Continued Professional Development CPD
Continued professional development CPD gives teachers the chance to reinforce existing skills, as well as learning new ones that aren't covered during teacher training. Further training can allow teachers to build on their interaction skills and learn strategies for helping their pupils and themselves to achieve their full potential. To sign up for CPD courses you can:
CDP and Professional practice I have engaged in
I am trained in delivering the
Life Skills Online Programme for AWARE.
AWARE provides support & information for people who experience depression or bipolar disorder and their concerned loved ones. It is designed to help people learn more about how we think and how this can influence our actions in helpful or unhelpful ways. Delivered online over 8 weeks. 3hr commitment per week..
I am a CARI liaison officer CARI is a registered charity providing specialised therapy and support to children, families and groups affected by child sexual abuse.
Awarded an up to date Children First E-Learning Programme certificate. The programme is based on Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children and the Children First Act 2015.
Nurture 4 Wellbeing: New Programme for Junior Cycle. WEBINAR FOR POST PRIMARY PRINCIPALS / YEAR HEADS / ISM TEAMS / JUNIOR CYCLE WELLBEING PROGRAMME PLANNERS. Information session on New Junior Cycle wellbeing programme which aims to enhance wellbeing of students within and beyond the classroom. Overview of teacher-friendly, digital resources that are incredibly easy to deliver, in a classroom setting or remotely. Strategies to significantly ease the stress on students by providing them with a skill-set to cope with challenges. Never before has there been a more urgent need to cultivate student wellbeing!
WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER @ 18.00 . 2HRS ONLINE
REGISTER: WWW.GALWAYEC.IE
Webinar series: Preparing for Blended Learning
Creating and Using Interactive Presentations Using Powerpoint & Prezi
*Use presentation software with motion, zoom, and spatial relationships to bring your ideas to life and make you a great presenter
*Use video and audio effectively in presentations
*Prepare narrated and recorded presentations
*Edit, save, share and use timed presentations
*Use presentations wtih zoom or other platforms
Wednesday 8th & 15th September @ 18.00 2HRS
Assessment Feedback and Digital Technologies (Post Primary)
This short course aims to help teachers use digital technologies to support the provision of assessment feedback to students. Drawing on the NCCA guidelines and effective practice in assessment feedback, the course describes a number of tools and methods which can be used in this context to support learning in any subject area. It includes examples of digital tools and demonstrates how they work. It also covers different ways of providing feedback to students, such as annotating images, text-based feedback (including voice to text) and audio feedback. This course is applicable to all learning scenarios and is particularly useful for remote teaching/blended learning.
Study time/duration: 1 hour
Forum facilitation by e-tutor. Unlimited places
Course open: 17-08-20 to 07-09-20 (early opening) and 5-10-20 to 11-12-20
I regularly access Distance Learning and the department of educations DES learning for all webinars. The Professional Development for Teachers PDST is Irelands largest single support service offering professional learning opportunities to teachers and school leaders in a range of pedagogical, curricular and educational areas.
Awarded a certificate from DCYA and NYCI Covid-19 Induction Training for Youth Services produced in partnership by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) and The National Youth Services Ireland NYCI. short e-learning induction
Enrole HERE
I deliver the Getting Started Keeping In Touch Programme: Training clients for 8hrs over 12 weeks in the use of online digital platforms. Age Action's Getting Started Programme was established in April 2007 as a free programme for older people to help them gain confidence and basic skills in computers, the internet and mobile phones
Professional Practice
Professional practice as an artist in the community.
The Azure Project – Representative for the Galway Arts Center at the AZURE Dementia -inclusive artist
IMMA is one of the lead partners of a programme called ‘Azure’ which aims to make art galleries and museums around Ireland dementia-friendly spaces. Azure explores how people with dementia-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s, and the people who care for them, can have a deeper involvement in cultural institutions and can participate in cultural activities.
In Conversation
Galway County Arts officer, Margaret Flannery introduces our impressive panel: Dr Shaun O'Keeffe, Prof. Eamon O'Shea, Elizabeth Lynott and Artist Marie Brett' Maeve' - Mulrennan. Live public Panel discussion on the Arts in Health with a focus on Arts and Dementia.
Art Representative for GAC at president Michael D Higgins inaugural lecture marking the official launch of the Institute for Lifecourse and Society (ILAS), NUIG, Galway.
Visiting International Pavillions and Liasoning with Artists and curators on behave of the HSE West.
Life Course NUIG
HSE West Artist Representative - Venice Biennale
Links to CPD:
Join your local Education Support Center ESCI
See the Department of Education DES CPD website
Professional Development Service for Teachers PDST
Sign up for a Scoilnet account to access TeacherCPD.ie
TeacherCPD.ie is the learning platform for PDST Technology in Education online courses on digital technologies in teaching, learning and assessment
