All Courses

Primary Courses

CRAFTed: Information Evening

Primary

Kilkenny Education Centre is working with the National Crafts Council of Ireland on the provision of a craft person, on a part-time basis, in 6 primary schools in Spring 2012. The initiative is a visual arts based educational programme which places professional crafts people alongside teachers in primary schools. Training will be provided for the teachers involved.

This course is sutable for Primary teachers

Accelerated Reading Advantage

Primary

Accelerated Reader Advantage (ARA) combines two key elements of baseline assessment and personalised reading practice to promote reading for pleasure and encourage pupils to use reading to learn.

·         Motivate pupils of all ages and abilities to read more and better books.

·         Diagnose problems and direct ongoing reading practice.

·         Raise literacy standards amongst all pupils from Years 1 to 13.

·         Develop a lifelong love of reading in your pupils.

ARA is formed of STAR Reading and Accelerated Reader (AR), which together inform instruction, engage pupils – helping them achieve their full literacy potential.

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Making Application to NCSE – Info Night for Primary Principals

Primary

·         Resource Teaching hours

·         SNA: Access

·         Assistive Technology

·         Transport

Margaret Kennedy (SENO)

Is Féidir Liom (IFL) – A Comprehensive Foundational Course in Irish for Parents

Primary

IFL is aimed at absolute beginners and it is designed to be simple and enjoyable but purposeful. It consists of a book, conversation-generating Interactive, supplementary materials and card games.

IFL points out patterns in Irish and gives the parents a basic understanding of the structure of the language so that they have the confidence to help their children. IFL teaches parents how to use an Irish dictionary. IFL circumvents the word 'grammar' as much as possible and participants are not expected to write Irish other than completing exercises in the book. IFL is mostly listening and responding to audio prompts and engaging interactively with the resources. IFL is written in English and the on-line Audio Pages help with Irish pronunciation when learners use the book at home. Tutors are in agreement that IFL has just the right pitch and it is the most appropriate approach to take with parents/grandparents whose main focus is to help their children learn Irish at school. It's not about fluency nor even about conversational Irish. The natural follow-up to the enthusiasm born out of IFL, is a Beginners' Course in conversational Irish (and there are many such courses available). IFL is unique in that it is foundational. It's true in more ways than one that: 'Is Féidir Linn' begins with 'Is Féidir Liom' agus is fearr tosú ag an tosach.

Mícheál Ó Máirtín

Jolly Phonics

Primary

Jolly Phonics is a synthetic phonics programme for teaching children to read and write. Sue Lloyd, and her colleague, Sara Wernham, developed the programme in the classroom. It is active, fun, multi-sensory and very suitable for young children. All children benefit from this type of teaching, including non-English speakers, dyslexics and children with special educational needs.

There is no substitution cover or travel allowance for this course.

Sue Lloyd

Child Protection Workshop (PDST)

Primary

All of the places for Child Protection Seminar and Workshop have been allocated for 21 February. Please return to Kilkenny Education Centre to confirm your place on waiting list.

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iPods in the Classroom

Primary

This practical workshop will provide the opportunity to look at iPod Touch in action, and how they can be of educational benefit to enhance the teaching and learning experience in Irish primary school classroom.

Orla Brennan, CBS Primary School, Kilkenny

Creating a School Garden

Primary

Spring in the school garden - a great time to look at creating or enhancing an outdoor learning space. Topics to be covered will include:

1. Site specific garden design

2. Wildlife gardening

3. Growing fruit and vegetables

4. Outdoor art, crafts and elements for imaginative play

5. The sensory garden

Monica Fleming, Diploma Environmental Management, BSc landscape Horticulture,

Literacy with Special Needs Children (Kilkenny)

Primary

·         Identifying Literacy Needs

·         Assessments,

·         Strategies: Oral Language, Phonics, Reading Fluency, Penmanship, Spelling Resources Available

Anne McMahon

Literacy with Special Needs Children (Carlow)

Primary

·         Identifying Literacy Needs

·         Assessments,

·         Strategies: Oral Language, Phonics, Reading Fluency, Penmanship, Spelling Resources Available

Anne McMahon

St. Patrick’s Day Art

Primary

Tap into your own creativity with this practical class which will give you ideas and tips for your classroom.  Using paper, colour, glue, fabric and other craft materials we will develop ideas for you to use with your students for St. Patrick's Day.

Sheila Jordan

Write A Poem

Primary

Wednesday 29 February, 4.00pm - swapping of poems

Wednesday 21 March, 4.00pm - return of the swapped poems

Friday 18 May, 1.00pm - Award Ceremony, Watershed, Kilkenny,

Refreshemnts available from 12.30pm