COURSE DESCRIPTION

With the introduction of the Junior Cycle Specifications, the focus this year is on planning, teaching and assessment practises which support the principles underpinning the new Junior Cycle. All the sessions are geared to presenting practical ideas for the classroom and will be accompanied by ready to use resources.

Titles:

1. Planning Units of Work for Junior Cycle Geography: Teaching Learning outcome 2.3 (identify how the physical landscape influences the development of primary activities) in a non-linear integrated approach.
2. Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time: The role of reflective practice to support student learning in geography classrooms.

 Biographical Note on Presenter: Edmond Hussey is a Geography teacher in Christian Brothers College (CBC Cork). Edmond has over 17 years of teaching experience and is an active member of Cork Geography Teachers Association. A graduate of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Edmond was awarded a B.A in Liberal Arts in the Subject areas of Geography, Media and Communications. Committed to continuous development in 2012, he received First Class Masters of Education from UCC.  In addition, he was amongst the first cohort to graduate in the Toraíocht (Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership) program run by NUIM. An active advocate for use of Mobile Tablet Devices as a learning tool, in particular the use of Digital Learning Platforms in Geography pedagogy. Previously he was on secondment to the PDST as an advisor, Edmond pioneered, facilitated and supported schools in the development and delivery of Politics and Society as Leaving Certificate Subject. Edmond was a consultant author on Geography Now! The Educational Company of Ireland new Junior Cycle Textbook.

Cluster 1 will take place in The Education Centre Tralee on Wednesday 12th December at 5.00. NQTs are required to attend one cluster meeting per term in sequential order for the duration of their Droichead Process.

Number_Talk.pdf

• Do you want to promote the development of mental calculation strategies in your class and school?
• Do you want to enable the children in your class/school to become mathematically accurate, efficient and flexible in their thinking?
• Would you like to do all this using an approach that works equally well in a whole class situation or with a small group?
• Would you like to be equipped to start all of this in one practical and productive session?

Then this session on Number Talks is for you!

In this session, you will explore number talks, experience them for yourself, receive suggestions on how to use them with your class/groups and will have access to a whole suite of number talks resources, in fact, all you'll need to get Number Talks up and running in your class/school.

Participants are encouraged to bring an internet enabled device to this session.  

To secure a place on this workshop please log onto our website www.edcentretralee.ie and book online. Please note that there is a €10.00 booking fee applicable to this workshop 

• Explore techniques to create festive gifts and cards.
• Bring your own ideas and samples of what has worked for your class.
• Suited to classes 3^rd – 6^th, but everyone welcome.
  • Explore techniques to create festive gifts and cards.
  • Bring your own ideas and samples of what has worked for your class.
  • Suited to classes 3^rd – 6^th, but everyone welcome.

Erasmus_document_Tralee.pdf   Project_Directory_2017_Final.pdfProject_Directory_2017_Final.pdfProject_Directory_2017_Final.pdf

Information Session on Tuesday 4^th December 4-6pm in Tralee Education Centre

What is ERASMUS+ for Schools

Key Action 1 Supporting the Mobility of Teachers and Staff

Teachers and school staff can spend a period abroad at another school or take a training course in another country.   A mobility project consists of one or more of the following activities:

• Teaching Assignments
• Structured Courses or Training Events abroad
• Job-Shadowing

The mobility activities are expected to produce some of the following outcomes:

• Improved professional competences
• Capacity to trigger change in terms of modernisation & international openings within their organisations
• Improved foreign language competences

To book a place please log onto the following link:

http://dms.pdst.ie/event/view?

Using the Digital Learning Framework (DLF) to embed Digital Technologies in Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

Please note: These seminar days are for Post-Primary principals and one other nominated teacher.

The purpose of this seminar is to support and inform school leaders and digital learning teams in applying the new Digital Learning Framework to embed digital technologies in teaching, learning and assessment.

The seminar will:

• Empower and enable school leaders and digital learning teams to effectively embed the use of digital technologies in schools, emphasising a constructivist pedagogical orientation.
• Explore, through the use of the six step process and the sharing of good practice, how the DLF can support the embedding of digital technologies in the school context.
• Raise awareness of the supports PDST and PDST Technology in Education can offer in embedding digital technologies in teaching, learning and assessment

Maximum numbers for each session is 26 (13 schools with 2 members from each staff).

Both the principal and other member of staff must attend the same seminar.

Please see attached for more details: DLF_Letter_to_Schools_English.pdf

FAO - ALL MATHS TEACHERS - HIGHER LEVEL

A review of this Summers Maths papers will cover Leaving Cert Higher Maths Paper 1.   

VENUE - The Education Centre, Dromtacker, Tralee.

DATE - Wednesday 28th November 7:00pm

DISCUSSION - Leaving Cert Higher Maths P1

Chief Advising Examiner - Mike Keating

Growth mindset” This workshop presentation will introduce you to “growth mind-set”, why it is important and how to improve one’s mind-set. Dr. Dweck coined the terms fixed mind-set and growth mind-set to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and intelligence. When students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore they put in extra time and effort, and that leads to higher achievement.

This is open to both Post Primary and Primary Teachers. If you wish to attend this workshop please log onto our website www.edcentretralee.ie to book you place

Tionólfar ceardlann “Feasacht Fhóineolaíoch agus Fónaíc/Phonics and Phonological Awareness”

do scoileanna ina bhfuil Gaeilge mar chéad teanga (T1)

Sa cheardlann seo déanfar iniúchadh ar “Fheasacht Fhóineolaíochta agus Fhóinéimeach”

(Toradh Foghlama 4- Léitheoireacht) agus ar “Phonological and Phonemic Awareness”

(Learning Outcome 4-Reading), “Fónaic agus Aithint Focal” (Toradh Foghlama 5-

Léitheoireacht) agus “Phonics and Word Recognition”) Learnng Outcome 5-Reading) sa

Churaclam Teanga Bunscoile

Pléfar Traschur Scileanna /Transfer of Skills i gcomhthéacs na torthaí foghlama thuasluaite.

Schools_accounting.pdf

Payroll Modernisation Briefing - commencing in Tralee on November 23^rd

January 2019 sees a complete new approach in how Payroll functions. Our PAYE Modernisation briefing explains what is going to change and outlines what it means for the Employee, the Employer and Revenue.

It is important that every Employer is prepared and be aware how some routine payroll functions will be changing and the rules affecting them that must be complied with.

There are two 2 hour briefing takes place in Education Centre, Tralee which will be followed by a Q&A session.

 There are two sessions, 10.00 am to 12.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00 pm.

If you would like to register for either of these please log onto our website www.edcentretalee.ie to book your place. Please note that there is a registration fee of €65.00

Payroll_Modernization.pdf

Payroll Modernisation Briefing - commencing in Tralee on November 23^rd

January 2019 sees a complete new approach in how Payroll functions. Our PAYE Modernisation briefing explains what is going to change and outlines what it means for the Employee, the Employer and Revenue.

It is important that every Employer is prepared and be aware how some routine payroll functions will be changing and the rules affecting them that must be complied with.

There are two 2 hour briefing takes place in Education Centre, Tralee which will be followed by a Q&A session.

 There are two sessions, 10.00 am to 12.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00 pm.

If you would like to register for either of these please log onto our website www.edcentretalee.ie to book your place. Please note that there is a registration fee of €65.00

For schools that haven’t discovered the magic of using Aladdin, you are more than welcome to join us to find out why over 2,200 Irish primary schools use Aladdin on a daily basis to simplify their admin.

Aladdin_Presentation_Invite.pdf

2018_Play-based_Maths_2.pdf

Please follow the PDST website to book your place www.pdstonlinebooking.ie

FAO - All Maths teachers,

The review of this Summers Maths papers will cover Ordinary Maths paper 2. Please register here.

VENUE - The Education Centre,  Dromtacker, Tralee.

DATE - Wednesday  21st November 7:00pm

DISCUSSION - Leaving Cert Ordinary Maths Paper 2

Advising Examiner - Mike Lynch

The_Wonder_of_Words_flyer_Oct_18_3.pdf