drumcondra education centre summer courses 2016

The course focuses on the aftermath of 1916 (the period 1916-1921). In addition to an overview of the main political events of the period, Frongach Prison, the War of Independence and the Treaty will be dealt with in some detail. The changing role of women, the living conditions and lives of ordinary people and the re-building of central Dublin will be included.

In recognition of the theme of the centenary celebration that “we will engage with the different traditions on our island and recognise the different narratives (and) respect all traditions as envisaged in the ideals of the Proclamation” special attention will be paid to the part played by Irish men and women in World War 1.

The course aims to further increase teachers’ knowledge of and confidence in teaching the events of the period. Content objectives from the following strand units are addressed: Politics, Conflicts and Society; Continuity and Change over time; Eras of Change and Conflict; Life, Society, Work and Culture in the past and Story. The skills and concepts of working as a historian will be promoted and practiced throughout the course.

Using Play as an ac ve learning methodology to enable pupils to: Be an ac ve agent in their own learning Learn through language Clarify and interpret experience Learn through guided ac vity and discover Ac vely engage with their immediate environment ‐ this first‐hand experience provides a reference framework for the un‐derstanding of more abstract concepts English ‐ learning through language: Emphasis will be placed on the interac on of language and

experience enabling the child to clarify and interpret experi‐ence, to acquire new concepts and to add depth to concepts already grasped.

In Mathema cs, pupils will be enabled to develop the following skills: Applying and problem solving Communica on and expressing Integra ng and connec ng Reasoning Implemen ng Understanding and recalling

Aistear ‐ Play, Literacy and Numeracy (infants)

DRUMCONDRA EDUCATION CENTRE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

SUMMER 2016

Venue: D7 Educate Together Dates: July 4th—8th 2016 Facilitator: Catherine Kelly Booking Fee: €50

To book a place on any course please call 01 8576400 with credit card details Please note that Teaching Council Number must be quoted when making a booking.

Using Play as an active learning methodology to enable pupils to: Be an active agent in their own learning Learn through language Clarify and interpret experience Learn through guided activity and discoverActively engage with their immediate environment - this first-hand experience provides a reference framework for the un-derstanding of more abstract concepts English - learning through language: Emphasis will be placed on the interaction of language and

experience enabling the child to clarify and interpret experi-ence, to acquire new concepts and to add depth to conceptsalready grasped.

In Mathematics, pupils will be enabled to develop the following skills: Applying and problem solving Communication and expressing Integrating and connecting Reasoning Implementing Understanding and recalling

Aistear - Play, Literacy and Numeracy (infants)


SUMMER 2016

Venue: Holywell Educate Together, Swords Dates: July 4th—8th 2016 Facilitator: Imelda Whelan Booking Fee: €50

To book a place on any course please call 01 8576400 with credit card details

Please note that Teaching Council Number must be quoted when making a booking.

Using Play as an ac ve learning methodology to enable pupils to: Be an ac ve agent in their own learning Learn through language Clarify and interpret experience Learn through guided ac vity and discover Ac vely engage with their immediate environment ‐ this first‐hand experience provides a reference framework for the un‐derstanding of more abstract concepts English ‐ learning through language: Emphasis will be placed on the interac on of language and

experience enabling the child to clarify and interpret experi‐ence, to acquire new concepts and to add depth to concepts already grasped.

In Mathema cs, pupils will be enabled to develop the following skills: Applying and problem solving Communica on and expressing Integra ng and connec ng Reasoning Implemen ng Understanding and recalling

Aistear ‐ Play, Literacy and Numeracy (infants)


SUMMER 2016

Venue: St. Benedicts & St. Marys NS, Raheny, Dub. 5 Dates: July 4th—8th 2016 Facilitator: Aimee Flynn Booking Fee : €50.00



SUMMER 2016

“From paper plates to Picassos-Visual Arts for

all ages”

This course is aimed at enhancing and further developing teachers competence and self-efficacy in the teaching of Visual Arts to pupils of all ages.

Through engagement in this course teachers will : Deepen their awareness of a range of methodologies in Visual

Arts, so that the child can express feelings through a variety ofart techniques.

Be more confident in planning, organizing and deliveringvaluable lessons.

Have acquired a new set of skills in perceptual awareness,fine/gross motor skills, personal identity, self-esteem, well-beingand cultural awareness, and their value in delivering curriculumthrough Visual Arts.

Teachers will have a wealth of resources and methodologies todraw on after course completion. It may also encourageteachers with a specific interest in Visual Arts to becomeconfident curriculum leaders within their school.

Venue: St. Laurence’s JNS, Grange Road, Baldoyle, Dublin 5. Dates: July 4th-8th 2016 Facilitator: Anita Foley Booking Fee: €50.00

To book a place on any course please call 01 8576400

Please note that Teaching Council Number must be quoted when

making a booking.


SUMMER 2016 Conflict Resolution

In Schools This course aims to build teacher capacity in areas connected to conflict resolution and communication.

It will build on teachers’ skills in listening, questioning,teamwork, differentiation and reflective practice in theclassroom. Teachers will be upskilled in addressing or changing school

culture and in creating and supporting an inclusive schoolenvironment. Course will include presentations, discussion, workshops and

group work By enhancing the above skills you will be better able to

identify and address areas of their practice and schoolactivities that warrant improvement. Thus, be empowered tomake a valuable contribution to your school community. Communication skills are foundational for literacy and

wellbeing. Conflict resolution skills are essential tosupporting one’s own well-being and that of the students inthe school.

Venue: Drumcondra Education Centre Date: August 22nd-26th 2016 Facilitators: Aine Sotscheck, Mary Friel, Bernie Collins, Marian Farrelly, Catherine Shanahan Booking Fee: €50

To book a place on any course please call 01 8576400 with credit card details.


This course is designed for teachers and especially suited for teachers

who have already completed a “ Writing for Teachers ” Summer

Course. Please see www.ecdrumcondra.ie for the wonderful and inspiring

comments from teachers who attended Cathy Beck’s courses.

During this course teachers will:

Explore methods that help students write to express and reflect, informand explain, evaluate and judge, enquire and explore, analyze andinterpret, and take a stand and propose a solution.

Acquire strategies to move writers along a continuum from beginningwriters to confident writers

Examine methods of deepening student revision processes Gain a deeper understanding of assessing student writing through collaborative enquiry Practice giving powerful and specific feedback to writers Design writer prompts that enable students success Use ICT to support writing process and to publish writing. Examine authentic student-written nonfiction texts as data to determine

strengths, needs, and next steps for instruction, as an assessment forlearning tool.

Experience the power of your own writing, engage in supportive peerresponse, and celebrate the potential of language.

Discovering Joy in Nonfiction: This is the Write Course!


SUMMER 2016

Venue: Drumcondra Education Centre Dates: July 11th – 15th 2016 Facilitator: Cathy Beck, Gateway Writing Project Consultant Booking Fee: €50.00



SUMMER 2016 Gaelic Games-enhancing the delivery of PE, and integration with other curriculum subjects Blended Course (3 days on site 2 on line)

Course content: • Introducing GAA to primary schools• Early Childhood- Nursery & Fundamental Stages• Games Specific Hurling Skills Teaching• ‘Begin with the end in mind’ Programme planning, designing

and implementation• Introduction to FUNDO learning resource material: ‘Class

room to Playing field’• Specialised equipment, usage and safety• ‘Raising the tempo’ – Warm up activities• Introduction to GAA Céim ar Aghaidh Step a head resource

pack• Introduction to GO Games• GO Games: Small sided games/Conditions• Maximising space: Hurling wall, hall & yard games• Introduction to Ladies football.

Venue: Trinity College Dates: July 4th—8th 2016 Facilitator: Conor Laverty Booking Fee: €50.00

To book a place on any of our Summer Course call 01 8576400 with credit card details.



SUMMER 2016 GLASS for the Art class:

Exploring Literacy & Numeracy in the process in the NCAD.

This course will enable participants to:

• Enhance Literacy and Numeracy skills in pupils through themedium of glass

. Use glass materials and tools as a stimulus for creativity both individually and with their students

• Use craft of glassmaking to develop, define, refine, expand andpresent Literacy and Numeracy themes.Work from observation and curiosity, individually and in groupsusing literacy themes as a starting point;

• Develop numeracy skills through the exploration of line, shape,form, texture and pattern in glass using a variety of glasstechniques and tools

• Use literacy and/or numeracy themes as the basis for thedesign and decoration of glass work

Venue: The National College of Art and Design Dates: August 15th - 19th

Facilitator: Sinead Brennan Booking Fee: €50

To Book your place please phone 01 8576400 with credit card details



SUMMER 2016

“Keep cool when the heat is on” self-care and mindfulness strategies for you and your pupils

This course will be a collaborative exploration of stress as a cycle in the classroom

• Teachers will be enabled to understand their personal stresscycles and to recognize their triggers

• Teachers will develop strategies to reduce stress and topromote well being for themselves and their pupils.

• Emotional Health & Wellbeing of Pupil & Teacher• Links to SPHE models• Positive prevention- Mindfulness and Energy Exercises• Principles of self-care.• Emotional Well Being and Mental Health• Sharing of Experiences

Venue: School of Education, Room 3087, Arts Building, Trinity Dates: July 11th - 15th 2016

Facilitator: Nora Sweetman Booking Fee: €50

.To book your place please call 01 8576400 with credit card details.

Please note that Teaching Council Number must be quoted when making a booking

This course will enable participants to:

Enhance Literacy and Numeracy skills in pupils through themedium of drawing, clay, fabric and fibre.

Explore Literacy and Numeracy in a expressive mannerthrough the use of drawing, clay, fabric and fibre.

Develop numeracy skills through the exploration of patternsand tessellations.

Be able to explore mark-making through the use of variety ofmedia to show shape, form, texture and pattern.

Be enabled to experiment with and develop line, shape, form,texture and pattern in clay using a variety of techniques andtools.

Be enabled to explore and experiment with the properties andcharacteristics of a variety of materials in the creation of three-dimensional artwork.

Literacy & Numeracy Through Visual Arts in NCAD and its environs.

Venue: The National College of Art and Design Dates: July 4th-8th & August 22nd-26th 2016 Facilitator: David Cotter (July) Aoife Gilligan (August) Booking Fee: €50


SUMMER 2016




SUMMER 2016

PLAYWORKS: Promoting health, well-being at yard time through positive and active approaches

This course will develop teachers understanding of :

Pupils health and well-being associated with positive activity and play during yard time Strategies to support pupil health and well-being during yard time (such as conflict management skills, resilience skills and ability to organise and manage game skills Playworks as an SSE topic in their school as part of SPHE or well-being. Positivity, behavioural management techniques and games for positive and inclusive yard time A strategic plan on how to implement Playworks schoolwide using one Reflection and analysis in order to choose relevant strategies to develop an inclusive yard time in their school ICT and the tools they can use to promote Playworks, support Playworks and enhance pupil learning.

Venue: D7 Education Together, Grangegorman, Dublin 7Dates:July 4th-8th 2016 Facilitator: Paul Knox

Booking Fee: €50

To book your place please call 01 8576400 with credit card details.



SUMMER 2016

Teaching Fundamental Movement Skills in PE

through Tag Rugby

The aim of this summer course for teachers is to introduce Tag Rugby to teachers’ PE classes as a means of helping in the acquisition of an appropriate range of movement skills across the PE strands.

Largely practical based, the course will examine Fundamental Movement Skills, Fundamental Games Skills and Game Specific Skills. There will be an emphasis on pedagogical skills, teaching methodologies and class management skills building on existing knowledge in PE to allow teachers to adapt lessons to pupil’s interest or to include children with special educational needs. It will also highlight ways to integrate numeracy, literacy & SPHE programmes in a co-curricular way.

The Course will be delivered by Coach Development Officers and Community Rugby Officers from Leinster Rugby.

Venue: Holywell Community Centre, Swords, Co Dublin Dates: August 22nd-26th 2016 Facilitators: Leinster Rugby Coaches Booking Fee: €50




SUMMER 2016

TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN A FUN WAY

This face to face course will provide participants with an opportunity to test out their knowledge and advance skills and competencies in the teaching of mathematics at primary level. In particular participants will engage with materials and resources to problem solve and explore exciting ways to motivate our pupils and to bring a heightened sense of enjoyment to teaching and learning mathematically.

AIMS AND CONTENT : Teachers will be enabled to explore pupil skills for development within the mathematics curriculum by:

• Communicating mathematically-language of mathematics Encouragingand promoting voice , number and pattern recognition up to 6th class

• Operation and mental calculationsActivities to promote mental maths and recall of number factsstrategies for counting—the empty number line

• Problem solvingFun and Games! Measure

• Data and ChanceAssessment practice and outcome across the school.

Venue: School of Education, Room 3087 Trinity College Dates: July 4th - 8th 2016 Facilitator: Carol Ann O’Siorain Booking Fee: €50

To book a place on any of our Summer Course call 01 8576400 with credit card details



SUMMER 2016

WELL-BEING,POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MINDFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM.

This course will include the following:

• An understanding of the science of Positive Psychology andmindfulness: explore the evidence available to support thebenefits of positive psychology and mindfulness strategies.

• Explore the benefits of enhancing well-being and, inparticular the link between well-being, learning andsuccessful school outcomes.

• Provide a range of evidence based strategies that canenhance the well-being of children and their learning in theclassroom.

• Understand how each well-being intervention is grounded inthe SPHE curriculum and can be supported by the SSEprocess.

• Consider strategies that, if applied, enhance teacher well-being.

Venue: Balbriggan Educate Together, Moylaragh Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin

Dates: July 4th-8th 2016 Facilitators: Fiona Forman and Mick Rock Booking Fee: €50

To book your place please call 01 8576400 with credit card details.


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