 6.00pm
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

Introducing Aistear to Parents of Primary School Children

Aistear is a new early childhood curriculum framework which supports the work teachers do in the infant classroom. Aistear highlights the role of parents in helping their children to make progress in learning and encourages good relationships and communication between teachers and parents. This workshop will explore how parents can value play in the classroom and offer practical ideas on how parents can support their children's learning through play at home.

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Facilitator: Sinéad Guinan 
Date: Tuesday 27th March 2012   
Time: 4.00— 6.00pm
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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Course for Newly Appointed Learning Support Teachers

This six- week course will look at the following topics:

• Introduction:  legislation, classification of role
• Maths: resources/methodologies/strategies
• English: resources/methodologies /resources
• Assessment: screening, standardised/diagnostic
• Team teaching: outline/definition/programmes of work/planning
• IPLPs: formation of Individual and group IPLPs

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Facilitators:      Ann Goggins & Áine Maguire
Dates:  Thursdays, 23rd February, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th March 2012
Time: 7.00 – 9.00 pm                  
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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French Language for Primary Teachers

This French language course  will offer primary teachers an opportunity to refresh their language skills with a view to introducing French to their classes. The course will be designed in such a way as to ensure teachers can build a level of competency in French in order to teach the modern language curriculum.  Many of the activities would be easily adapted for the Gaeilge lesson.

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Facilitator: Yvonne MacNamara
Dates: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th March 2012                   
Time: 7.00—8.30pm
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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  Making Phonics Fun in the Classroom

This course aims to help teachers become more confident in their own understanding of Phonics “Making Phonics Fun" is designed to give teachers the necessary skills to help the children learn and develop synthetic Phonics for the purpose of allowing the children to read and write, independently. 

We as teachers must give our children the opportunity to make his/her own discoveries. "Making Phonics Fun" helps you to give your children the capacity to make those discoveries. "HELP ME TO DO IT MYSELF”

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Facilitator: Orla Brady
Dates: Tuesdays:  21st, 28th February, 6th & 13th March 2012
Time: 7.00—9.00pm
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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Refresher Day Course in Music from Scratch through Samba Drumming and Percussion

The course is suitable to participants of previous spring, summer & autumn courses.  It covers warm up exercises and several of the rhythms learned during these courses, with upgraded notes explaining how it all links into the current music curriculum strands.

It is also suitable for teachers with a musical background.

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Facilitator: Kieran Gallagher
Date: Saturday 24th March 2012
Time: 10.00 am—4.00pm  (Light Lunch Provided on the day)
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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Team Teaching and Literacy

 **NEW DATES JUST ANNOUNCED**

This three week course will look at the following topics:

The Five Types of Team Teaching:

• In focus: One Teach/One Assist and Station Teaching
• A Team Teaching Approach to Speaking and Listening

Co – Teaching: Power Hour:

• In focus: How Power Hour can work in any school
• Teaching in Stations – the easier way to Differentiation
• Video of Power Hour at work

The Daily 5 – a new approach to teaching and managing literacy:

• In focus – what The Sisters say- the how and why of Daily 5
• Adapting Daily 5 to any classroom
•  How to set up Daily 5 using one or two teachers
•  Video of Daily 5 at work

Exploring Resources
Differentiation
Links to Revised Primary Curriculum

Facilitators: Mairéad Ryan and Gaye Healy
Dates: Wednesdays, 14th, 21st & 28th March 2012
Time: 7.00 – 9.00 pm    
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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Using New Library Resources for Classrooms  -  Workshop

Through this new workshop, you will find and use the ready-made teaching resources on the Ask about Ireland Website and the wide range of relevant services from your local public libraries. The workshop is divided into three modules:

• Using the Ask about Ireland resources in your classroom
• Services and support from your local library
• Useful reference resources for free online access

The Ask about Ireland website’s collection of teaching and learning resources has been developed to meet needs of the curriculum for many different subjects, both primary and post-primary. Basic I.C.T. Level Required

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Facilitators: e Library Council & a librarian from your local library service
Date: 20th March 2012
Time: 7 - 9 pm 
Venue: Dublin West Education Centre

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