22TRA201 Sitting the Exams - Managing Stress - Enabling Exam Students to Succeed

Date:        Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Time:        7 pm - 8.15 pm
Venue:     Online via Zoom

Exams are an intense and stressful time for many students. They affect families and schools. How we prepare for exams and respond to stress is key. 

Facilitated by Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames, PhD, author of the ‘Switching on for Learning: Becoming an Independent Learner’, this on-point webinar ‘Sitting the Exam: Managing Stress’ is aimed at supporting students sitting exams to have a successful experience. It is particularly useful for teachers and parents as they endeavour to support their students in the lead-up to and during the exam period.

Learning Outcomes

The ‘Sitting the Exam & Managing Stress’ webinar is designed to enable students to:

• get into the right frame of mind where they feel a greater sense of control and personal efficacy;
• become familiar with a range of practical strategies to support them with their preparation for the countdown to exams and the day of the exam, including useful exam techniques with which to approach exam papers.
• become aware of helpful strategies to help them deal with and relieve stress in their lives, most especially during highly intense times like the exam period. This section of the webinar includes insightful and practical contributions from Richard Brennan (Alexander Technique master) and Cecile Jacquot (hypnotherapist).

Bio of Presenter: Dr Fidelma Healy Eames

Dr. Fidelma Healy Eames, PhD, MSc(Ed), BEd., has a long background in teaching and learning and teacher education.
She began offering ‘Learning to Learn’ and Wellbeing courses to schools and colleges nationally from 2002 with a team of specially trained teachers. In 2007 she published ‘Switching on for Learning: A Student Guide to Exam & Career Success’ which has become a core text for teachers, parents and students interested in independent learning. In 2020 she developed a new blended learning online ‘learning to learn’ programme used across second-level schools, available at https://studyandcareers.ie/switching-on-for-learning/

Her research interests include language, literacy and learning, the writer’s voice, self-esteem and well being. She is currently writing a book on the ‘Gifted Learner, how to help’.

Fidelma’s enduring interest is making learning easier. Passionate about supporting teachers and enabling learners to develop the mindset and skills to take ownership for their own learning, she currently job-shares as a teacher (SEN) and is Director and Lead Educator with Study & Careers.