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Ionaid Tacaiochta Oideachais na hEireann-Education Support Centres Ireland

EAL Series-3 - EAL and Academic Language

EAL Support through Assessment, Co-Teaching and Academic Language Development

Date: Thursday 19th January 7pm - 8pm

Climate Crisis Hope and Action in Schools conference 28th January 2023 Online- See details to register online.

Spring 2023-Primary

Here are the details of our upcoming professional development courses. Bookings are open now can be booked here on our booking website
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Ionaid Tacaiochta Oideachais na hEireann-Education Support Centres Ireland

EAL Series-3 - EAL and Academic Language

EAL Support through Assessment, Co-Teaching and Academic Language Development

Date:Thursday 19th January 7pm - 8pm

Venue: Online Webinar

Participants will be enabled to:

Reflect on current academic language knowledge and practices.

Define academic language
Justify the need for academic language support for children with EAL
Acquire a bank of strategies and activities to support the academic language development skills of children with EAL

Bio

Aoife Merrins Gallagher

Aoife is a primary school teacher with experience in both mainstream and support positions since 2013. Her recent doctoral research designed, developed and delivered an English-Irish oral narrative programme for nine linguistically diverse infant classrooms (Tell-a- Tale | Inis Scéal). Aoife frequently facilitates webinars through Education Support Centres, authoring a summer course in support of children with EAL in recent years.

Podcasting for Primary Schools

Tutor: John Moynihan

Location: Carlow Educate Together N.S., Athy Road, Carlow Town.

Date: Tuesday, 21st February 2023 3-4 p.m.

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The Mindful Cycle - a sustainable lifestyle approach to living in sync with your cycle

Tutor: Paula Byrne

Location: Webinar-online-Zoom

Date: 23rd January 2023 7-8:30 p.m.

Paula is a professionally trained menstrual cycle coach and facilitator and primary school teacher.

The Mindful Cycle is her latest offering. She invites you to join her to develop a mindful approach to living in sync with your monthly cycle. Through the skills of awareness, acceptance and compassion, this webinar will enable you to deepen your knowledge of the menstrual cycle by learning about the phases and inner seasons of the cycle, hormonal fluctuations and how to track your cycle. It is the ultimate in self-care practice for menstrual health and wellness.

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Transgender Awareness in Schools Training

Date: 15th March 2023 7 p.m- 8:30 p.m.

Location: Zoom-online

Tutor: Daire Dempsey, Transgender Equality Network Ireland

Aims

This training aims to give an introduction to transgender identities, experiences and inclusion within the context of the Irish education sector, specifically in primary and post-primary schools.

Content

Exploring Gender
Language use around gender identity, expression; gender assigned at birth
Gender identity development in children
Gender vs Sexual Orientation
Definitions including cisgender, transgender, intersex, non-binary Transgender Youth
Experiences and potential risk factors associated with trans young people
Overview of different areas of transition for trans adults
Social transition and youth transition Trans inclusion and allyship in the school setting
Understanding the school context for trans youth and families
Working with individual trans people and with families
Transition plans within the school, including telling classmates and other practicalities
Bullying
Building trans inclusion in at service level
Resources - Teaching materials and books for different age groups

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this training, participants will:
Understand transgender identities, the importance of names, pronouns and other elements of transition, and correct language use
Be aware of broader issues affecting transgender youth in Ireland, and how it impacts on students in an education setting
Be empowered to promote transgender inclusion, speak confidently on transgender issues, and interrupt transphobic speech or acts
Identify key areas in which to promote trans inclusion within the school, with practical steps for policy, guidelines and implementation

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Newly Qualified Teachers

NQT Workshops

NQT courses in Carlow are administered by Wexford Education Centre.

Contact the Wexford centre at 0539239100 or online at ecwexford.ie to register.

Spring 2023-Post-Primary

Here are the details of our upcoming professional development courses for post-primary specifically.

Dyslexia for Mainstream Teachers at Second Level course

Date: Monday, 16th January 2023 7 p.m.

Location: Online-Zoom

Tutor: Wyn Mc Cormack

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Webinar for Teachers on the Study Skills that support the Student with Dyslexia at Second Level

Date: Monday, 23rd January 2023 7 p.m.