No country, government, medical organisation, scientists, educational bodies or people
could have been prepared for what has just happened in our world over the last
number of weeks. As adults, parents, teachers, doctors, SNA’S, frontline workers or
people who have closed their businesses or who cannot return to work, we all have
been catapulted into shock.

We have spent years encouraging connection and relational knowledge to the
children we work with and now they have been told to stay at home, wash their
hands and keep away from many people. Children’s mental health difficulties have
been the focus of attention over the last decade and we have made substantial
progress in this area to-date. This webinar will explore the impact of Covid-19 and
outline how we can support the children who were under our care before this
pandemic.

You will be sent an email link on the morning of the webinar. If you don't revieve this link before 10am email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. immediately. You will enter a waiting room after joining. The meeting will be closed at 12.05. anyone joining after this will not be permitted to join.

Keeping the momentum going with younger students in the home.

We are creating a space for teachers of infants to share practises and support each other in these challenging times.  The session will be guided by Denise Duffy and Emma Grufferty, both are experienced infant teachers and tutors in the field of early childhood education.

The themes for this session are:

• Creating a calm learning space for young learners in the home
• Creating a shared repository for collating useful resources and ideas for infant teachers

You will be given an opportunity to discuss practices and approaches which may be useful in maintaining distant learning with younger students in the coming weeks.

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Hosted by NESC, Tralee Ed Centre and Monaghan Education Centre

Recent events have caused us to work differently.  Our face to face work with children in the classrooms has changed with parents now taking on the role of a home educator. This webinar focuses on how teachers and SNA’s can support parents of children with DCD/Dyspraxia with lots of practical low cost no cost ideas  which can be linked to areas of learning as well as their motor skills.

Biography of Presenter

Dr Sharon Drew has over 25 years of experience of working with children, young people and adults with Special Educational Needs. Although her professional background is in children’s Occupational Therapy Sharon works independently as an educational consultant, trainer and author with a special interest in children with developmental co-ordination disorders (DCD) and physical skills development in young children. Sharon has written and published a number of books and resources in relation to DCD for teachers and parents.

Sharon is also a senior lecturer within the University of South Wales where she co-teaches on the Masters Programme for Special Educational Needs and Post Graduate Certificate in Specific Learning Difficulties. 

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Literacy Webinars

Literacy Association of Ireland in Partnership with Clare Education Centre, The Education Centre Tralee, Navan Education Centre and Monaghan Education Centre

 Literacy Association of Ireland Presenters

Distance Learning with Picturebooks

This webinar series is designed to support primary school teachers in exploiting picturebooks in the distance learning environment.  What does research tell us about what is important for children’s literacy development? How can picturebooks help us to provide rich, engaging and enjoyable learning experiences for the children in our classrooms in this new context? Whether you are using email, Aladdin, SeeSaw or Zoom this one-hour session will help you to explore what is possible for your context through picturebooks.

Webinar 1 with Regina Dunne Creating rich literacy experiences for 2^nd to 4^th class

Webinar 2 with Niamh Watkins Creating rich literacy experiences for 5^th to 6^th class

Webinar 3 with Clara Maria Fiorentini Creating rich literacy experiences for Junior Infants to First class

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This webinar will cover;

• What is blended learning and why is it important in the current climate
• Using Teams to support a blended learning environment
• Facilitating Communication and collaboration
• Setting assignments, giving feedback and tracking students’progress

This hour long interactive online meeting via Zoom will be faciliated by Jack Durkan a former Primary School Principal who is now an associate with both the IPPN and the PDST Leadership team. It will be an informal meeting discussing the key concerns and issues school face in the final term. It will give Principals the opportunity to share ideas and concerns amongst themselves and hopefully help them navigate the final term of the school year. 

Jack Durkan M.ED

Former Principal in Togher Boys’ Primary School; recently retired to take up a position with the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN) on their Leadership Support Team. B.Ed Degree from Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and holds a Master’s Degree in School Leadership and School Management from University of Hull.

Associate with PDST on the Leadership Team. Lectures and Tutors on the PGDELM (Future Leaders Programme) with NUIM (Maynooth).

Jack is a trained Relationship Counsellor and is a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor. He also works with Ireland’s Centre for School Leadership (CSL).  

Current Chairperson BOM Blarney St CBS Cork.

Webinar – Online Platforms: Maintaining Momentum and Refining Practice 

Date:          Tuesday, 19th May 2020

Time:          10am 

Location:   Online via Zoom

REGISTER HERE

Clare INTO Principal and Deputy Principals Committee and Clare IPPN are hosting this Webinar with Simon Lewis in conjunction with Kerry Education Centre, Navan Education Centre and Monaghan Education Centre.

This Webinar is suitable for school leaders.  

At this stage, many schools have decided what way they are using remote learning. Simon Lewis will give a short overview of the common platforms and then give ideas on how to maintain momentum and refine practice for the remaining weeks. This will be followed by a live question and answer session. Simon is an IPPN Board Member and is well known for his work with technology in education for the last two decades.

Book your place for Practical FREE Training on Remote Learning with Seesaw

'Beyond the classroom: Seesaw for Home Learning' Thursday 14th May, 2pm

Training on Remote Learning with Seesaw

The Education Support Centres of Ireland present a series

of impactful remote learning with technology webinars in

conjunction with Wriggle Learning starting with...

• Easily track, assess and make learning visible
• Create student activities and ePortfolios
• Enable students to reflect on their progress

Seán Glynn Wriggle Learning      Jamie Johnston Wriggle Learning

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This special webinar has been organised to support schools who are guiding 6th Class students who are transitioning to post primary school from a distance.

We have partnered with Motus Learning to offer some guidance on promoting the health and wellbeing of senior primary students at present.  They will identify ways to reach out to these students in positive ways, to aid wellbeing and to reduce anxieties.

The webinar will also be facilitated by a primary school principal and a 6th class teacher who will give an overview of the present context and the challenges faced while engaging with senior primary students and their parents from a distance learning platform.  They will offer some practical advice.